Calm Caterpillar for shared spaces

Sensory tools made for shared spaces.

Build a set of tactile, weighted, breathing, and visual options for waiting rooms, therapy spaces, movement rooms, and family education—supported by clear care and use guidance.

One organization. Different rooms. Different needs.

A waiting room, individual session, movement space, lending library, and staff training do not need the same products or the same rules. Begin with how each space is used.

A boxed Calmee Kit held up outside a We Rock the Spectrum Kid's Gym in Northern Kentucky.

Build by space

All product examples remain subject to current availability, exact specifications, age guidance, warnings, care, and professional review.

  • Welcome and waiting
  • Session rooms
  • Sensory gym or movement room
  • Family lending library
  • Staff preparation and training
A child sits cross-legged in a clinic waiting area holding a Bloomie flower while a parent fills in a form beside them; a shelf nearby holds a spiky ball, feeling cards, and a storage bin.
A

Welcome and waiting

Offer a small number of easy-to-see, easy-to-return options while families wait or transition into the center.

Possible options
Tactile fidgets, breathing visuals, feelings visuals, quiet holdable tools.
Operational questions
Cleaning turnaround, storage visibility, sound level, missing pieces, age range.

May not fit

Loud sound, hard-to-clean items, or products requiring individualized placement without staff support.

A child at a table in a session room rests a hand on a Calmee the Caterpillar plush while a practitioner sits beside them; visual cards and a supply bin are on the table.
B

Session rooms

Keep product specifications, alternatives, and use boundaries close to the tool so staff can make informed individual choices.

Possible options
Breath visuals, tactile movement, weighted tools where professionally appropriate, feelings visuals.
Operational questions
Individual versus shared allocation, documentation, sanitizing, storage, staff competency.

May not fit

Any tool selected only because of diagnosis, without considering assent, comfort, or current product guidance.

A child steps across stepping stones in a sensory gym with a platform swing, crash mat, and climbing wall behind them; a staff member sets Flutter and Buzzee on an open shelf beside floor cushions.
C

Sensory gym or movement room

Add portable, clearly stored options that complement—not replace—the room’s established equipment and professional plan.

Possible options
Floor cushion, holdable weighted tool, tactile product, portable breath or sound tool.
Operational questions
Floor-use rules, collision and trip risks, cleaning, product inspection, storage, supervision.

May not fit

Loose tools placed where they create hazards, or used as restraint, positioning equipment, or unsupervised clinical devices.

A parent and child at a front desk hand a zipped clear pouch holding a Calmee plush to a staff member; labelled lending bins line the shelves behind her and a checkout sheet sits on the counter.
D

Family lending library

Let families borrow or explore a tool with the same product details, care instructions, and choice language they receive in the center.

Possible options
Only products approved for lending and complete with packaging, care, safety, and tracking materials.
Operational questions
Checkout, return, cleaning, missing parts, damage, replacement, consent, lost items.

May not fit

Products without confirmed shared-use care, or items whose warnings, batteries, removable parts, or placement cannot be managed consistently.

Four staff members around a table handling Calmee and Flutter while reviewing a checklist, with feelings cards sorted into labelled bins and cleaning supplies nearby.
E

Staff preparation and training

Give staff a repeatable way to introduce options, check the product, respect refusal, and communicate with caregivers.

Possible assets
Setup guide, product matrix, inspection checklist, care guide, family handout, staff demonstration.
Operational questions
Who trains, who owns updates, where records live, how new staff are oriented.

May not fit

One-time training presented as permanent competency or clinical certification.

Start with one room—or plan for every site.

Package levels help us scope the conversation. Exact products, quantities, pricing, and training depend on the spaces and support you select.

Standard products, custom packages, professional pricing, and resale or wholesale arrangements are separate arrangements, and not every organization automatically qualifies for professional or wholesale pricing. Calm Corner for Home and Calm Corner for School are not placed inside a center package — their contents and use context are defined for other settings.

Model the option. Leave room for the answer.

Staff can make tools familiar without turning participation into a demand. Introduce options during an ordinary moment, demonstrate one action, and keep refusal available.

  1. Check the product

    Confirm condition, settings, parts, and current guidance.

  2. Describe the option

    Use one concrete action, not an outcome promise.

  3. Model briefly

    Demonstrate without requiring imitation.

  4. Offer

    Let the person approach, decline, remove, or choose something else.

  5. Observe preferences

    Note what is approached or avoided according to the organization’s privacy and clinical policies.

  6. Communicate and reset

    Share relevant general-use information with caregivers; clean, inspect, and store the tool.

Required boundaries

  1. Never use a product as restraint.

  2. Do not force pressure, breathwork, sound, touch, sitting, eye contact, or emotional labeling.

  3. Do not assume deep pressure, sound, repetition, or a defined space is calming.

  4. A child or client must be able to stop or remove a general-use tool.

    Individualized clinical plans remain outside this page.

  5. Do not create a Calm Caterpillar behavior or compliance data system.

Body before behavior. Calm is not compliance.

Compare what each tool physically offers.

Review the current product facts and use boundaries before choosing a tool for a shared space or individual plan.

Current product facts and use boundaries, as published on each product page.

Calmee the CaterpillarTactile and stretch tool

Calmee the Caterpillar

$34.99

Stretch, squeeze, count, or hold.

Weight
Non-weighted. 1 lb — not weighted for deep pressure.
Dimensions
16 in long, longer when stretched; about 2.5 to 3 in high.
Sound
No sound unit.
Care
Machine washable. Lay flat to dry; do not tumble dry.
Age and supervision
Ages 3 to 12. Adult supervision required.
Shared-use note
Stretch band inside — inspect seams before each shared use.

