Everyday OT
The Expandable Breathing Ball
Why We Love Expandable Breathing Balls
The Expandable Breathing Ball is a highly innovative tool, incredibly visual, and so much fun to use. It’s an amazing visual aid for deep breathing and a must-have for the calm-down area in your home or classroom.
Each sphere is constructed from bright, colourful pieces, with lots of interconnected moving parts that are fascinating to watch. Its design can help improve children’s fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination for tasks such as writing, tying shoelaces, and other fine motor activities.
For children needing sensory processing support, our plastic expanding ball offers a physical way to engage their senses through hands-on play. The repetitive motion also helps children regulate and transition into a relaxed state, which can be integrated into bedtime routines to support sleep.
Ways to Use Sensory Expandable Balls
- Enhance fine motor skills by squeezing and stretching the ball, which requires coordination and strength from both hands.
- Improve focus and reduce anxiety through repetitive motion and tactile feedback.
- Work on bilateral coordination skills by engaging both hands in simultaneous action.
- Help children visualise taking deep breaths as they learn the importance of slowing down and calming self-regulation strategies. Hold the expandable ball in front of your belly, take a deep breath in while expanding and exhale slowly while contracting the sphere.
Additional Information
- This expanding ball comes fully assembled.
- Suitable for children aged 4 years +
- Use under adult supervision.
- Contains small parts that can be a choking hazard
- Dimensions: 14cm, 28cm when expanded
- Weight: 100g
Product information
Delivery varies depending on what country you are purchasing from.
- Delivery within the Republic of Ireland costs €5.95
- Delivery to Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom costs €7.95.
- Delivery to the rest of the world is dependent on the total weight of your order.
- All additional customs and charges are the responsibility of the customer.
Delivery is with An Post and takes approximately 2-3 working days for orders in the Republic of Ireland and 5-7 working days for delivery to Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom and the rest of the world. This is only a guideline and is not a guarantee. Everyday OT are unable to take responsibility for any delivery delays which are outside of their control.