We have a new addition to our series of switch adapted musical plush toys: Lena Lamb and she’s absolutely adorable.
Press the switch in her arm or one connected to the external socket and she will recite five nursery rhymes:
She’s surface washable and comes with batteries. Just connect a switch and let the children play.
In a previous blog I mentioned the four new switch accessible toys we have added to the catalogue on the Dream-Racer website.
Look for the Penguin Racer and Spinning Gears and Cogs toys in the aged 3-6 years section. The Bongo Drums and Sheriff Woody are in the 6-10 years section.
With Toy Fair and Spring Fair coming up shortly we will likely add more toys to the catalogue. I’m also keen to add more switch accessible gadgets as well to compliment the camera, boombox and DVD player.
Check-back soon if you can’t find what you are looking for today.
This is what Kristina had to say about the system she purchased for her son:
“We spent ages trying to find a switch-adapted music system for our teenage lad as we’d only been able to use our existing switch system with the radio. Excitim’s switch-adapted Sony Boombox looked promising but we weren’t sure if it would work with a wireless switch. Mike was so helpful in testing things out for us before we committed to buying and always on hand when we had queries. 
Many thanks to Mike for all the extra effort he put in to help us find a solution – and it was all worth it. The sound quality is great and our lad loves being able to control his music himself from his bed. It has really helped his independence. Fantastic!”
Take a look at the other switch accessible gadgets on the Excitim and Dream-Racer websites.
Many people searching for switch adapted or accessible toys will have seen our website www.dream-racer.com quite high in the Google and Bing results. Although, you would never see our other site www.excitim.co.uk mentioned at all. That was because it focused on a process for commercialising technology.
Over the last two weeks Excitim’s content has been changed to reflect all of the effort we put into developing and manufacturing switch adapted toys and accessible assistive technology devices.
Steve at Phoot Creative redesigned the banner and he’ll be working on the look and feel of the Dream-Racer website over the next few months. Let us know what you think of the new banner and content.
“There’s a snake in my boots”, “reach for the sky”, “yer my favourite deputy”
Sheriff Woody is one of three new switch adapted and accessible toys we have introduced as part of our new 2012 collection. Take a look at the Spinning Gears toy and Bongo Drums in the switch accessible toys section of the Dream-Racer website.
We are trying to make it easier for parents and carers to find appropriate toys by suggesting an age range suitability. We’ve included these three new toys as suitable for children aged:
3 to 6 years: Spinning Gears and Cogs
6 to 10 years: Sheriff Woody and Bongo Drums
We’ll be adding more switch toys and gadgets to the range over the next weeks and months.
I first saw this toy several years ago and when I came across it again I knew it had to be in our catalogue of switch adapted and accessible toys.
Children will find the action mesmerising; watching as the penguins are hoisted up the ski-lift ladder, then sliding quickly down the winding slope before they do it all over again. Only when they release the switch will the penguins stop for a ‘breather’.
This is one of a series of new switch accessible toys we are introducing. Take a look at the complete range of toys on the Dream-Racer website.
Are you searching for sensory toys?
Take a look at these sensory musical toys; all are suitable for young children (3-5 years) who are blind, partially sighted or experience hearing difficulties. Based on the recommendations of the RNIB these toys will help develop your child’s sensory awareness by:
The trumpet, drums and accordion are three of the musical toys available on our website. As well as sensory plush and rattle toys we produce a wide range of award winning switch adapted and accessible toys for young to mid-teams and media gadgets for older children and adults.
The ultimate boy band …. hard at work making lots of music (well, more likely loud noise) but having fun.
Learn more about choosing sensory toys.
Contact us if you have questions.
