Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues +CD

<p>Foreword xv</p>
<p>Preface xvii</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xix</p>
<p>Introduction xxi</p>
<p>1 Separation and Stranger Anxiety 1</p>
<p>Separation Anxiety 1</p>
<p>Homesickness 3</p>
<p>Special Considerations 3</p>
<p>Activity Goals 6</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 1.1 ABCD News via Skype 7</p>
<p>Activity 1.2 All About Me 8</p>
<p>Activity 1.3 Bulletin Board 8</p>
<p>Activity 1.4 CD Postcards 9</p>
<p>Activity 1.5 Doorknob Signs 10</p>
<p>Activity 1.6 No–Sew Pillow 11</p>
<p>Activity 1.7 Funny Family Fotos 11</p>
<p>Activity 1.8 No Tick–Tock Clock 12</p>
<p>Activity 1.9 People Important to Me Tree 13</p>
<p>Activity 1.10 The People Match Game 13</p>
<p>Activity 1.11 Pop Art Photo Tints 14</p>
<p>Activity 1.12 Rubber–Stamped Stationery 15</p>
<p>Activity 1.13 Scavenger Hunt 15</p>
<p>Activity 1.14 Special–People Chain 16</p>
<p>Activity 1.15 Staff Mix–Up 17</p>
<p>Activity 1.16 Steps to Staying Connected 18</p>
<p>Activity 1.17 The Key to Making the Best of the Situation 19</p>
<p>Activity 1.18 The People I Live With 19</p>
<p>Activity 1.19 Unit Scrapbook 20</p>
<p>Activity 1.20 Warm Wishes Tree 21</p>
<p>2 Self–Expression 23</p>
<p>Developmental Aspects of Self–Expression 23</p>
<p>Self–Expression and Coping 24</p>
<p>Special Considerations 25</p>
<p>Activity Goals 25</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 2.1 Bridge to the Future 27</p>
<p>Activity 2.2 Emotion Ocean 28</p>
<p>Activity 2.3 Feeling Faces 29</p>
<p>Activity 2.4 Feelings Collage 30</p>
<p>Activity 2.5 Inner Vision/Outer View Masks 30</p>
<p>Activity 2.6 Felt Puppets 31</p>
<p>Activity 2.7 Get a–Head 32</p>
<p>Activity 2.8 Graffiti Wall 33</p>
<p>Activity 2.9 Grand Designs 33</p>
<p>Activity 2.10 Hospital Road Signs 35</p>
<p>Activity 2.11 I Want to Scream 35</p>
<p>Activity 2.12 Inside–Outside Boxes 35</p>
<p>Activity 2.13 Personalized T–Shirts 37</p>
<p>Activity 2.14 Sense–itivity Poems 37</p>
<p>Activity 2.15 Interactive Storytelling 38</p>
<p>Activity 2.16 Temper–Rate 39</p>
<p>Activity 2.17 The Complaint Department Is In 40</p>
<p>Activity 2.18 Wishing Wells 40</p>
<p>Activity 2.19 Wound Care for Feelings 42</p>
<p>Activity 2.20 Zen–ga 43</p>
<p>3 Self–Esteem 45</p>
<p>The Concept of Self–Esteem 45</p>
<p>Development of Self–Esteem 46</p>
<p>Risk Factors for Self–Esteem Issues 48</p>
<p>Special Considerations 50</p>
<p>Activity Goals 51</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 3.1 Auto Photography 53</p>
<p>Activity 3.2 Business Cards 54</p>
<p>Activity 3.3 Casting Bandage Masks 55</p>
<p>Activity 3.4 Crown Me 56</p>
<p>Activity 3.5 DNA Necklace: Genes in a Bottle 56</p>
<p>Activity 3.6 Fingerprint Detective 57</p>
<p>Activity 3.7 Graffiti Name Signs 58</p>
