TomTag- I Know What To Expect Going Shopping 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 Going Shopping Kit, you can create personalised visual schedules and reminders to prepare your child for a shopping trip.

This versatile kit makes a shopping trip go more smoothly by helping to reduce a child’s anxiety about where they are going, why and how they will get there.

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 a visual schedule of your child’s shopping trip shows them what to expect and helps reduce their anxiety
• Encouraging your child to communicate their feelings and emotions during their shopping trip
• Creating reminders of coping and calming strategies helps your child manage their difficult emotions and feelings during sensory overload

• Communicating behavioural and social expectations helps your child understand and remember how to behave during their shopping trip

• Showing your child what they need to do when shopping for clothes and shoes leads to less anxiety in these sensory situations
• Portable and individualised to the unique needs of your child

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Kit contents

• 6 TomTag Button Holders
• 50 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

• At The Shops sticker pack which contains

• 48 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for:
  • Going shopping: car, bus, car park, toilets, supermarket, shops, shopping centre, market, basket, trolley, choose, put in trolley, shoppping bag, put shopping in bag, pay, self scan
  • Behaviour: wait, queue, walk together, look and listen, don’t touch, inside voice, leave now, treat, escalator, I like, I don’t like, favourite thing, first, then
  • What’s wrong: too bright, too loud, too smelly, too crowded, too hot, too cold, thirsty, hungry, happy, sad, tired
  • Make it better: computer/tablet, headphones, fidget toy, deep breathe, think nice thoughts, count to 10, get a hug

• • 12 blank round stickers for personalisation

• 8 blank rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders

• Shopping for Clothes & shoes sticker pack which contains:
  • 24 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for:
    • Shoe shopping: shoe shop, shop assistant, sit down, take off shoes, measure feet, try on shoes, check fitting, walk around, check in mirror, too hard, too soft, feels funny
    • Clothes shopping: clothes shop, choose clothes, check size, measure body, changing room (M/F), take clothes off (M/F), try on clothes (M/F), too tight, too itchy

• • 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 Know What To Expect Range 

The TomTag I Know What To Expect 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, schedules and reminders 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 the day or week ahead, helping to lessen anxieties and mange expectations about what is going to happen. This can lead to improvements in behaviour, communication and encourage personal responsibility and independence.

These are truly versatile visual supports.  Use the tags singly to highlight sections of the day or particular events.Work towards using just one tag to cover a whole routine or time of day.

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, a 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 also 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.”

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