Sensory Balance Snake 🐍⚖️
The highly anticipated Balance Snake is officially back!
Add a brilliant splash of fun to your gross motor skill activities with this incredibly versatile therapy tool. Designed specifically to improve dynamic balance, core strength, and physical coordination, this long, squishy snake is an absolute favorite for obstacle courses and active play. Thoughtfully filled with a unique blend of Styrofoam pellets and soft cotton, it not only provides a challenging, uneven surface for walking, but also delivers wonderful tactile feedback as the filling shifts underfoot!
Core Benefits:
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✔ Improves Balance & Coordination – Acts as a fantastic, wobbly "balance beam" when laid flat on the ground, helping to develop core stability and weight-shifting skills.
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✔ Tactile Sensory Input – The unique combination of Styrofoam pellets and cotton provides a wonderfully satisfying, squishy feel that gives excellent sensory feedback to the hands and feet.
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✔ Flexible & Versatile – Because it is completely soft and flexible, it can be laid out straight like a tightrope, curved into an S-shape for a trickier walking challenge, or coiled up to use as a stepping stone!
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✔ Highly Engaging Play – The fun snake design instantly removes the clinical feel of physical therapy, making kids incredibly eager to participate in the "challenge."
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✔ Boosts Proprioception – Walking barefoot on the shifting pellets helps children develop a much better understanding of where their body is in space.
Technical Info & Sizing:
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Size: A generous 1.5 m long and 9.5 cm in diameter.
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Filling: A sensory-friendly blend of Styrofoam pellets and soft cotton.
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Versatility: Ideal for gyms, therapy studios, classrooms, or active home obstacle courses.
NDIS Information
As an effective therapy tool designed to support gross motor development, balance, and proprioceptive input, this item is frequently claimed under Core Consumables or Low-Cost Assistive Technology.
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Support Category: Core – Consumables (03)
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NDIS Support Item Reference: 03_040000919_0103_1_1
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Goal Alignment: Supports gross motor skills, core strength, balance, proprioception, and physical coordination.