<p>Activity 3.8 In Good Hands 59</p>
<p>Activity 3.9 Magazine Name Collages 61</p>
<p>Activity 3.10 Mini–Me Paper Dolls 61</p>
<p>Activity 3.11 Name Bracelets 62</p>
<p>Activity 3.12 Personalized Pennants 63</p>
<p>Activity 3.13 Uno, Dose 64</p>
<p>Activity 3.14 V.I.P. (Very Important Patient or Person) 65</p>
<p>Activity 3.15 Vote for Me! 65</p>
<p>Activity 3.16 What s–in–a–Name Poems 66</p>
<p>Activity 3.17 You re in the Money 67</p>
<p>4 BodyImage 69</p>
<p>Exploring the Concept of Body Image 69</p>
<p>Development of Body Image 69</p>
<p>Visible Differences 71</p>
<p>Less Visible Differences 74</p>
<p>Obesity 74</p>
<p>Distorted Body Image 75</p>
<p>Special Considerations 75</p>
<p>Activity Goals 75</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 4.1 Beauty from the Inside Out 76</p>
<p>Activity 4.2 Body Awareness for Babies 77</p>
<p>Activity 4.3 Body Glitter 78</p>
<p>Activity 4.4 Body Molds 79</p>
<p>Activity 4.5 Body Perception Comparisons 80</p>
<p>Activity 4.6 Connect the Dots 81</p>
<p>Activity 4.7 Divergent Views 82</p>
<p>Activity 4.8 Face and Body Paint 83</p>
<p>Activity 4.9 If I Could Be Someone Else 84</p>
<p>Activity 4.10 Mad Hatters 84</p>
<p>Activity 4.11 Makeup Makeover 85</p>
<p>Activity 4.12 Mirror Me 86</p>
<p>Activity 4.13 My Body Book 87</p>
<p>Activity 4.14 Shadow Dancing 87</p>
<p>Activity 4.15 Silhouettes 88</p>
<p>Activity 4.16 Somatic Diary 89</p>
<p>5 Group Interaction and Socialization 91</p>
<p>Benefits of Group Interaction/Socialization 91</p>
<p>The Environment 93</p>
<p>Special Considerations 93</p>
<p>Activity Goals 94</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 5.1 Holding Hands 95</p>
<p>Activity 5.2 A View from All Sides 96</p>
<p>Activity 5.3 ABCs of Disease 96</p>
<p>Activity 5.4 Autograph Books 98</p>
<p>Activity 5.5 Collaborative Proclamations 98</p>
<p>Activity 5.6 Finding Friends to Treasure 99</p>
<p>Activity 5.7 Friendly Face Banner 100</p>
<p>Activity 5.8 Tic–Tac–Know 101</p>
<p>Activity 5.9 Group Mandala 101</p>
<p>Activity 5.10 Group Montage 102</p>
<p>Activity 5.11 Group Mural 103</p>
<p>Activity 5.12 Group Tile Project 103</p>
<p>Activity 5.13 Paper Bag Puppet Show 104</p>
<p>Activity 5.14 Paper Quilt 105</p>
<p>Activity 5.15 Progressive Story Writing 106</p>
<p>Activity 5.16 Puzzled 106</p>
<p>Activity 5.17 Sweet Meets 107</p>
<p>Activity 5.18 The Truth–Be–Told Game 108</p>
<p>Activity 5.19 The Web We Weave 108</p>
<p>6 Desensitization to Medical Implements 111</p>
<p>Procedures 111</p>
<p>Needles 113</p>
<p>Medical Art 114</p>
<p>Special Considerations 115</p>
<p>Activity Goals 116</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 6.1 Bandage Prints 116</p>
<p>Activity 6.2 Doctor–Bag Collages 116</p>
<p>Activity 6.3 Five–Finger Puppets 118</p>
<p>Activity 6.4 Found Object Assemblage 118</p>
<p>Activity 6.5 Gauze Soft Sculpture 120</p>
