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Aisling, Community Health Play Manager and Natalie Aris, Starlight Play Professional Development Manage, explain how sensory play supports children in healthcare and at home.
Covering all senses, including balance and body awareness, they share low-cost ideas to enhance communication, brain development, and well-being.
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Sian and Tracey, community play specialists, demonstrate a bowel washout procedure using fun sensory play materials like “poo” made from cornflour, water, and food coloring.
This hands-on demonstration supports children in understanding medical procedures through play, making it less daunting and more engaging.
Incorporating play
Bubbles in play
Community Health Play Manager, Aisling Harte, shares simple, low-cost sensory play ideas for children using bubbles, water and shaving foam.
Fun sensory play with pasta and rice
Aisling, Community Health Play Manager and Natalie Aris, Starlight Play Professional Development Manager show how to incorporate foods like pasta and rice into sensory play.
How routine helps children feel safe
Aisling and Natalie discuss how incorporating routine into play supports children in healthcare and at home.
Sensory play ideas for kids
Aisling, Community Health Play Manager and Natalie Aris, Starlight Play Professional Development Manage, explain how sensory play supports children in healthcare and at home.
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Explaining Bowel Washout to Kids
Sian and Tracey, community play specialists, demonstrate a bowel washout procedure using fun sensory play materials like “poo” made from cornflour, water, and food coloring.
Cannula Medical Play for Kids
Play Specialists Tracy and Sian show how to use a cannula doll to help children understand blood tests and IV treatment through play.
What Is a Central Line?
Play Specialists Tracy and Sian demonstrate how to create a central line doll to help children understand central line procedures through medical play.
How to Prepare an NG Tube Doll
In this video, community play specialists Sian and Tracy demonstrate how to prepare and fit an NG (nasogastric) tube into a doll to support children’s understanding of medical procedures through play.
Chemo Explained for Kids
In this video, community play specialists Tracy and Sian demonstrate how to create a simple bone marrow model to help explain chemotherapy, blood cells, and cancer treatment to children.
How to Clear Mucus in CF
Play Specialists Tracy and Sian demonstrate a simple cystic fibrosis (CF) chest physiotherapy activity using slime to represent mucus in the lungs.
What Is a Central Line?
Play Specialists Tracy and Sian complete their central line doll by adding “pretend blood” to simulate real procedures.
How Central Lines Work
Play Specialists Tracy and Sian continue their central line doll demonstration, showing how to connect the central line to a fluid bag using simple materials.
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