Rules for the selection of toys for play therapy and fairy tale therapy

Rules for the selection of toys for play therapy and fairy tale therapy:
1. It is convenient to take the toy in a child’s hand.
2. The figures should not fall off parts and parts, they should be strong enough so as not to distract the child from the worries associated with the fact that he can break the toy.
3. Part of the toys should be realistic, part stylized and part abstract (used as a substitute).
4. Toys should be made of different materials (wood, plastic, rubber, fabric, glass, metal, paper), which is an additional diagnostic moment for a psychologist.
5. Various for color scheme.
6. Toys should fit comfortably on the shelf.
7. Toys must be whole and broken, old and new, beautiful and scary, flat and voluminous (as a diagnostic of spatial perception of the world).
8. Toys from real life and toys that symbolize fantastic images.
9. Toys that reflect the present, and toys that symbolize the life and customs of the past, futuristic toys.
10. Toys are symbols of nature and symbols of civilization, urbanization and progress.
11. All figures are sorted into groups.
12. Each group should be clearly visible on the shelves. For convenience, taller figures are placed further.

An excerpt from the article “Game therapy and fairy tale therapy for children
(main tasks for the organization of art-therapeutic space)”