Originally posted by catnapper
I just remembered - Crayola makes a foamy clay product that has a light fluffy feel when you start working with it... its addictive to play with it... just pulling and kneeding it, etc. As it hardens over the course of a few hours, it gets harder and harder to kneed, less malliable. I think its inexpensive and will fit the bill! He can sit watching tv, reading, etc while his hands are pulling the modeling clay. I think its called Model Magic or something like that.

He can do a ton of stuff with it - its white out of the package. He could use crayola markers to COOR the clay! Its really cool stuff!
Thank you! I bought it yesterday. We went on a shopping spree at ToysRUs. We spent $80 on widgits and gadgets. I got Rubix cubes, water weenies, the model clay, silly putty, mind bender puzzles, posable rubber guys...

Today, I put a bandaid on each pointer finger. He was ok with it because it wasn't embarrassing for him. I asked the teacher and she said it worked! I asked Jaden if he'd mind wearing bandaids until his hair grows back and he said he wouldn't. It's a temporary fix though. Hopefully we can break the habit and figure out why he's doing it.