Acorns and Oaks: Equipment for Little People

14/10/2025

🌟 NEW LIVE WEBINAR! 🌟

The Resilience Toolkit: The Art and Science of Building Resilience in Children
🧠✨ with Occupational Therapist Jennifer Maud

Are you passionate about helping children bounce back from life’s challenges?
Join us for a powerful session packed with practical, evidence-based tools to strengthen children’s resilience, emotional regulation, and coping skills.

🗓 Thursday, 23 October 2025
⏰ 19H30 – 20H30 (SAST)
💰 R120 (excl. VAT) |

12/07/2025

🌳 Why Every Little One Needs a Lycra Hammock 🌈�At Acorns and Oaks, we design sensory tools made with love by Occupational Therapists—and the Lycra Hammockis a must-have!
💫 Perfect for bedrooms, playrooms, outdoors, or even as the best birthday gift ever—this cozy cocoon supports:
🔄 Vestibular integration (balance & body awareness)�😌 Calming and regulation�💪 Proprioceptive input for wiggly bodies
🧤Enhanced body scheme �🧠 Focus and attention�🫶 Emotional security & self-soothing
Think of it as a hug + swing + chill zone all in one.�✨ Keep calm and prevent the tantrum—naturally!
📦 Shop now and give your little one the gift of calm, connection, and fun.

25/06/2025

Todays child Conference online ⭐️

🌟 Missed the TODAYS CHILD Conference? 🌟

Good news! For those who couldn’t attend our last TODAYS CHILD Conference, it’s now available as an online talk at:

👉 www.impactlearning.co.za

We hope you’ll sign up, watch, and be inspired!

✨ Functioning from a place of neurological regulation is key to optimizing our experience and joy in everyday life. Understanding and applying the keys to regulation—both for adults and children—is a powerful step toward unlocking our full potential.

17/06/2025

Why Your Child Might Need a Weighted Jacket 🧥💛

Not just stylish — scientifically smart.
Weighted jackets use Deep Pressure Stimulation (DPS) to help kids:

✨ Feel calmer
🧠 Stay focused
💛 Reduce anxiety
🌈 Manage sensory overload

Perfect for kids with sensory needs, ADHD, anxiety or autism.

And why choose ours?
Because we design for real kids:

✔️ Soft, breathable comfort
✔️ High-quality materials
✔️ Built to last through years of play
✔️ Loved by parents, therapists & happy kids!

Think of it as a hug they can wear 🤗


Designed with Love ❤️ by passionate OTS Jennifer Maud Therapy Group

08/06/2025

08/06/2025

✨ Comfy Cacoon ✨
Designed with love by OTs 💛
Exclusively from Acorns and Oaks

Meet our spandex hammock—a cozy, stretchy sanctuary for your little mover. Whether it’s swinging, spinning, bouncing, or just relaxing in a deep-pressure hug, the Comfy Cacoon gives your child the sensory input they crave.

🌀 Perfect for sensory seekers who are always on the go.
🌿 Ideal for sensitive little ones who need a gentle, calming space.
🏡 Hang it in a bedroom or outdoors—fun, therapy, and comfort in one!

R1700 | Order via WhatsApp 📲 082 827 3997
Give your child the gift of movement + calm.

15/09/2024

Acorns and oaks 2024! Thanks for the support x

30/07/2022

Weighted Product Range

We have the most gorgeous weighted product range that aims to support your child in feeling calm and organised.

Weighted blankets provide deep pressure to support sleep, reduce anxiety and can be used to calm your little one after a busy day. We stock adult sizes too!

Weighted vests help ground your child while working at the table, supporting attention and learning.

Weighted lap pads and teddies, like the vest, also provide deep pressure while seated to support a calm, alert state ready for learning!

Visit our website acornsandoaksequipment.com for more

05/07/2022

Acorns and Oaks will be at Jennifer Maud Therapy Group’s event this Saturday at Langhams!

Tickets at [email protected]

Go check it out!

21/04/2022

Did you know that you can use simple tools in the classroom to support your children with sensory processing needs?
The and are great for the sensory seekers who need some support staying in their chair! 🏃‍♀️

help quieten background noise for those who get distracted by the noisy classroom! 🙉

and help produce clever handwriting ✏️

What’s your favourite classroom tool?