<p>Activity 6.6 Hairy Hands 120</p>
<p>Activity 6.7 Isolation Gown Wind Sock 121</p>
<p>Activity 6.8 IV Tubing Necklaces 122</p>
<p>Activity 6.9 Medical Faux–Finishing 122</p>
<p>Activity 6.10 Medical Mobiles 123</p>
<p>Activity 6.11 Medical Object Guessing Game 124</p>
<p>Activity 6.12 Parachute Jumpers 125</p>
<p>Activity 6.13 Sunprints 126</p>
<p>Activity 6.14 Spatter Painting 126</p>
<p>Activity 6.15 Syringe Butterflies 127</p>
<p>Activity 6.16 Syringe Spin–Art 128</p>
<p>Activity 6.17 Test Tube Glitter Wands 129</p>
<p>Activity 6.18 Tongue Depressor Puzzles 129</p>
<p>Activity 6.19 What Is It? 130</p>
<p>7 Tension Release 133</p>
<p>Coping with the Stress of Illness 133</p>
<p>Aggression 134</p>
<p>Hospitalized Children and Physical Release of Tension 135</p>
<p>Special Considerations 135</p>
<p>Activity Goals 136</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 7.1 Aggression Play with Blocks 136</p>
<p>Activity 7.2 Baby Rhythm Band 136</p>
<p>Activity 7.3 Battling Bad Cells 137</p>
<p>Activity 7.4 Bread Dough Magnets 138</p>
<p>Activity 7.5 Butter Me Up 138</p>
<p>Activity 7.6 Foil Sculpture 139</p>
<p>Activity 7.7 Mad About Medicine 140</p>
<p>Activity 7.8 Punch Pillows 141</p>
<p>Activity 7.9 Quiet–the–Scream Machine 142</p>
<p>Activity 7.10 Snowball Fight 142</p>
<p>Activity 7.11 Target Practice 143</p>
<p>Activity 7.12 Tear Away Tension 143</p>
<p>Activity 7.13 Tennis Anyone? 144</p>
<p>Activity 7.14 That s the Way the Ball Bounces 145</p>
<p>Activity 7.15 Tin Can Drums 146</p>
<p>Activity 7.16 Volcanic Eruption 147</p>
<p>8 Humor 149</p>
<p>Benefits of Humor 149</p>
<p>Developmental Aspects of Humor 150</p>
<p>Selected Methods of Implementing Humor in Hospitals 151</p>
<p>Special Considerations 152</p>
<p>Activity Goals 154</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 8.1 A Mona Lisa Smile 155</p>
<p>Activity 8.2 Blister Blooper 156</p>
<p>Activity 8.3 Bodacious Bookends 156</p>
<p>Activity 8.4 Bogus Baby Burgers 156</p>
<p>Activity 8.5 Crack–Up Collages 157</p>
<p>Activity 8.6 Dancing Raisins 158</p>
<p>Activity 8.7 Don t Cry Over Spilled . . . 158</p>
<p>Activity 8.8 Flamboyant Flamingos and Other IV Pump Pals 159</p>
<p>Activity 8.9 Funglasses 160</p>
<p>Activity 8.10 Goofy Gadget Game 160</p>
<p>Activity 8.11 Hilarious Headbands 161</p>
<p>Activity 8.12 Kooky Cookie Puppets 161</p>
<p>Activity 8.13 Leafy–Locks Pots (Chia Pet Wannabes) 161</p>
<p>Activity 8.14 Leaking Bottle Trick 162</p>
<p>Activity 8.15 License Plate 162</p>
<p>Activity 8.16 Magic Realism `a la Magritte 163</p>
<p>Activity 8.17 Master of Disguise 165</p>
<p>Activity 8.18 Med Libs 165</p>
<p>Activity 8.19 Mirth Mobiles 166</p>
<p>Activity 8.20 Mirth–Aid Kit 167</p>
<p>Activity 8.21 Pop–Up Card Critters 167</p>
<p>Activity 8.22 Puke Cookies 167</p>
