ALT-1 Suggested Birthday Gifts for Hyperactive Children
When a child is hyperactive, he or she should not be given a gift that will over-stimulate, A gift that is calming and relaxing is best for a hyperactive child. It is also good to give a child who is hyperactive a gift that can keep his hands and mind busy.
For boys, toy dinosaurs or other figures are great for a hyperactive child. They will not over-stimulate him, but allow him to be active. He can move around and build a habitat for them out of other toys.
Lego blocks are a great toy for hyperactive children. They keep their mind and hands busy so that they do not feel the need to be up and moving all of the time. They can use their lego to build homes for other toys too.
Some hyperactive kids have a hard time sitting still to read a book, so a book is not a good gift for them however, a book on tape or CD allows them to be up and moving around while listening. Sometimes if a book is provided with the audio portion and it has pictures in it the child will actually sit still while listening to the book, look at the pictures, and sometimes follow the story as well.
Toy cars with a racetrack are a great gift. The child can build the track and then run the cars on it. This way he is active but also creative. It keeps his mind and hands busy. Toy cars are also fun for girls.
Play dough is another gift that keeps a kid’s hands and mind busy. Play dough also provides many hours of fun. It is something that should be supervised though so that it is not thrown or mashed into the carpet. There are many different play dough toys to buy.
For girls, dolls that they can dress are great gifts. Dressing the doll keeps her mind and hands busy, and lets her be creative. She can also walk her doll around making up different games.
Play dishes and kitchen sets are great for hyperactive girls. She can pretend to feed her dolls or have tea parties with her friends. She can then wash her dishes in her pretend sink. If she has play silverware just monitor her so that she does not run with it and stress the importance of walking when carrying her toys. Boys can also have a lot of fun with play dishes and kitchen sets.
Coloring books and crayons are good gifts for hyperactive children as long as they are supervised. They will not want to sit still for a long time so when they get up and run around they need to be reminded the crayons remain at the table. Coloring is relaxing and something that calms just about everyone.
The best kind of gift to give a hyperactive child is one that will make him or her think and keep his or her hands busy too. If it does not keep their hands busy, it needs to be relaxing.
