Play Therapy

SIA JUN BIN

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
HOSPITAL RAJA PERMAISURI BAINUN,IPOH

Content:
Play and Children
II. Types of play
III. Important of play
IV. Play as Modality
V. Why integrate Play?
VI. What can Occupational Therapist do?
VII. Fine Motor Play
VIII. Gross Motor Play
IX. Sensory Play
X. Learning
XI. Creative Play
XII. Play Therapy Toys
XIII. Toys available
I.

PLAY and CHILDREN

Play is special for children.
Play is their language and toys as their words.
Essential for childrens development and

learning.
Enhance childrens COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL,
SOCIAL,EMOTIONAL SKILSS/ABILITIES.
Give sensory experiences
Equal opportunities with educations
No RIGHT or WRONG in play
Concept of (ENJOYABLE, FUN, HAPPY AND
STIMULATING)

TYPES OF PLAY
Exploration PLAY
II. Symbolic PLAY
III. Creative PLAY
IV. Games/ Rules
V. Role PLAY
VI. Sensory Motor PLAY
VII. Sensorial play-water/ sand
VIII. Heuristic PLAY
IX. Social interaction PLAY
X. Structuring PLAY
I.

IMPORTANT OF PLAY
PLAY build competence in many domains.
PLAY is importance teaching instrument for

children
Cognitive potential/ ability is reflected though
PLAY.
Occupational Therapy intervention specific to
play in 3 perspectives:
I. Use play as therapeutic modality
II. Focused on improving play skills
III. Focused on facilitating playfulness

PLAY as MODALITY

DEVLOPMENTAL

FUNCTIONAL

SENSORY
INTEGRATION

Why Integrate Play?

Self-control (emotional regulation, attention

control, concentration control)

Self-efficacy (self-esteem, confidence level)
Social skills (consideration for others, reading

social/ emotional cues, perspective-taking)

What Can Occupational Therapist do?

Help adapt toys or modify the environment to

provide optimal sensory input without

overwhelming the child.
Recommend toys and play activities that
provide the "just right" challenge for the child,
so he or she learns while having fun.
Offer play opportunities that encourage turn
taking and problem solving.
Observe, identify, and develop play strategies
that promote a healthy lifestyle and
relationships.

Suggest toys that will help the child

develop particular skills, while having fun.

Recommend ways for family members to
be more involved in the child's play.
Suggest toys and play activities for
children of all abilities and ages.
Help determine what toys will be safe,
developmentally appropriate, and fun for a
particular child, based on an evaluation
and in consideration of the child's and
family's needs and goals.

Fine Motor PLAY

Sewing Activity

Open and close for fine motor using

locks and keys

Using tongs to stack blocks, using hole

punchers, playing with clothespins or clips

Scissoring Activity

Stick and build

Sponge Game

Put straws in the box

Push the cube/ object

Color Matching

Rock Sorting

snip around edges of a paper plate then

thread wool around the plate and
secure with the cut edges

Put Ribbons in the Bottle

Thread and beads

Egg Shell Puppets

Screw and nuts

Stringing cheerios onto spaghetti/Lids

stick

Activity board games

Cut, punch, paste

Spoon marbles into a plastic bottle

without using fingers

Matching

Gross Motor PLAY

Aim and throw

Kick a ball(eye-leg
coordination,balancing)

Break the egg

Jump in numbers box

Walk on line

Color hop

Spider Web Gross Motor Activity

Crawl on the pillows

Walk like a penguin

Ping pong games with ballons

Strengthening Activity- Stick

Pull

Spy Training

Sensory Motor PLAY

Cut out shapes

Walk on different textures

Paint using water

Different texture objects

Feel and shape-matching

Sand Tray

Group Sand Tray

Learning

Shoe laces Activity

Alphabet Mailing Activity

Glue Tracing activity

Alphabet Matching

Alphabet Learning

Number Learning

Number Matching

Flash Cards

Time Management

Traces line

Creative Mathematics Activity

Body Parts Learning

CREATIVE PLAY

Play Therapy Toys

Crayons
Paper
Paints
Scissors
Tape
Play dough
Toy soldiers
Dolls
Doll house and furniture
Bottle
Puppets
Cars

School bus
Airplane
Medical kit
Dishes
Plastic food
Zoo animals
Farm animals
Balls
Telephone
Play money
Stuffed animals
Puzzle

Toy Available
Using
interesting
toys

Having a
choice of
materials.

Are the toys Do toys

durable?
allow for
creative
expression?

Do the toys
encourage
emotional
expression?

Can the
Is there
Remove
child
opportunity isolating
explore real for success? toys.
life
situations?

Thank you!!