stimulating gifs, photos and videos for your viewing pleasure!
Thanks to anon, I recently discovered that the brand “Kinetic Sand” aka the most popular and accessible kind of kinetic sand that you can find at most drug stores and target/walmarts supports and is partnered with Autism $peaks. Warning do not watch the video. It has extremely ableist/anti autism quotes.
With that being said here are some recipes to make your own.
There are hundreds of other recipes and videos available online! Just google kinetic sand recipe.
I haven’t found that many other retailers yet who sell it besides Brookstone who also support Autism $peaks. Michaels.com and select stores also has the Michael’s brand Creatology Kinetic Sand. Make sure it says Creatology because they also sell the Kinetic Sand Brand.
Also the brand “Cra Z Sand” also has a version of kinetic sand! You can find that on Amazon and Walmart.com.
Also, I do sell and make my own kinetic sand onmy etsy shop in small quantities. I am thinking of making bigger bags for sale if people are interested so let me know! Don’t feel bad if you have bought sand from the Kinetic Sand brand before, I admit I have, but in the future be more careful and educate others on why not to support this brand.
What is stimming?
In it’s most simple form, stimming is a repetitive body movement that self-stimulates one or more senses in a regulated manner.
What types of stims are there?
- Visual Stims
- Flapping hands, blinking and/or moving fingers in front of eyes, staring repetitively at a light, pressing on closed eyes to create visual effect [pressure phosphene], …
- Auditory Stims
- Snapping fingers, tapping on objects, listening to the same song on a loop, rolling Rs, “cat noises”, repeating words, putting hands over ears, singing, clicking tongue, humming…
- Tactile Stims
- Scratching, rubbing the skin with one’s hands or with an external object, pinching the skin, putting thumb inside fist, sucking thumb, rubbing hands/feet together, petting preferred textures, tying knots/twirling string, twirling/stroking hair…
- Vestibular Stims
- Moving body in rhythmic motion, rocking front and back or side-to-side), spinning, pacing, walking in circles, walking on tip-toes, jumping up and down…
- Taste Stims
- Licking body parts, licking an object…
- Smell Stims
- Smelling objects or hands, smelling other people…
- Rhythmic Stims
- Tapping on surfaces/objects/self, clicking fingers, making repetitive vocal sounds, bouncing legs, foot tapping, hand flapping, clicking pens, …
There are a lot of other stims as well that don’t necessarily fall under the category of “repetitive” such as pressure stimming, which are still just as valid. Basically if what you do serves the purpose of the stim, you can call it a stim.
Why do people stim?
People stim for all different kinds of reasons. They may stim when they are happy or excited, when they are stressed, as a part of their normal body language, as a way of communication, as a punishment, as a response to something internal or external, as a compulsion, to focus, to self soothe, etc. Stimming can be a coping mechanism, but it can also be so much more! No matter what reason someone has for stimming though, it’s important to remember that all stims are natural and normal.
Who stims?
Anyone that find stimming useful, whether consciously or subconsciously, can stim. That includes neurotypicals, but mainly stimming is seen as something that neurodivergent people do and it occurs most frequently in:
- autism spectrum
- Tourette’s
- schizophrenia
- OCD
- people that experience mania/hypomania
- people with ADHD/ADD
- etc
Where can I find stim toys/jewelry?
Recently, Health Canada is advising Canadians to avoid using borax to make kids’ arts and crafts, such as homemade “slime,” over concerns that too much exposure to boric acid can cause “developmental and reproductive health effects” in children and pregnant women. Borax is a salt of boric acid, a naturally occurring mineral, and often sold as a “laundry booster.” Most of these products warn that borax can be an eye and skin irritant and should never be ingested. Because it is highly alkaline and can dissolve oils and fats, borax is also an effective household cleaner, and seen by some – including the David Suzuki Foundation –as more eco-friendly than petroleum-based cleaning products. Health Canada advises Canadians to avoid homemade craft and pesticide recipes using boric acid.
So… what does this mean? I’m not sure about other countries, but the agency of health in Canada has deemed borax unsafe, and recommends that it should not be used for children’s arts and crafts, especially including slime.
CRAP I’VE USED THIS STUFF CRAP CRAP WILL I DIE? No, you won’t. This is just an advisory, and it’s prolonged exposure that isn’t healthy for kids or expecting women. Just don’t use it from now on.
Well, how else will I make my slime? There are so many other liquid starch based and plasticine based recipes out there that work just as well, if not better! I’ll make a masterpost of some soon.
BE CAREFUL FRIENDS, SLIME SAFE, AND SLIME HAPPY!
******Even if you aren’t an avid tumblr slimer or slime account, boosting this would be much appreciated!
if you have anything to add, feel free to! i will reblog your version too! i hope this helps a little
silk - create pretty art
thequietplace - a personal favourite, just do it
calm - meditation with calming sounds
do nothing for 2 minutes - it’s in the name
the tone matrix - fill in little boxes that will play tunes for you
drift - you play a little bunny trying to hop onto bubbles
the thoughts room - vent your heart away
rain for me - rain sounds to calm
calming manatee - cute manatee says nice things to you
click for happy: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
146 things to do instead of self harm
more self harm alternatives, and more, and more again, and also first-aid for self harm (because relapse happens)
@.captainnib on instagram is your friend for this! here’s a link!
@sensorys has a recipe on his blog that will prob help you! here is a direct link
thank you so much for this! i stim with my double helix n nose piercing all the time! 10/10 would recommend
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sew-much-to-do: a visual collection of sewing tutorials/patterns, knitting, diy, crafts, recipes, etc.
i found some!!