Medical play activities child life

Teach kids about their lungs and breathing with this simple and easy DIY project using loose parts. Child life specialists, this would be perfect for children with asthma, cystic fibrosis or just to teach how to take slow, deep breaths for distraction and coping. My son’s kinder program created these last week using a balloon, straw […]

Check out this great imaginary medical playtime idea that introduces children to the different instruments that doctors and nurses use.

Who loves medical play activities? #childlifechick does! I found this activity on Pinterest during my internship, but haven’t had the opportunity to implement it yet. I cannot find the dire…

It's a well known fact that I suck at craft, so no doubt many of you will wake this morning to a craft tutorial from me and wondering if our recent house arrest was enough to let the kangaroos loose in my top paddock. Bear with me, I wrote a craft tutorial that no one follows. The girls have been spending their fair share of time at the doctor lately. On our last visit our clever GP made the Little Sister an elephant from a surgical glove. It's an ingenious way to amuse a small person for a…

Learn about our bodies with these human body activities for kids! All of these ideas are hands-on way to explain the body's systems and functions for kids.

Painful medical procedures are difficult to cope with. As a Certified Child Life Specialist, my role is to prepare children for new experiences while providing a coping plan. I had the opportunity to support my own son for a routine blood test this week. He was quite nervous when his pediatrician mentioned it and I […]

Play and Social Skills

Did you know that March 30th is National Doctor Day? I know many people don’t necessarily enjoy visiting their doctor, but no one can really deny how important a doctors work is. In honor of …

The students at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School in Lafayette, Louisana had a fantastic time doing this operating room dramatic play as a part of their, Hospital Day. Students were given patien

Make a blood model in a bottle to help kids learn about the components of blood.