It was a thoughtful design step that my play therapy toy ”Talky” has simple formal appearance. It is more helpfull for the therapy, because children can see different meanings in the forms. And what the child imagines in the forms can be a telltale sign for the therapist.
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Irene Abarca, humanistic designer from miMI – ergonomic bags for children with diabetes
miMi is a line of ergonomic bags for children with type 1 diabetes to carry their insulin pump with them throughout the day. The product is shaped like a pet, so that the child conceives the disease as an ally and not an enemy.
Continue readingWaterbottle toy – play therapy toy for children with cerebral palsy by Saran Samuel
Kids with cerebral palsy found it difficult to open the bottle cap, lift it, and drink without spilling so they had very little water every day. Also, the kids were so enthusiastic to listen to songs and dance by celebrities.
Continue readingAlma Therapy Dolls – play therapy toys by Yaara Nusboim
I did some research and was surprised to learn that to this day generic toys are being used for treatment of children with emotional problems, even though the therapist’s and the patient’s needs are very different from what regular toys can provide. This was my motivation for the project: to design therapeutic toys that are tailor-made for the treatment of children with emotional problems in order to make it easier for them to connect to their inner world and heal their soul.
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