TomTag- I Can Do It Help At The Shops Kit

TomTag is a flexible visual support and communication tool that can be used to create personalised visual timetables, schedules, prompts and check lists helping children with daily routines or situations they find difficult by providing them with structure, predictability and reassurance– at home, at school and when out and about.

With the Help At The Shops Kit, you can create personalised shopping lists to encourage your child to get involved with trips to the shops and keep them engaged whilst shopping.

A popular kit helping children and young adults learn about shopping, responsibility and the benefits of shopping with a list!.

Everything’s ready to go with TomTag’s colourful, sturdy tags, click-in buttons and symbol stickers. All you need to do is personalise it – just pick, stick, click and off you go. Most children love stickers so let them join in the fun! Helping set them up will encourage them to use it too!

Key benefits

• Creating easy to follow visual shopping lists makes shopping fun and engaging for your child and helps reduce any frustrations and meltdowns
• Involving your child in preparing the shopping list helps them learn about planning and budgeting
• Encouraging independence by giving your child responsibility for finding items on your shopping list

• Helping your child learn skills for independent living
• Durable and easy clean water-resistant stickers means you can take your shopping list with you
• Quickly and easily adapt your shopping list for each shopping trip

Kit contents

• 6 TomTag Button Holders
• 40 blank buttons to give you the flexibility to create multiple lists
• 1 attachment loop to fasten your TomTag to a bag or belt
• Easy to follow instruction sheet to assemble your TomTag
• My Shopping List sticker pack which contains
• 72 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for:
• fruit, vegetables & salad: fruit, bananas, apples, oranges, strawberries, kiwi fruit, melon, grapes, cucumber, dried fruit, vegetables, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, mushrooms, potatoes, onion, salad, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers
• dairy & drinks:eggs, butter, cheese, yoghurt, milk, tea bags, coffee, squash, fruit juice, water
• meat & meals: meat, ham, bacon, fish, fish fingers, chicken, sausages, pizza, burgers, oven chips
• bread, cakes & treats: bread roll, bread, crackers, biscuits, cake, crisps, chocolate, ice cream, comic, toy/treat
• store cupboard & household: tinned veg, baked beans, tuna, jam, tomato ketchup, pasta sauce, soup, pasta, cereal, rice, washing-up liquid, kitchen roll, cleaning liquids, shower gel, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet roll, pet food, nappies, wipes

• • 12 blank round stickers for personalisation
  • 8 blank rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders

Dimensions

• TomTag Button Holder:18cm x 3cm
• Buttons: 2cm diameter

The TomTag I Can Do It Range

The TomTag I Can Do It range was originally designed by a mum to help her autistic son, Tom. With this range, it’s quick and easy to make personalised visual timelines, reminders, checklists and prompts which can be used anywhere in the home, at school, in care settings or when out and about.

TomTag visual supports can provide structure and guidance to help children and young people make sense of, remember, and master the steps involved in learning key skills to manage their daily lives.

TomTag is easy to clean and keep hygienic. TomTag’s plastic button holders and blank buttons can be washed in warm water and a little hand soap should they become dirty and dried with a soft cloth. The stickers are highly water resistant. Simply wipe over with a wet cloth or anti-bacterial wipe.

How does TomTag work?

TomTag uses symbols to show a series of separate tasks or steps involved in a task that are part of a routine, sequence of events in a timeline or they can be used as a list to teach a new skill by breaking down a single activity into smaller steps.

Many children with autism and other additional needs have strong visual skills. They are more likely to remember and understand what they have seen rather than what they hear. Using a visual support like TomTag to present information visually and in a step-by-step manner allows visual thinkers and learners to take in information at their own pace. Visuals can act as a reminder when children forget what’s been said or become distracted. TomTag helps to bring their attention back to the task or current situation.

Our customers say

“When going shopping I’ve managed to do it without any meltdowns. The children can get involved and know when the trip is coming to an end. So now don’t get frustrated. I am so happy with the product.”

“One thing my son hates is going to the supermarket and we can rarely get him to go in, even for a few items. However, on the first day after I received the sticker pack of food items, he was actually excited to go there with his little list of items to find and we made a game of it.”

WARNING: Please note – TomTag is not a toy. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts.