What is the tickit SiliSoft Sensory Steel Balls (Earth)?

The SiliSoft Sensory Steel Balls (Earth) is a six-piece sensory set made by tickit, combining flexible food-grade silicone cage balls with shiny stainless steel sound balls inside. The set includes three different sizes, each around 70 to 100mm in diameter, with different hole patterns, colours and sounds, and each steel ball can be safely removed and replaced to create six individual pieces to explore. The set is suitable from 0 months for use at home or in an early years setting.

How it helps

Squeezing and handling the flexible silicone cages gives children tactile input, while the steel balls inside add sound and a satisfying weight as they move. Because each of the three sizes has a different hole pattern and sound, children get a varied sensory experience across the set rather than a single repeated one. The bacteria-resistant stainless steel and food-grade silicone construction also means the set can double as a baby teether or rattle toy alongside its use as a fidget and sensory toy.

For schools

• The three different sizes and sounds give a shared sensory resource that offers variety across a classroom or SEND base, rather than a single repetitive toy.
• Fits naturally into Personal Development (sensory), Physical Development (motor skills, coordination), Communication and Language (descriptive language) and Understanding the World (sound, observation) areas of learning.
• Suitable from 0 months through EYFS, giving a wide range of ages in a setting access to the same resource.
• The removable steel balls let staff vary the sensory input by size and sound to suit different children's preferences.

For parents and home use

• Gives young children a varied tactile and auditory sensory activity that can also double as a teether or rattle in early infancy.
• The ability to remove and replace the steel balls means the set can be adapted as a child's sensory preferences change.
• Made from food-grade silicone and bacteria-resistant stainless steel, giving parents confidence in the materials used.
• Compact enough to bring along in a bag, so sensory play or a calming fidget activity can travel with the family.

Supporting children with SEND

Multi-sensory toys like the Sensory Steel Balls are often used to support children with SEND because they combine tactile squeezing, auditory feedback and fine motor handling in one flexible set. Offering three different sizes and sounds gives children the chance to find the specific sensory input that helps them regulate, rather than relying on a single fixed sensation, which can be particularly useful for children with overlapping sensory needs.

The SiliSoft Sensory Steel Balls (Earth) is supplied by The Dyslexia Shop, a UK specialist retailer of dyslexia and learning difference resources. Whether you are a parent looking for a varied sensory or teething toy at home, or a school building up a SEND sensory resource, this set gives children a flexible, multi-sensory activity they can return to again and again.

• Six-piece sensory set: three flexible silicone cage balls, each containing a removable stainless steel sound ball.
• Made from food-grade silicone and bacteria-resistant stainless steel.
• Three different sizes included, approximately 70 to 100mm in diameter, each with a different hole pattern, colour and sound.
• Steel balls can be safely removed and replaced, creating six individual pieces to explore.
• Suitable from 0 months, for use at home or in an early years setting.
• Also suitable for use as a baby teether, rattle toy, or stress-relief fidget toy.

• Three sizes, three sounds, six pieces. Children with SEND can explore different tactile and auditory combinations rather than one fixed sensory experience.
• Doubles as a teether or rattle. Made from food-grade silicone and bacteria-resistant stainless steel, suitable for early infancy as well as older children.
• Adaptable to changing needs. The steel balls can be safely removed and replaced, so the set can be adjusted as a child's sensory preferences develop.
• Trusted UK specialist. Supplied by The Dyslexia Shop, a UK retailer focused entirely on dyslexia and learning difference resources.

What's in the Box

• 3 x flexible silicone cage balls (different sizes)
• 3 x removable stainless steel sound balls

Delivery and Returns

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

• What is the tickit SiliSoft Sensory Steel Balls (Earth)?
  The SiliSoft Sensory Steel Balls (Earth) is a six-piece sensory set made by tickit, combining flexible silicone cage balls with removable stainless steel sound balls inside. It includes three different sizes, each with a different hole pattern and sound.
• Is the Sensory Steel Balls set suitable for children with SEND?
  Yes, the set is well suited to children with SEND because it combines tactile squeezing, auditory feedback and fine motor handling across three different sizes and sounds. This variety helps children find the specific sensory input that suits them.
• Is the Sensory Steel Balls set suitable for use in an early years or school setting?
  Yes, the set works well as a shared sensory resource in an early years or SEND setting, offering three different sizes and sounds so staff can vary the sensory input to suit different children.
• Is the Sensory Steel Balls set suitable for home use?
  Yes, the set is designed for home use as well as early years settings, and can also serve as a baby teether or rattle toy thanks to its food-grade silicone and stainless steel construction.
• What age range is the Sensory Steel Balls set suitable for?
  The set is suitable from 0 months. Its varied sizes and sensory input suit babies through to older children using it as a fidget or stress-relief toy.
• What skills does the Sensory Steel Balls set help develop?
  The set helps develop fine motor skills, coordination and descriptive language as children handle, squeeze and describe the different sizes, sounds and textures.
• Can the steel balls be removed from the silicone cages?
  Yes, each steel ball can be safely removed and replaced within its silicone cage, allowing the six pieces to be mixed and matched during play.