Anxiety Toys

As the name suggests, fidget toys for anxiety are designed to help bring a sense of calm and reduce stress. 

Similar to fidget toys for ADHD, anxiety toys tend to be small, handheld products that provide a channel for anxiety and excessive energy. Popular fidget toys for anxiety include stress balls, tangle toys, and fidget spinners.

Fidget toys are not your only option when it comes to reducing anxiety. Anxiety toys work in different ways and target different symptoms, depending on the type of product. A weighted animal, for example, is designed to provide deep pressure touch, which is believed to stimulate the release of hormones that help reduce anxiety, including serotonin and dopamine. Weighted blankets follow much the same principles. 

A liquid timer, on the other hand, can be placed on a school or office desk and act as a calming distraction. Their slow-moving drops provide a focal point for concentration, and the predictability of their movements is reassuring.

Anxiety symptoms manifest differently in everyone. Special Needs Resources’ wide range of anxiety products take diverse approaches and target the many different symptoms of this condition. 

Those with anxiety often make small, consistent, and restless movements when they feel ill at ease, including jiggling their legs or fiddling with their fingers. 

These physical movements are an expression of anxiety, and it can be useful to give these symptoms another outlet. Products designed to provide relief from anxiety are those that are calming or distracting so as to break anxiety-producing thought patterns. Products such as the Expandaball can aid with slowing breathing through physical movement and timing

Other benefits of anxiety fidget toys include:

• Improved concentration
• Provide grounding in the current moment
• Increased ability to function in overstimulated environments.

At Special Needs Resources, we pride ourselves on providing as broad a range of toys for anxiety as possible to help individuals, parents, therapists and schools. We’re always adding to our product collection; some of our most popular toys include:

Marble Toy Fidget Tube

Made from nylon mesh and sewn on either side to contain a marble, the Marble Toy Fidget Tube is ideal for those who find repetitive movements help to soothe anxiety symptoms. 

Silver Glitter Tube

Liquid timers, like the Silver Glittery Tube, are a favourite for many people struggling with anxiety symptoms. Filled with glittery material suspended in an oil liquid, they are rhythmic, mesmerising, repetitive and calming distraction aids.