WELCOME TO SUZY'S PLAY THERAPY TOYBOX! Many of the miniatures you will find in the store have a definition or description which includes symbolic, metaphor, and possible meanings. This is designed for you, as a therapist, to keep in mind as you listen to your client as they interpret a sand therapy scene. Some of the miniatures are unique, vintage, rare and collectible or difficult to find; some are handmade. I truly hope you enjoy the search for that special miniature or many. And I always include a freebee gift with your order!! FREE SHIPPING on Orders over $50.00!

Suzy's Play Therapy Toybox

When I was a little girl, I was fascinated with miniatures. My Mom had a shadow box with miniatures on the wall with intriguing old fashioned minis. She collected miniatures wind-up toys. Playing with all of them is a fond memory and I remember my imagination was sparked while doing so. Today I still have a special interest and still select my own special miniatures.

As a Retired LCSW, RPT-S, and APT Approved Provider in Play Therapy and predominantly practicing Sand Therapy for more than 20 years, I have witnessed how miniatures of all kinds can be used for deep personal expression in adults and children.

I am constantly searching for the special, unusual, the handmade, or a vintage-- symbol, character, image or object that could be used for expression in the Healing Powers of Play Therapy; namely Sand Therapy.

My hope is your search for that one special or the many miniatures you don't have are here, and if so, will be used for years to come in your Sand Therapy work with your clients.

Thank you for exploring the store! SUZY

Suzy's Play Therapy Store Toybox is stocked regularly so I can send you Miniatures, Symbols, Images for healing work with your client's in Sand Therapy.

Sandtray miniatures allow for the expression or a story to be told where words are not available; it may be unsayable. Offering abundant miniature symbolic objects assists clients in telling experiences/stories in the sand. (Not a client sandtray image.)

Words are not always necessary for the language of expression, especially for children. Therefore, words are not necessary for Sand Therapy. Miniature images, symbols, and figures can be used as expression to create scenes, worlds, patterns, or a dramatic play process. This gives expression to non-verbal emotional issues in a contained space where one can experience control and safety.

Sand Therapy is an expressive play therapy method that can be utilized by all ages and groups to express something or "tell a story." Sand has been used for centuries in art and healing rituals by Indigenous Peoples and other cultures. Sand is of the earth. It reconnects and grounds an individual in a way that is not possible by any other media. If you have spent time at the beach, you have possibly experienced digging and building; maybe watched children doing this. Often this is reported as calming and sometimes people have satisfying feelings. There is a healing effect sand has in its quality.

Currently Suzy's Play Therapy Toybox is focused on Miniatures for use in Sand Therapy.

"PLAY IS SERIOUS BUSINESS...

Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us to new possibilities."

This is what therapists are saying...

You have always had the greatest miniature selections Suzy!

Ginna Maus, LCSW

"I have made many purchases from Suzy and each box I receive is amazing. I love the little touches she adds as well as her helpfulness with selecting miniatures. Her collection is vast, high quality, and well organized. I highly recommend any therapist looking for minatures to shop here! The summaries she provides on each miniature is also an added bonus! She has made the life of this therapist so much easier and I am grateful to her for supporting my sandtray mini addiction"

---Mary, Play and Sandtray Therapist

"...I am so glad you exist! I will be telling all my therapist colleagues."

...Kristen