What is the tickit SiliSoft Zip Pull Toy (Neutral)?

The SiliSoft Zip Pull Toy (Neutral) is a versatile fidget toy made from food-grade silicone by tickit, measuring approximately 200mm in length and 135mm in diameter. It is suitable from 10 months for use at home or in an early years setting, and combines tactile, sensory and visual elements in a single toy.

How it helps

Each of the toy's ridged tentacles makes a zipping sound as it is pulled through the central hub, and every tentacle has a different colour, shape and pattern, giving children several distinct sensory experiences within one toy. Popping buttons around the exterior add a further tactile element, producing a satisfying sound when pressed, while the raised patterns and shapes across the surface invite tactile exploration through touch.

For schools

• Combines several sensory features in one toy, giving a shared classroom or SEND base resource that offers more than one type of tactile and auditory input.
• Fits naturally into Personal Development (sensory engagement) and Physical Development (motor skills and coordination) areas of learning.
• Suitable from 10 months through EYFS, making it a flexible resource across a range of ages in a setting.
• The variety of tentacle colours, shapes and patterns gives staff several talking points for descriptive language activities alongside sensory play.

For parents and home use

• Gives children a single toy with several different sensory features to explore, from zipping tentacles to popping buttons and raised patterns.
• Made from food-grade silicone, giving parents confidence in the materials used for tactile play.
• Suitable from 10 months, making it a practical first fidget toy that can grow with a child's developing motor skills.
• Compact enough to bring along in a bag, so sensory play can travel with the family wherever it is needed.

Supporting children with SEND

Multi-feature fidget toys like the Zip Pull Toy are often used to support children with SEND because they combine several sensory inputs, tactile, auditory and visual, in a single object. Having the zipping tentacles, popping buttons and raised patterns all in one toy means a child can move between different types of sensory feedback without needing several separate items, which can be useful for children exploring what type of input helps them regulate.

The SiliSoft Zip Pull Toy (Neutral) is supplied by The Dyslexia Shop, a UK specialist retailer of dyslexia and learning difference resources. Whether you are a parent introducing a first multi-sensory fidget toy at home or a school building up a SEND sensory toolkit, this toy gives children a varied, hands-on activity they can return to again and again.

• Versatile fidget toy combining tactile, sensory and visual elements in one piece.
• Ridged tentacles make a zipping sound as they are pulled through the central hub, each a different colour, shape and pattern.
• Popping buttons around the exterior produce a satisfying sound when pressed.
• Raised patterns and shapes across the surface for further tactile exploration.
• Made from food-grade silicone.
• Dimensions: approximately 200mm in length by 135mm in diameter.
• Suitable from 10 months, for use at home or in an early years setting.
• Available in three colourways: Rainbow, Earth and Neutral (this listing).

• Three sensory features in one toy. Zipping tentacles, popping buttons and raised patterns give children with SEND several ways to engage without switching toys.
• Sound and touch together. The zipping tentacle sound and tactile hub combine auditory and physical feedback in a single fidget action.
• Built for little hands from early on. Made from food-grade silicone and suitable from 10 months, making it an accessible first multi-sensory fidget toy.
• Trusted UK specialist. Supplied by The Dyslexia Shop, a UK retailer focused entirely on dyslexia and learning difference resources.

What's in the Box

• 1 x SiliSoft Zip Pull Toy (Neutral)

Delivery and Returns

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

• What is the tickit SiliSoft Zip Pull Toy (Neutral)?
  The SiliSoft Zip Pull Toy (Neutral) is a silicone fidget toy made by tickit, featuring ridged tentacles that make a zipping sound when pulled through a central hub, plus popping buttons and raised tactile patterns. It is suitable from 10 months.
• Is the Zip Pull Toy suitable for children with SEND?
  Yes, the Zip Pull Toy is well suited to children with SEND because it combines several sensory features, tactile, auditory and visual, in one toy. This variety lets a child explore different types of sensory input without switching toys.
• Is the Zip Pull Toy suitable for use in the classroom?
  Yes, the toy's mix of zipping tentacles, popping buttons and raised patterns makes it a versatile shared resource for a classroom or SEND base, supporting sensory engagement and motor skills.
• Is the Zip Pull Toy suitable for home use?
  Yes, the Zip Pull Toy is designed for home use as well as early years settings. Its compact size makes it easy to bring along wherever sensory play is needed.
• What age range is the Zip Pull Toy suitable for?
  The Zip Pull Toy is suitable from 10 months. Its mix of tactile and auditory features suits babies through to older children using it as a fidget toy.
• What skills does the Zip Pull Toy help develop?
  The Zip Pull Toy helps develop motor skills and coordination as children pull the tentacles and press the popping buttons. It also supports sensory engagement through its tactile and auditory features.
• What sound does the Zip Pull Toy make?
  The ridged tentacles make a zipping sound as they are pulled through the toy's central hub, and the exterior popping buttons produce a separate satisfying sound when pressed.