<p>Activity 8.23 Steve Martin Meets Healthcare 167</p>
<p>Activity 8.24 Stick a Smile on Your Face 168</p>
<p>9 Death and Bereavement 171</p>
<p>A Child s Response to Death 171</p>
<p>Children Who Are Dying 171</p>
<p>Death of a Child 174</p>
<p>Death of a Parent 176</p>
<p>Special Considerations 176</p>
<p>Activity Goals 178</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 9.1 Crayon Candles and Candle Lighting Ceremony 178</p>
<p>Activity 9.2 Fabric Hand Wall Hanging 179</p>
<p>Activity 9.3 Friendship Bracelets 180</p>
<p>Activity 9.4 Keepsake Caches 181</p>
<p>Activity 9.5 Life Necklace 182</p>
<p>Activity 9.6 Memorabilia Frame 183</p>
<p>Activity 9.7 Memory Quilts 184</p>
<p>Activity 9.8 Memory Box 185</p>
<p>Activity 9.9 Moment Boards 186</p>
<p>Activity 9.10 Mosaic Flower Pots 187</p>
<p>Activity 9.11 Timeline 188</p>
<p>Activity 9.12 Remembrance Rocks 189</p>
<p>Activity 9.13 Shadow Boxes 190</p>
<p>Activity 9.14 Stepping Stones 191</p>
<p>Activity 9.15 Time Capsules 192</p>
<p>Activity 9.16 T–Shirt Pillows 193</p>
<p>Activity 9.17 Waving Good–bye 194</p>
<p>10 Culture 195</p>
<p>Cultural Differences 195</p>
<p>Special Considerations 199</p>
<p>Activity Goals 201</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 10.1 African Wrap Dolls 201</p>
<p>Activity 10.2 Carp Paper Sculpture 202</p>
<p>Activity 10.3 Chamsa, or Hand of Fatima, Symbol 202</p>
<p>Activity 10.4 Chinese Good Luck Envelopes 203</p>
<p>Activity 10.5 God s Eyes 204</p>
<p>Activity 10.6 Hispanic Paper Flowers 205</p>
<p>Activity 10.7 Japanese Garden Theater 206</p>
<p>Activity 10.8 Japanese Zen Garden 206</p>
<p>Activity 10.9 Kachina Dolls 207</p>
<p>Activity 10.10 Mandalas 208</p>
<p>Activity 10.11 Milagros 209</p>
<p>Activity 10.12 Native American Dream Catcher 209</p>
<p>Activity 10.13 Native American Sand Painting 210</p>
<p>Activity 10.14 Origami Cranes 211</p>
<p>Activity 10.15 Prayer or Meditation Rugs 212</p>
<p>Activity 10.16 Rice–a–Rainbow 213</p>
<p>Activity 10.17 Tree of Life 213</p>
<p>Activity 10.18 Ukrainian Eggs 214</p>
<p>Activity 10.19 Worry Dolls 215</p>
<p>11 Isolation and Immobilization 217</p>
<p>Immobilization 217</p>
<p>Isolation 218</p>
<p>Special Considerations 220</p>
<p>Activity Goals 220</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 11.1 Air Freshener 220</p>
<p>Activity 11.2 Cardboard Dashboard 221</p>
<p>Activity 11.3 Clean Mud 222</p>
<p>Activity 11.4 Fragrant Winter Wonderland 222</p>
<p>Activity 11.5 Gone Fishing 223</p>
<p>Activity 11.6 Indoor Garden 224</p>
<p>Activity 11.7 It s in the Bag Sculpture 225</p>
<p>Activity 11.8 Newspaper Scavenger Hunt 225</p>
<p>Activity 11.9 Pillow Sachets 226</p>
<p>Activity 11.10 Planetarium 226</p>
<p>Activity 11.11 Silly Bedside Scavenger Hunt 227</p>
<p>Activity 11.12 Special Place Collages 228</p>
<p>Activity 11.13 Sun Catchers 228</p>
