List of Playroom Toys
One of the most time consuming parts of entering into the world of play therapy is designing, outfitting, and setting up a playroom. New therapists may have the urge to collect whatever toys they are able to find, but selecting toys for the playroom should be a purposeful and informed process. It is important that we choose toys that further the therapeutic goals of the space, create an environment of regulation, and encourage mobilization of fight or flight energy.
This download provides a springboard for the types of symbolic toys we need in the playroom to facilitate thematic play. It is organized into play themes in order to help you best conceptualize how to arrange and organize the room in a way that allows the play to flow from one theme into another.
One of the most time consuming parts of entering into the world of play therapy is designing, outfitting, and setting up a playroom. New therapists may have the urge to collect whatever toys they are able to find, but selecting toys for the playroom should be a purposeful and informed process. It is important that we choose toys that further the therapeutic goals of the space, create an environment of regulation, and encourage mobilization of fight or flight energy.
This download provides a springboard for the types of symbolic toys we need in the playroom to facilitate thematic play. It is organized into play themes in order to help you best conceptualize how to arrange and organize the room in a way that allows the play to flow from one theme into another.
One of the most time consuming parts of entering into the world of play therapy is designing, outfitting, and setting up a playroom. New therapists may have the urge to collect whatever toys they are able to find, but selecting toys for the playroom should be a purposeful and informed process. It is important that we choose toys that further the therapeutic goals of the space, create an environment of regulation, and encourage mobilization of fight or flight energy.
This download provides a springboard for the types of symbolic toys we need in the playroom to facilitate thematic play. It is organized into play themes in order to help you best conceptualize how to arrange and organize the room in a way that allows the play to flow from one theme into another.