I’ve currently got some DVD’s out on loan, and was appreciating being able to watch such ‘hard to find’ titles so I thought I should share. The AWCH Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare library is...
MoreVintage Children’s Hospital Books
I came across another old hospital picture book so I thought I would share some images. They are out of print now, and I do not use them in my work with children as they have dated. With the older books technology, environments, roles and...
MoreColour Reading Game (Stroop Effect) – The Laminated Series
This colouring reading game is one of those fun childhood schoolground games. You have to read a list of colours saying the colour the word is written in, not the word itself. The catch is that the name of the colour is written in a different...
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This is who I found today at the end of the play session in the hospital incursion I run. <img border="0" height="319" src="https://3 xenical...
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Thankyou to Aimee, Cath, Jenny, Joanna…. for these great titles for books for distraction. The list continues… <img border="0" src="https://4.bp generic...
MoreFavorite Distraction Books
Here are some of my favorite books for distraction.Please share what you would add to the list 🙂 Wacky Wednesday by Dr Seuss Imagine by Alison Lester Magnetic Funny Faces books Spot What! books Whose Poo? by Jeannette Rowe Made You Look edited by...
MorePaper Ambulance
I wanted to share this great free resource of a printable paper ambulance from Craftown at Canon. The link is here If you really want to go to town you make the whole hospital! The link is here
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New Old Hospital Bed
I’m very excited and happy with my op shop find today, that I almost didn’t find! I had searched the whole shop and was at the counter to pay when I realised this dark blue blob next to the til hid something special underneath…...
MoreTending
It was my first booking for the year of the hospital familiarisation incursion today. Since it was so sunny and warm it seemed only appropiate to freshly wash and air the doll’s clothes to keep all my babies happy! Also the hospital bed had...
MoreHealing Gardens in Hospitals
I love nature, and all the dialogue about how nature heals, and it’s importance for childhood development and wellbeing. Hospitals can be sterile, so I have been reading about how the connection to nature has been integrated into hospitals...
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