<p>Activity 11.14 Tin Can Walkie–Talkies 229</p>
<p>Activity 11.15 Twirling Spirals 229</p>
<p>Activity 11.16 Window Cling–Ons 230</p>
<p>Activity 11.17 Window Painting 231</p>
<p>12 Pain 233</p>
<p>What Is Pain? 233</p>
<p>Outcomes of Unrelieved Pain 234</p>
<p>Assessing Children s Pain 234</p>
<p>Other Influences on Children s Response to Pain 236</p>
<p>Chronic Pain 237</p>
<p>Special Considerations 237</p>
<p>Activity Goals 238</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 12.1 Beach in a Bottle 239</p>
<p>Activity 12.2 Bottled Bling 241</p>
<p>Activity 12.3 Bubbly Bags 241</p>
<p>Activity 12.4 Hide–and–Seek Bottles 242</p>
<p>Activity 12.5 Fish Squish 243</p>
<p>Activity 12.6 Iceboats 243</p>
<p>Activity 12.7 Imagination Vacation Scrapbooks 245</p>
<p>Activity 12.8 Last Night, for Dinner, I Had . . . 245</p>
<p>Activity 12.9 Magic Wands 246</p>
<p>Activity 12.10 Mini–Aquariums 247</p>
<p>Activity 12.11 Muscle Relaxation Exercise 247</p>
<p>Activity 12.12 Ocean Motion 247</p>
<p>Activity 12.13 Manipulative Pain Thermometer 248</p>
<p>Activity 12.14 Personal Comfort Kits 249</p>
<p>Activity 12.15 Rainbow Dough 250</p>
<p>Activity 12.16 Tornado Twister 251</p>
<p>Activity 12.17 Twirl and Swirl 251</p>
<p>Activity 12.18 Colorscope 252</p>
<p>Activity 12.19 Toasty Turtles 253</p>
<p>Activity 12.20 Moving Paintings 254</p>
<p>13 Breathing 257</p>
<p>Understanding Respiratory Problems 257</p>
<p>Treating Respiratory Problems 259</p>
<p>Special Considerations 260</p>
<p>Activity Goals 260</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 13.1 Airway Fairway 261</p>
<p>Activity 13.2 Balloon Football 261</p>
<p>Activity 13.3 Blow Carts 262</p>
<p>Activity 13.4 Blowing Home 262</p>
<p>Activity 13.5 Blown Tone 263</p>
<p>Activity 13.6 Bubble Printing 264</p>
<p>Activity 13.7 Cotton Ball Hockey 265</p>
<p>Activity 13.8 Just Suck It Up! 266</p>
<p>Activity 13.9 Kazoos 266</p>
<p>Activity 13.10 Ping–Pong Ball Magic Tricks 267</p>
<p>Activity 13.11 Pinwheels 268</p>
<p>Activity 13.12 Sailing Away 269</p>
<p>Activity 13.13 Straw Blow Painting 269</p>
<p>Activity 13.14 Super Bubbles 270</p>
<p>14 Teaching 271</p>
<p>Vygotsky s Social Development Theory 272</p>
<p>Children s Understanding of Illness 272</p>
<p>Children s Understanding of Their Internal Bodies 275</p>
<p>Medical Procedures 276</p>
<p>Transition to Adult Care 277</p>
<p>Special Considerations 279</p>
<p>Activity Goals 282</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 14.1 Peristaltic Waves: A Moving Experience 282</p>
<p>Activity 14.2 Be Safe Collages 282</p>
<p>Activity 14.3 Blood Components 282</p>
<p>Activity 14.4 Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens 283</p>
<p>Activity 14.5 Conceptualizing Bone Marrow 284</p>
<p>Activity 14.6 Cystic Fibrosis Demonstration 285</p>
<p>Activity 14.7 Demonstrating Diabetes 285</p>
