Tag: craft

• Therapeutic activity of the week

  This week I had a patient that was starting to feel sad about spending so much time in the hospital. I decided to make this thankful turkey with her so that when she starts to feel down, she can have a (festive) reminder of all the good things in her life. The activity was a […]

  adventuresinchildlife

  November 8, 2013

  Arts & Crafts, Child life students, tips & tricks

  activity, Arts and Crafts, child life intern, child life specialist, craft, fall, thanksgiving, therapeutic

• I love these cute pipe cleaner skeletons! While of course it’s no where near showing all 206 bones, it would be a pretty neat craft to make with a child after teaching him/her about the skeletal system. Source: http://potionsmith.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/pipe-cleaner-skeleton.html

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  August 29, 2013

  Arts & Crafts

  Arts and Crafts, craft, crafts, skeletal system, skeleton

• Can’t go outside to watch the fireworks this 4th of July? Not a problem! This is a fun & exciting craft to make and USE on 4th of July 🙂 to read the full instructions follow the link below: Source: http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/make-your-own-fourth-of-july-confetti-popper-rockets/

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  July 4, 2013

  Arts & Crafts

  4th of july, Arts and Crafts, child life specialist, children’s hospital, craft

• You’re never too old to color! When working with teens, using coloring sheets with intricate designs might spark their interest more than your common spongebob sheets. Color pencils might also be preferred over crayons for these typs of coloring sheets. Source: http://www.donteatthepaste.com/2011/08/new-mandala-coloring-page.html

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  April 15, 2013

  Arts & Crafts, print outs, tips & tricks

  child life specialist, children’s hospital, coloring, craft, print out, printouts, teenage

• Felt superhero masks with FREE templates! Source: http://cutesycrafts.blogspot.com/2012/07/superhero-party-masks.html

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  January 3, 2013

  Arts & Crafts, Uncategorized

  child life, child life specialist, children, craft, crafts, diy, superhero

• I had my nephews (ages 5 and 8) recreate famous paintings. They had a blast and I of course threw in a little history lesson for each painting.

  adventuresinchildlife

  December 28, 2012

  about me, Arts & Crafts, Uncategorized

  Art, child life specialist, children, craft, crafts, education, la guernica, Mona Lisa, painting, starry night, the girl with the pearl earring

• Crafty eye patches Source: http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2008/11/okay-so-this-is.html

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  November 2, 2012

  Arts & Crafts, Coping techniques, Uncategorized

  child eye patch, child life, child life specialist, children, children’s hospital, craft, eye patch

• This is such a cute & easy craft to make! Would be great for kids to make for their parents. Source: http://www.decoideas.net/tarjeta-original-para-el-dia-de-la-madre/

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  May 30, 2012

  Arts & Crafts, Uncategorized

  child development, child life, child life specialist, childhood, children’s hospital, craft, crafts

• These puppets were very fun and easy to make — we used googly eyes, construction paper, glue, scissors, and Popsicle sticks.

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  May 20, 2012

  Arts & Crafts, Uncategorized

  arts and craft, child life specialist, craft, crafts, education, play, puppets

• “The balloon represents the lung and the plastic sheet across the bottom of the bottle represents the diaphragm muscle.  As you pull the tab down, you contract the diaphragm and inflate the lung.  As you push the tab back up, the diaphragm relaxes and the lung deflates.  It is a subtle inflate/deflate with the balloon, but the girls […]

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  March 30, 2012

  learn, Preps, Uncategorized

  anatomy, child development, child life, child life specialist, children, craft, crafts, creative, fun, hospital, lung, science