Gift for the special-needs bright-but-different kids classroom for future

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My younger son is about to leave his special - needs primary class. It's for what they call TEO kids - Twice Exceptional, meaning very very bright but also autistic / Adhd / undefined extra special needs.

My son has gone from being what, to be blunt, was 'ruined' (to repeat a teachers' phrase) to a thriving child with good friends and a bright future.

I want to express my appreciation in a practical manner as well as with thanks. This is a class that is the last chance for many of the children and it's under threat for financial reasons, but it's a true life-changing resource for the kids.

I've been looking but am stumped as to what to buy. I've got a generous budget (around 300 euros) and would really appreciate some ideas as to what to buy the kids that they will enjoy and play with.

They have most of the Smart games already unfortunately which would be the obvious ones to go for.

Has anyone come across some suitable games / resources for this sort of classroom? Please help, I'm out of ideas !

Wobble stools.
Our PTA bought a set of these for every classroom. They are valuable for all the children, but especially the twice exceptional children. They can be shared so everyone interested in using them gets time with one. Being able to move while focusing on learning helped my daughter so much we bought one for home.

Honestly I would ask his teacher, to get the very best use of it.

It's expensive and not even a game so may not be what you're after at all, but my son at primary age would have adored a Galton board. When younger some nice wooden diene's apparatus, but definitely run that past his teacher as they will likely have that kind of resource already.

One of those den building kits where you add in cardboard boxes. Gravitrax. Set of soft play style cushions that assembles into a sofa but can also be taken apart, I can't recall the name, I'll see if I can find it... ETA Possum Play is one but there are loads of them now - maybe just too bulky for the space though (and simultaneously too small for 11 year olds....)

There are some lovely ideas here. I wondered about Gravitrax too but the possum play couches look great. There might not be room tho, so I'll ask the teacher. The Galton board and the dienes look great.

Wobble stools might be .... controversial as many of the children struggle to share. So they could be an excellent learning opportunity, or they might be a teacher's nightmare. Tempted to get one for my son at home tho!

Any more ideas? :)

Thought of another one. It might not work because it has a lot of pieces and I could see potential choking hazards, but Turning Tumble.

Thank you !

Ok the Turing Tumble and other two games from that place look super, and they do them in Dutch too (we're in the NL)

I'd ask the teacher, it would be much better to get the right thing for their room.

I did, and they now have some lovely outdoor stuff, which they were rather short on before. But the Turning Tumble stuff looks great and I think my son might get one of them for his birthday.

Thanks =)