Joyk Empathy Doll - Marco

Activity Ideas:

• Pop a beating Empathy Heart inside your doll's outfit so that the doll has a realistic feel - especially for anyone suffering from anxiety.
• Place a shallow cardboard box nearby with a couple of teatowels inside for the doll user to make into a little bed. Maybe sing the beginning of some nursery rhymes and encourage the person to sing along too.
• Pop a few drops of sensory oil onto a hanky or an Empathy Doll Scent Bag and tuck into a doll's pocket or outfit to create a scent. Ask if the person can recognise the scent? Discuss where you might find something with that smell. Can use lavender if the person finds it difficult to sleep.
• Leave a soft hairbrush nearby - the act of brushing hair can be soothing for an older person and will keep hands busy too.

If you are new to Empathy Dolls then you might like to also get this book: Doll Therapy in Dementia Care by Gary Mitchell

Joyk Empathy Dolls make a perfect companion for older people living with a dementia in care homes or hospital.

Their soft, fabric bodies are great to cuddle and sit on a lap or lie down and they can also be dressed and undressed.

Doll therapy is widely recognised in the care sector and can help alleviate stress and anxiety, encouraging caring and nurturing instincts.

Dolls are approx. 65cm in length and are hand washable.

Replacement clothes sets are also available.

Size: (l) 65cm. Material is man-made - hand wash at 40ºC.

Marco is just one in a range of dolls - choose from Emelie, Sara, Elias or Ingrid.