Expressive tools kids actually engage with.
A virtual sand tray, a feelings volcano, and a worry muncher — free, telehealth-ready tools for play therapy, in a chart built for working with children and families.
The Play / Child toolkit.
Understanding Play / Child
Play and child therapy works through expressive, developmentally appropriate media rather than talk alone — sand tray, drawing, externalizing characters, and feelings work that a child will actually engage with.
Documentation for child work has to capture the play themes and the child’s engagement and affect, often alongside caregiver collateral — a different shape from adult talk-therapy notes.
CoralEHR offers free expressive tools built for telehealth and in-room use — a virtual sand tray, a feelings volcano, and a worry-muncher externalizing game — and a notes workflow that drafts from your observations, with no session recording.
Frequently Asked Questions
What tools are used in play therapy? +
Expressive media a child engages with naturally — sand tray, drawing, externalizing characters, and feelings-identification activities — chosen to fit the child’s developmental level and the clinical goal.
How do you document a play therapy session? +
Capture the play themes, the child’s engagement and affect, the activities used, and any caregiver collateral. Observation-based notes fit child work better than talk-therapy templates.
Is there a free virtual sand tray for telehealth? +
Yes. CoralEHR offers a free virtual sand tray, a feelings volcano, and a worry-muncher game — usable on their own and connected to the chart in the EHR.
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