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Medical Play Toys That Help Kids Feel Safe & Prepared
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items Thoughtfully designed medical play tools for children who may be dealing with hospital visits, procedures, chronic conditions, or medical devices. These realistic mini medical tools can help children learn what to expect, express their feelings, buil...
One of my favorite finds for helping children become familiar with medical procedures before experiencing them. The Kit contains 70+ miniature medical tools, including syringes, PICC lines, oxygen equipment, feeding equipment, monitors, an EKG, CPAP ...
Prep & Play Kit
A creative way to introduce children to ultrasound and heart-related testing through pretend play.
Mini Echocardiogram / Ultrasound Play Tool
Aminiature feeding-pump tool that can help children who use feeding equipment see their medical experience represented in ordinary play.
Mini Feeding Pump Play Tool - FeedGo Edition
A sewable miniature G-tube that can be added to a child's doll or stuffed animal. Such a simple idea, but meaningful for a child who wants their favorite toy to look a little more like them. Includes a CCLS-written play guide according to the company...
PEG / Dangler G-Tube for Doll/Plush (sewable)
A realistic miniature Port-A-Cath play tool for helping children understand and process ports access and medical treatments through play. A thoughtful resource for families dealing with repeated infusions or other port-related care.
Port-A-Cath Play Tool
Designed to help children explore what IV equipment looks like through safe pretend play before or after medical procedures. Particularly useful for making unfamiliar equipment more familiar.
Butterfly Needle (IV) Play Tool
This one is especially clever. Children can practice positioning a doll for a pretend CT or MRI, and the product includes an MRI-sound feature accessed by QR code so children can become familiar with the noises they may hear during an actual scan.
Radiology Scanner Play Tool
A child-friendly miniature ventilator setup designed to make respiratory equipment feel more familiar through play. This could be particularly meaningful for medically complex children who see respiratory equipment frequently.
Mini Ventilator Play Tool
A miniature scope tower designed to help children understand ENT and endoscopy-type procedures. It includes interchangeable anatomical images and a functional pretend scope cord. A surprisingly specific product, which is exactly why I like it.
Mini Scope Play Tool
A miniature augmentative and alternative communication device for dolls and stuffed animals. A beautiful inclusion item for children who communicate using AAC and deserve to see themselves represented during play.
Mini AAC Device for Doll/Plush
Add a miniature hearing aid to a favorite doll or stuffed animal so children who wear hearing devices can have toys that represent them too. Small product, big representation value.
Sewable Hearing Aid Button for Doll/Plush
One of the company's newest releases, designed to introduce children to hearing-testing routines through medical play. Good for preparing a child for audiology appointments.
Audiometer Play Tool
Another newer release designed to help children learn what happens during blood draws through hands-on medical play. This is exactly the sort of procedure where preparation can matter because needles and surprise are not exactly childhood's favorite ...
Lab Draw Play System
A Berlin Heart-inspired miniature VAD designed for medical play. A particularly interesting inclusion item for children experiencing complex cardiac care because highly specialized medical experiences are rarely represented in ordinary toys.
Ventricular assist device (VAD)
A more complete medical-play setup for children who experience frequent hospital care. I like that several familiar pieces of hospital equipment are brought together so kids can explore what they see during treatment through play.
Mini Hospital Play Simulation System
A simple way to make the little finger oxygen monitor children see at appointments and hospitals feel more familiar. A thoughtful addition for medical pretend play.
Mini Pulse Oximeter Play Tool
I especially love medical-play products that help children see themselves represented. This miniature trach can be used with a doll or stuffed animal to make medical equipment part of normal, inclusive play.
Mini Tracheostomy Tube for Doll/Plush
A sweet representation find for children who wear a continuous glucose monitor. Adding a CGM to a favorite doll or stuffed animal can help make medical technology feel like a normal part of everyday life.
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One of the more specialized medical-play finds I’ve come across. This set introduces dialysis equipment in a child-friendly format and gives children experiencing kidney care an opportunity to explore familiar equipment through play.
Dialysis Play Set
A realistic miniature inhaler play tool that can help children become familiar with respiratory-care routines through pretend play. I’d consider this especially for families preparing a child for regular inhaler use.
Mini Nebulizer Play Tool