SmileMakers makes preparation easier with fun scents to make anesthesia masks smell good and pinwheels to practice deep breathing. 

Child life specialists use plain cloth dolls to prepare children for procedures, clarify questions and provide children with a buddy during the hospitalization.

Help children reclaim their fear of bandages by using them in creative arts and crafts projects.Help children reclaim their fear of bandages by using them in creative arts and crafts projects.

Spending any amount of time in a hospital can feel like living in a different world for a child and their family. 

Once the weather gets a little colder, the energy within a children’s hospital has a drastic shift as child life specialists move into Holiday Planning Mode. 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, however, depression, stress and anxiety are common during the holiday season