Buying Child Therapy Toys For The Office

Next to LEGO and Arts & Crafts, Play Food sets were some of my favorite toys growing up. I always got excited when I realized I was unwrapping a fresh new batch of fruits and veggies, pretend sandwich supplies, or wooden pizza toppings.

The other day some family therapists came into the store looking for play food themselves. Plan Toys' and Melissa and Dough Play food sets are two of the top choices among therapists for imaginative child therapy toys.  But how do family therapists and psychologists use wooden play food sets and other toys in their practice?

Next to designing a space that makes the youngest patients feel comfortable with expressing themselves, therapists also buy child therapy toys to aid in creating a safe environment to talk.  Professionals often choose timeless toys such as play food sets, play blocks, building sets, figurines, arts and crafts, and stuffed animals among several others. 

These classic role play toys help therapists establish trust with their patients, and they always start off their sessions by letting kids play for a while. That's why many child therapists have safe sports toys in their office as well, like koosh ball toys or a mini soft basketball sets.  

Along with making kids feel comfortable with their setting, these specially selected toys help therapists address specific issues with their patients. Plus therapists find that these role play toys help to relieve stress in young patients while talking about difficult or traumatic events. 

Wooden play food sets, LEGO, and other child therapy toys have also been observed to ignite creativity in young children too!  As the entire process is helping them to express their concerns as well as creative ideas and thoughts about their future. 

And toy therapy isn't limited to just kids. Therapists often have toys in their office readily available for patients of all ages to help them ease their nerve and talk openly.

These are just a few of the popular child therapy toys that professionals love!

• Stir Fry Wooden Play Food Set
• Birthday Party Cutting Cake Set
• Sandwich Making Play Food Set
• Petit Four Plush Pastry Set
• Plan Toys Cooking Utensils 
• Classic DUPLO Legos
• Citiblocs Wooden Building Sets
• Cuboro Standard Marble Run 
• Magnatiles Deluxe