Close your eyes and recall a grey day at home when, with the window slightly open, you snuggled up in your blankets to listen to the soft sound of rain falling on the ground. It’s this sense of calm and well-being that the gentle, familiar sound of this set of sensory tubes will bring to your residents.
Drizzle, downpour or storm: each of the sensory tubes represents a type of precipitation around which your residents can share memories or express the emotions evoked. Let the little balls fall gently for a more soothing experience, or shake the tubes to simulate sudden, torrential downpours. What’s more, the colour of the clouds at the extremities of the tubes indicates the strength of the downpour: for your more independent elders, ask them about their guess before they listen to the sound of the chosen sensory tube! For your seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or any other cognitive degeneration, hand them a tube, let them listen to it and then observe their reaction so you can adapt the activity! Ask them about their appreciation of the noise, or the memories associated with it: sounds are often known to bring out well-buried memories!
The sensory rain tubes have been designed to be easy and pleasant to hold. Thanks to their plastic design, you can easily clean them with warm water and mild soap after each activity. Their sober, uncluttered style means they can easily be left on a small table in a communal room or in a sensory area so that everyone has easy access to them.
Offer your residents this unique experience and enjoy the benefits of the gentle songs of the rain!
Everything you need to know about Sensory Tubes Sounds of Rain:
• The Sensory Tubes Sounds of Rain set contains a white tube representing drizzle, a grey tube representing a downpour and a navy-blue tube representing a gentle storm.
• Tube size: 8 x 3 x 3in.