May not fit

Any use that depends on an unconfirmed weight claim.

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Flutter the DragonflyWeighted placement tool

Flutter the Dragonfly

$49.99

Place, press, hold, reposition, or remove.

Weight
3 lbs (about 1.4 kg), distributed evenly across the body and four wings.
Materials
High-quality fabrics; non-toxic polyethylene bead fill.
Sound
No sound unit.
Care
Spot clean where possible. Machine washing is not recommended. Do not heat or microwave.
Age and supervision
Ages 4 to 12. Adult supervision required.
Shared-use note
Bead-filled. Inspect seams before each shared use. Placement guidance and removability must be visible wherever it appears.

May not fit

Shared placement without staff support, or any use as restraint or positioning equipment.

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Rory the LionBreath and sound tool with voice box

Rory the Lion

$39.99

Use the approved breath and sound sequence, or the no-sound mode.

Weight
Non-weighted.
Action
Drapes around the neck and shoulders; press the face to roar.
Sound
Battery and voice box — care and removable-part guidance must be visible.
Care
Remove the voice box, then machine wash and air dry.
Age and supervision
Not stated on the product page. Adult supervision required.
Small or removable parts
Removable voice box; small battery parts could pose a choking hazard.

May not fit

Shared use where battery compartments and removable parts cannot be checked every time.

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Buzzee the BeeBreath and sound tool

Buzzee the Bee

$16.99

Inhale with the flower side, flip, and buzz out—or choose quiet.

Weight
Non-weighted. Held in one hand.
Action
Sunflower end for the breath in, bee end for the breath out.
Sound
Child-generated buzz. A no-sound alternative must be offered alongside it.
Care
Spot clean.
Age and supervision
Ages 3 to 12. Adult supervision required.

May not fit

Rooms where sound cannot be controlled or a quiet alternative is unavailable.

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Rory JuniorPortable breath tool

Rory Junior

$16.99

Smell, flip, and breathe out through the lion.

Weight
Non-weighted. Held in one hand.
Action
Lion end for the breath out, flower end for the breath in.
Sound
None. No voice box, no batteries, no screens.
Care
Spot clean.
Age and supervision
Ages 3 to 12. Adult supervision required.

May not fit

Presenting it as a kit rather than one portable tool.

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BloomieBreathing cue tool

Bloomie

$14.99

Flip between flower and candle breathing cues.

Weight
Non-weighted. Held in one hand.
Action
Plush flower on one end for the breath in, candle on the other for the breath out.
Sound
No sound unit.
Care
Spot clean.
Age and supervision
Ages 3 to 12. Adult supervision required.

May not fit

Settings where the mechanism, small parts, care, or age fields cannot be managed consistently.

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Feelings and hand-breathing posterVisual communication support

Feelings and hand-breathing poster

$10.00

Look, point, match, name, or skip.

Sound
No sound unit.
Contexts
Waiting, session rooms, staff training.
Use limit
Emotional labeling is never compulsory.

May not fit

Any routine that requires a person to name a feeling before continuing.

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Make the handoff clear for families.

If a family wants to continue exploring a familiar tool at home, provide the same product details, choice language, care instructions, and limits they received in the center.

Handout

Caregiver handout

Product action, alternatives, care, age, warnings, and “may not fit” information in one sheet.

Referral

Retail referral

Direct families to the relevant product page without implying a clinical prescription.

Lending

Lending library

Use the approved checkout, cleaning, inspection, and return process.

Separate agreement

Wholesale or resale

Available only when terms, pricing, tax handling, inventory ownership, returns, and claims responsibilities are approved.

Reading

Educational guide

The Mindfulness Guide for Neurodivergent Learners, or another approved resource.

One room, several rooms, or several sites

Tell us how your spaces are used, how many rooms or sites are involved, and whether the products are for shared use, lending, or resale. We will identify the appropriate ordering path.

A separate arrangement

Resale and wholesale

Reselling products to families is not part of end-use organization purchasing. It requires its own agreement covering eligibility, MAP, inventory ownership, returns, claims responsibility, and tax terms.

Organization questions

Which tools contain batteries, sound units, or removable components?

Rory the Lion has a battery and voice box. Buzzee the Bee and Rory Junior are breath tools where a quieter alternative should be available. Bloomie has a flip mechanism. Check each product page for the current battery, small-parts, and removable-component detail before shared use.

Can staff use a weighted tool without an individualized plan?

Do not assume deep pressure is calming or appropriate. Review the exact product specifications, placement, age, supervision, and removability, and follow the individual plan and your professional scope.

Can a child or client refuse or remove a tool?

Yes. General-use tools should remain voluntary and removable, and choosing something else or nothing at all is always available. Individualized professional guidance still applies.

Are Calm Caterpillar products autism treatment or clinical devices?

No. Calm Caterpillar is not autism treatment and is not a medical or clinical device. The products do not diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure anything, and they do not replace an individualized plan, therapy, or clinical care.

Can our center resell products to families?

Resale is a separate arrangement from purchasing for your own use, with its own agreement covering eligibility, MAP, inventory ownership, returns, claims responsibility, and tax terms. Ask in your package request and we will send the current terms.

Build an organization package

Share your spaces, scale, intended use, and target date. We will follow up about the appropriate product and purchasing pathway.

Who you are

Use a work email in the format name@organization.com so we can send the package details.

Your spaces and scale

Keep this general. Do not include names, diagnoses, or any individual detail.

What you are planning
Spaces of interest
Intended use

Please do not include child or client names, diagnoses, medical records, treatment plans, session notes, behavior records, or school records.

Build for the space you actually have.

Start with the rooms, people, care requirements, and staff support involved. Then choose the tools.