What is the tickit SiliSoft Pop Loops (Rainbow)?

The SiliSoft Pop Loops (Rainbow) is a set of six ridged, tactile loops made by tickit, each finished with large suction cup ends that pop open and squeeze shut. The set includes six different shapes in six different colours: a red heart, a yellow circle, a blue oval, a green square, an orange triangle and a lilac trefoil. Each loop measures approximately 80mm in diameter and the set is suitable from 10 months.

How it helps

Popping the loops open and squeezing them shut gives children a simple, repeatable action that builds hand strength, motor skills and coordination, while the ridged texture and six distinct colours and shapes add a genuine tactile and visual element to play. Because each loop is a different shape and colour, children also get early practice recognising and naming shapes and colours as they play.

For schools

• Well suited to an early years or nursery setting as a shared tactile resource, giving several children a simple, repeatable popping action to explore together.
• Fits naturally into Personal Development (sensory, PSHE), Physical Development (motor skills, coordination) and Understanding the World (sound, colour) areas of learning.
• Suitable from 10 months through EYFS, giving a wide range of ages in a setting access to the same resource.
• The six distinct shapes and colours make the set useful for informal shape and colour recognition activities alongside sensory play.

For parents and home use

• Gives young children an open-ended tactile activity that builds hand strength and coordination without needing adult instruction.
• The popping and squeezing action gives repeatable tactile and auditory feedback that many young children find engaging and calming.
• Six different shapes and colours mean the set can grow with a child, from early tactile exploration to naming shapes and colours as they get older.
• A practical size for a nappy bag or toy box, making it easy to bring the set along for play away from home.

Supporting children with SEND

Tactile toys like the Pop Loops are often used to support children with SEND because they combine simple cause-and-effect play with strong sensory feedback through touch and sound. The repeatable popping action gives children a predictable, controllable activity to return to, which can support motor planning and sensory regulation at whatever pace suits the individual child.

The SiliSoft Pop Loops (Rainbow) is supplied by The Dyslexia Shop, a UK specialist retailer of dyslexia and learning difference resources. Whether you are a parent looking for a simple, screen-free tactile toy at home, or a school building up an early years or SEND sensory resource, this set gives children an engaging, repeatable activity they can return to again and again.

• Six-piece tactile toy set: ridged loops with large suction cup ends that pop open and squeeze shut, supporting motor skills and coordination.
• Six different shapes and colours included: red heart, yellow circle, blue oval, green square, orange triangle and lilac trefoil.
• Each loop measures approximately 80mm in diameter.
• Suitable from 10 months, for use at home or in an early years setting.

• Six shapes, six colours, one toy. Each loop gives children with SEND a distinct shape and colour to explore, building recognition alongside sensory play.
• Satisfying cause and effect. The pop-and-squeeze suction cup action gives repeatable tactile and auditory feedback that supports motor skills.
• Easy to take anywhere. Compact enough for a toy box or nappy bag, so tactile play can travel with the child.
• Trusted UK specialist. Supplied by The Dyslexia Shop, a UK retailer focused entirely on dyslexia and learning difference resources.

What's in the Box

• 6 x SiliSoft pop loops (red heart, yellow circle, blue oval, green square, orange triangle, lilac trefoil)

Delivery and Returns

Standard UK delivery applies. See our Delivery and Returns page for full details.

• What is the tickit SiliSoft Pop Loops (Rainbow)?
  The SiliSoft Pop Loops (Rainbow) is a set of six tactile loops made by tickit, each with large suction cup ends that pop open and squeeze shut. It is suitable from 10 months and comes in six different shapes and colours.
• Are the Pop Loops suitable for children with SEND?
  Yes, the Pop Loops are well suited to children with SEND because they combine simple cause-and-effect play with strong tactile and sound feedback. The repeatable popping action gives a predictable activity children can return to at their own pace.
• Are the Pop Loops suitable for use in an early years or school setting?
  Yes, the Pop Loops work well as a shared tactile resource in an early years or nursery setting. Their six distinct shapes and colours also support informal shape and colour recognition activities.
• Are the Pop Loops suitable for home use?
  Yes, the Pop Loops are designed for home play as well as early years settings. They give young children a simple, screen-free tactile activity that is easy to bring along in a toy box or nappy bag.
• What age range are the Pop Loops suitable for?
  The Pop Loops are suitable from 10 months. Their mix of tactile popping play and shape and colour recognition suits babies through to early primary school age.
• What skills do the Pop Loops help develop?
  The Pop Loops help develop motor skills, coordination and tactile sensory exploration. Children build these skills by popping open and squeezing shut each of the six loops.
• How many pieces are included with the Pop Loops (Rainbow)?
  The set includes six pop loops, each a different shape and colour: a red heart, a yellow circle, a blue oval, a green square, an orange triangle and a lilac trefoil.