Parents and caregivers of children with special needs do not solely seek developmental goals that are too high or those that require a longer duration to be accomplished. They would also prefer to engage in activities with the child where small levels of accomplishments are seen or felt. At Special centers, the parents and child have developed a sense of a safe haven; where they can let their child play, explore and engage in activities in any way they wish to. Few teachers at these centers have developed adaptive ways to integrate learning into the repetitive task by stimulating their senses, but these activities in the centers have become monotonous.

While there are a number of sensory toys, Less work is explored in the area of sensory stimulation through digital mediums for children with special needs. There exists a possibility to explore an intervention in this area, which could help motivate the children to participate and engage longer in such activities. This project seeks to explore activities for engagement between the relationships (Parent-Child-Caregiver); that are affordable and have a low cognitive load. The two final designed prototypes (1) Talk and walk  (2) Tosco blocks were tested and evaluated. The designed prototypes promoted positive participation and engagement from the children.

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