Dramatic play emerges within preschool age group. Toys should reflect the population of the community, even when its play food. 

Music spans cultures. It allows for emotional response and expression. Music such the rhythmic sounds of Latin American maracas bring hours of fun. Through movements of instruments patients can shake away stress but also move body connecting movement with physical and occupational therapies. 

From the Russian tradition, nesting dolls create hours of play. Hiding, finding, and narrating children will use fine motor skills to open and close. Can also be used with medical education, "there are things inside the body that we can't see from the outside."