Card Gear: theDoc318's Bag of Toys

Card Gear is our monthly feature dedicated to discovering new inventory, setup, and accessories used every day by card designers, cardists, magicians and collectors. The concept originated from the popular social media site, Instagram: #passthepockets. Whenever one of these hashtags come up on the social news feed, there's always something new to discover, no matter who that person is.

Mike's EDC is by far one of the coolest Card Gear we've seen in a long time! Better known as @thedoc318 on Instagram, Mike's account is one of the most visually inspiring playing cards related accounts we follow on Instagram. Recently, Mike successfully funded the Oculus Playing Cards with Randy Butterfield of Midnight Cards.

As for the backpack of toys? Autism is the world Mike lived, worked and loves for over 20 years, so he explores different sensory uses for anything and everything he finds. Mike uses cardistry and magic to help build social skills. He uses different card stocks, finishes, and even cardistry trainers to help accommodate certain kids that may be able to use one better than the other. Mike's gear (Italics are Mike's comments):

+ Fred Water Bottle from @fredwater.
+ Communication Symbols (used to help communicate by limited sensory input to primarily visual).
+ Play-Doh (used for fine motor and fidgeting).
+ Weighted Fidget Spinner.
+ Planks by @benkolozsi (used to improve dexterity And fine motor skills).
+ Wood Trainers (handmade by myself to accommodate different hand sizes for fine motor and dexterity).
+ Squids from @pocketprk (used when more grip is necessary for individuals with less hand strength to develop better fine motor skills).
+ Kururin (used to improve eye and hand coordination).
+ Emotional IQ from @blackforeststudio (used to help understand and express different emotions and body language)
+ Sensory Slap Bracelet
+ Mario Uno (used for conversational skills).
+ Story Cubes from @rorys_storycubes (used to improve creative thinking skills).
+ Arrow Pencils and Confidant Notebook from @Baronfig.
+ BUKUL from @thebukul (holds my grab and go stuff).
+ iPhone 7s Plus.
+ Cherry Casinos from Pure Imagination Projects.
+ Origin Touch from Cardistry Touch.
+ Blue Choice by Penguin Cards and Ben Kolozsi.

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