<p>Activity 14.8 The Digestion Question 286</p>
<p>Activity 14.9 Disease Transmission Through Droplets 286</p>
<p>Activity 14.10 Excuse Yourself! 287</p>
<p>Activity 14.11 Learning the Food Groups 287</p>
<p>Activity 14.12 Heart Smart 288</p>
<p>Activity 14.13 Infection Detection 288</p>
<p>Activity 14.14 Organize Your Organs 288</p>
<p>Activity 14.15 Preparation for an EEG 291</p>
<p>Activity 14.16 Preparation for Eyedrops 292</p>
<p>Activity 14.17 Preparation for Suture Removal 293</p>
<p>Activity 14.18 Preparation for Ultrasound 294</p>
<p>Activity 14.19 Social Story Preparation 294</p>
<p>Activity 14.20 Then What? Sequencing Cards 295</p>
<p>Activity 14.21 Vascular Visualization 295</p>
<p>Activity 14.22 Washing Well 296</p>
<p>15 Activities of Daily Living 299</p>
<p>Changes in the Child s Daily Routine 299</p>
<p>Issues for Parents 300</p>
<p>Special Considerations 300</p>
<p>Activity Goals 303</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 15.1 Aroma Jars 304</p>
<p>Activity 15.2 Bath Fizzers 304</p>
<p>Activity 15.3 Chug–It Challenge 305</p>
<p>Activity 15.4 Clean Cream Finger Paint 305</p>
<p>Activity 15.5 Daily Schedule 306</p>
<p>Activity 15.6 Flavored Lip Gloss 307</p>
<p>Activity 15.7 Food Paint 307</p>
<p>Activity 15.8 Foot Painting 309</p>
<p>Activity 15.9 Juice Box Boat 310</p>
<p>Activity 15.10 Magic Potion Punch 310</p>
<p>Activity 15.11 Soap Surprises 311</p>
<p>Activity 15.12 Scented Soap 311</p>
<p>Activity 15.13 Sticker Chart 312</p>
<p>Activity 15.14 Toothsome Toothpaste 313</p>
<p>Activity 15.15 Yellow + Red = Orange 314</p>
<p>16 Perceptual Motor 317</p>
<p>The Importance of Sensory Information 317</p>
<p>Perceptual–Motor Delay or Disability 318</p>
<p>Sensory Integration Dysfunction 321</p>
<p>Special Considerations 321</p>
<p>Activity Goals 323</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Activity 16.1 Bedpan Toss 323</p>
<p>Activity 16.2 Feet Feat Challenge 324</p>
<p>Activity 16.3 Ice Hockey Game 325</p>
<p>Activity 16.4 Memory Game 325</p>
<p>Activity 16.5 Odor Match Game 326</p>
<p>Activity 16.6 Picture Weaving 326</p>
<p>Activity 16.7 Pincer Pickup 328</p>
<p>Activity 16.8 Piquant Pomanders 328</p>
<p>Activity 16.9 Rainsticks 329</p>
<p>Activity 16.10 Scratch–and–Sniff Art 330</p>
<p>Activity 16.11 Spaghetti Sculpture 330</p>
<p>Activity 16.12 Tactile Collage 331</p>
<p>Activity 16.13 Tag! You re Lit! 331</p>
<p>Activity 16.14 Touch–and–Tell Game 332</p>
<p>Activity 16.15 Tutti–Frutti Dough 332</p>
<p>Appendix A Art Materials and Projects for Children and Other High–Risk Individuals 335</p>
<p>Appendix B Web Sites 337</p>
<p>References 339</p>
<p>Author Index 365</p>
<p>Subject Index 371</p>
<p>Author Biographies 379</p>
<p>Note: Asterisk ( ) denotes that the activity is available on the CD that accompanies this book.</p>