Completing the Expressive Therapy Room

At Restoration Place, we are fortunate to have space to offer clients a different approach to therapy, specifically through art and sandtray therapy. Through these types of expressive therapy, all types of clients (adolescents and adults included) are able to explore their feelings and work through issues with symbol and metaphor.

We are currently seeking assistance in completing our collection of Sandtray Therapy materials. Sandtray involves the use of an extensive collection of miniature objects, sand and water. The sand is contained in a tray. The client is invited to create a world in the tray by making patterns in the sand or by placing objects into the sandtray in any configuration that feels right in order to translate the personal, inner experience into a concrete, three-dimensional form.

Figurines Needed: (Size: 3″ – 5″)

Ideas on where to find these items:

• Yard Sales
• Dollar Tree/Dollar Store
• Fast Food Kids’ Meals
• Craft Stores (for school projects such as Dioramas)
• You Child’s Toybox

Traditional male figures
Superhero figures
Rescue figures (i.e. fireman, police, EMT)
Ethnically diverse figures (i.e. Polly Pockets, Dora)
Farm animals: (small and large)such as cows, sheep, pigs, etc.
Matchbox cars
Household items (furniture, appliances, lamps, etc.)
Fire place, camp fire, lightning bolts

**updated: 11/23/2011