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When prepping a child for an IV, I think this would be a great idea to let the patients pump liquid through the IV in hopes of feeling more comfortable with it. Medical Play Activities, Medical Play Activities Child Life, Childlife Specialist, Child Life Specialist Aesthetic, Child Life Specialist Activities, Medical Play, Child Life Specialist, Life Activities, Medical Procedures

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 […]

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DIY Medical Play: Butterfly Needle - Child Life Mommy Iv Insertion, Medical Play, Child Life Specialist, Life Activities, Diy Butterfly, Farm Crafts, Life Tools, Medical Art, Loose Parts

Medical preparation is a big part of a child life specialist’s job, but what happens if you don’t have the exact tools needed? You make it using loose parts! Working in private practice, I don’t have access to the nurses’ closet, so I had to be creative in making a butterfly needle this week. Here is […]

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Medical Play, Child Life Specialist, Life Activities, Breathing Problems, Therapeutic Activities, Life Tools, Deep Breaths, Animal Science, Loose Parts

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 […]

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How to make an elephant from a surgical glove: this would be fantastic for medical play/therapeutic art with medical equipment, and also a great w… Glove Balloons, Glove Animals, Medical Play, Glove Puppets, Surgical Gloves, Child Life Specialist, Life Activities, Children Hospital, Hospital Nurse

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…

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Adventures in Child Life | My Adventure in the Field of Child Life as a New CCLS! | Page 5 Medical Play Activities Child Life, Childlife Specialist, Child Life Specialist Activities, Teddy Bear Clinic, Medical Play, Bereavement Support, Child Life Specialist, Medical Tools, Life Activities

Adventures in Child Life Welcome! I'm so happy you're here. Take a look around at my adventures as a Certified Child Life Specialist II. I began this blog back in 2012 when I first learned about the child life profession. I was eager to find a window into the day-to-day of a CCLS in action.…

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