TomTags – I Can Do It Sets

TomTag – I Can Do It Manage My Feelings Kit

TomTag is a flexible visual support and communication tool that can be used to create personalised visual timetables, schedules, prompts and checklists helping children with daily routines or situations they find difficult by providing them with structure, predictability and reassurance – at home, at school and when out and about.

With the Manage My Feelings Kit, you can create personalised prompts and reminders to help your child identify and manage their feelings and communicate their immediate personal needs.

A versatile kit to help children learn emotional regulation skills and remind them how to find calm in times of fear, worry or frustration.

Everything’s ready to go with TomTag’s colourful, sturdy tags, click-in buttons and symbol stickers. All you need to do is personalise it – just pick, stick, click and off you go. Most children love stickers so let them join in the fun! Helping set them up will encourage them to use it too!

Key benefits

• Identifying your child’s sensory overloads helps reduce their anxiety and meltdowns
• Enabling your child to communicate in a non-verbal way their aches and pains
• Helping your child understand and identify their emotions and key stress triggers develops their emotional self-management skills and leads to improvements in their behaviour
• Encouraging your child’s feedback on tasks, activities or events gives you insight to changes in their focus or behaviour
• Creating reminders of coping and calming strategies helps your child manage their difficult emotions and feelings
• Portable and individualised to the unique needs of your child

Kit contents

• 6 TomTag Button Holders
• 40 blank buttons to give you the flexibility to create multiple prompts and reminders
• 1 attachment loop to fasten your TomTag to a hook, belt or bag
• Easy to follow instruction sheet to assemble your TomTag
• Feelings & Emotions sticker pack which contains
  • 72 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for

• I feel: I feel, embarrassed, worried, calm, scared, tired, cross, happy, sad, upset, hungry, thirsty, excited, uncomfortable, good feeling, bad feeling
• It hurts:feel unwell, tummy ache, toothache, earache, headache, sore nose, sore throat, vomit, sick, pain in eye
• I think:too bright, too crowded, too hot, too cold, too smelly, too loud, too difficult, too itchy, don’t understand, don’t know, understand, why, when, yes, no, sorry
• I need: I need, yoga, exercise, move, stretch, squeeze fingers, blow, deep breathe, play alone, get a hug, hug myself, chew, suck, leave me alone, listen to music, headphones, write it down, sensory time, count to 10, read, think nice thoughts, quiet place, weighted blanket, swing, relax, teddy, computer/tablet, fidget toy, favourite thing

• 12 blank round stickers for personalisation
• 8 blank rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders

Click the gallery to view the symbol images

Dimensions

• TomTag Button Holder:18cm x 3cm
• Buttons: 2cm diameter

I Can Do It Pack My Bag For School Kit

Reduce your child’s anxiety and frustration over forgotten school items and to help develop their organisation and independence skills.

Quickly and easily create a personalised bag packing checklist for your child. Clip it to their school bag. Check it, pack it and off they go!

Key benefits

• Developing your child’s organisational skills in a fun, engaging and effective way
• Encouraging independence by giving your child responsibility for packing their own school bag
• Knowing what items are needed for school and out of school activities reduces your child’s anxiety as there is no reason for them to get upset or worried about forgotten things
• Quickly and easily adapt your child’s personalised checklist if their activities change
• Fastening the checklist to your child’s school bag ensures that it is always on hand so that your child and their teachers always know what they should have with them
• Strong and durable water-resistant stickers means that they should not be adversely affected by normal weather conditions

Kit contents

• 6 TomTag Button Holders
• 40 blank buttons to give you flexibility to create multiple checklists
• 1 attachment loop to fasten your TomTag to a school bag
• Easy to follow instruction sheet to assemble your TomTag
• My School Kit sticker pack which contains:
• • a minimum of 3 copies of each of the following 45 different images (no word labels)
    • All kitted out:Coat, hat & gloves, glasses, wellies, sun hat & cream, slippers, apron
    • My school day:Homework, library, planner, spellings, reading book, show & tell, money, snack, lunch, water bottle, pencil case, art supplies, folder, medicine
    • Making music:Music, violin, trumpet, flute, recorder, guitar, piano, clarinet, singing
    • Getting active:Cricket, hockey, football, athletics, ballet, martial arts, rugby, gymnastics, horse-riding, swimming, dance, t-shirt/shorts/trainers, tennis, cub scouts, brownies
  • Weekday rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders
  • 7 blank round stickers for personalisation.

Click the images to enlarge and view the gallery

Dimensions

• TomTag Button Holder:18cm x 3cm
• Buttons: 2cm diameter

Images designed exclusively for Orkid Ideas by Alex Steele-Morgan (c) Alex Steele-Morgan

TomTag – I Can Do It Self Care Skills Kit

With the Self Care Skills Kit, you can create visual reminders for morning and bedtime routines, toileting, teeth brushing, showering, bathing and dressing.

A versatile kit helping children to learn essential self-care skills and to take responsibility for themselves and their things.

Everything’s ready to go with TomTag’s colourful, sturdy tags, click-in buttons and symbol stickers. All you need to do is personalise it – just pick, stick, click and off you go. Most children love stickers so let them join in the fun! Helping set them up will encourage them to use it too!

Key benefits

• Breaking down self-care activities into smaller steps helps your child learn these important life skills in a fun, engaging and effective way
• Creating a structure and routine to morning and evenings at home results in a calmer less chaotic start and end to the day

• Showing your child exactly what they need to do without constant verbal prompting leads to less frustration when moving between tasks
• Encouraging independence by giving your child responsibility for themselves
• Strong and durable water-resistant stickers mean you can display routines easily in the bedroom, bathroom or any other place in the house where your child can see them
• Quickly and easily adapt your routines as your child becomes more competent with new skills

Kit contents

• 4 TomTag Button Holders (colours may vary)
• 30 blank buttons to give you the flexibility to create multiple routines
• 1 attachment loop to fasten your TomTag to a hook, belt or door handle
• Easy to follow instruction sheet to assemble your TomTag
• Self-Care sticker pack which contains
  • 72 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for:

• Wash time:Shower, bath, wash, dry hair (with towel), dry hair (with dryer), towel, dry (body/face), shampoo, rinse, soap (x2), wash hands, dry hands
• Hygiene:brush hair, shave (x2), deodorant, cut nails (x2), tissues, blow nose, throw tissue away
• Teeth: Toothpaste, toothbrush, rinse, toothpaste on brush, brush teeth, floss teeth
• Toilet: use toilet (standing/sitting), flush, toilet roll, wipe
• Routines: Get up, get dressed (M/F), get undressed (M/F), pyjamas, bedtime, go to sleep, breakfast, tablets/medicine, story, watch, ear defenders, glasses
• Clothes:Uniform, clothes, dress, cardigan, tie, blazer, polo shirt, jumper, t-shirt, vest, shirt, skirt, jeans, pants, trousers, shorts, socks, shoes, boots, trainers, tights, coat, raincoat, leggings

• 12 blank round stickers for personalisation
• 8 blank rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders

Click the gallery to view the symbol images

Dimensions

• TomTag Button Holder:18cm x 3cm
• Buttons: 2cm diameter

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