Lolly pop kids

I think this a brilliant idea and i may use aspects of it in my work. They use the radio (including prizes and request from the children in the show) to make a more friendly and playful atmosphere at the hospital it also includes volunteers for persifvic hospitals so that the child get used to and trust the same people. I could use the idea of talking and making nosies for my game as so patients may not be able to move very well.

Lolly pop kids

Enjoy spending time with kids

The Radio Lollipop team of volunteers makes a positive difference in the lives of children. All receive full training and work closely with nursing and medical staff and hospital administrative staff to create fun, friendship and support for each individual patient.

Each Radio Lollipop station has its own team members who run the radio station, involve children in play activities and use the sounds of radio to stimulate the children´s imaginations. If you are over 18 years of age and would enjoy spending two hours a week with kids you can be a Radio Lollipop volunteer.

A stimulating mix of music and participation games is broadcast in children´s wards and rooms. Volunteers work at the bedside, playing games and co-ordinating art projects and contests in which all the sick children have the chance to win prizes.

Through play, a child can find security and stability. Experience has shown that a happy motivated child can respond faster to treatment.

The Healing Power of Play

Radio Lollipop believes in the healing power of play - providing smiles and laughter to children at a time when they need it most.

One in four children are admitted to a hospital before reaching age 14. Though some patients are short-stay, many have a recurring need for care and return repeatedly to hospital. Some who are terminally ill spend much of their short lives in hospital.

Radio Lollipop gives young patients a voice and a choice during their stay. While they can´t say "no" to taking their medicine or receiving treatment, they can request their favourite songs, win prizes and hear their own voices on the radio. Those activities give youngsters a haven of normality in the hospital day which in other respects is strange, different and often scary.