Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0: Digital Technology Transformation and Cultural Evolution –
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
Home interior wall treatment to support sensory games for toddlers in
Indonesia during the pandemic situation
R. Rachmawati, I. Hanom & A. Sidarta
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic situation forced people to do activities from home,
including parents of toddlers in Indonesia that faced new challenges of accompanying their children
to play and learn at home. Toddlers learn from their surrounding environments through their five
senses. Therefore, a game method that stimulates the senses is needed to be played at home, and
one suitable medium for this is the wall surface. This study aims to determine what types of simple
sensory games can be used as interior wall treatments for toddlers to play at home. The qualitative method is used in this research through the collection of literature and a questionnaire from
respondents who are parents of toddlers. The results of this study are the division of wall treatments
that can be a guide for parents, designers, or architects to process the walls as an exploration game
medium to stimulate the senses of homebound toddlers.
Keywords: interior, wall treatment, sensory games, toddler
1 INTRODUCTION
The COVID-19 pandemic situation, especially in Indonesia, is still ongoing and there are no signs
of abatement. Therefore, all activities such as work, study, play, and so on are carried out at home
(Choerotunnisa 2018). Some parents are aware of the inconvenience of this, where in addition to
having to work from home to meet their daily needs, they must also spend extra time to accompany
their children to learn at home. This is certainly a double pressure for employees who are also
mothers who have toddlers. Moreover, they have a new role to assist their toddlers who are still in
school that now went under a distance learning policy (learning from home) (Vibriyanti 2020). For
this reason, effective play media for toddlers are needed to help ease the activities of mothers at
home. Basic games that are usually applied at home are still restricting the toddlers, therefore it is
necessary to create play facilities for toddlers at home that can provide a comfortable atmosphere
without making them feel confined (Oktaria and Putra 2020).
Toddlers will experience sensorimotor maturation that affects concentration, posture, balance,
and daily behavior. Thus, treatment is needed as early as possible in the form of a brain gym which
uses a lot of sensory skills. The sensory game does not have to always use sophisticated equipment;
it can also be done with simple methods. The most important goal is to activate the child-friendly
space that supports their activities at home (Kaiser 2020).
Sensory games, in the current pandemic situation, are safe to play at home and will greatly help
children participate in activities that are beneficial for their development. There are games that can
support the quality of toddler education with their five senses. Most sensory activities are part of
the development of a child since birth (Galeti et al. 2020). This game is very useful to improve
the brain development of children. However, this type of game often causes the room to become
messy and troublesome for parents (Winahyu 2020). Therefore, an efficient form of play is needed
that can stimulate the senses and support the quality of children when playing at home while not
bothering parents when accompanying them. One part of the space that is considered efficient for
DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-20
109
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
Home interior wall treatment to support sensory games for toddlers in
Indonesia during the pandemic situation
R. Rachmawati, I. Hanom & A. Sidarta
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic situation forced people to do activities from home,
including parents of toddlers in Indonesia that faced new challenges of accompanying their children
to play and learn at home. Toddlers learn from their surrounding environments through their five
senses. Therefore, a game method that stimulates the senses is needed to be played at home, and
one suitable medium for this is the wall surface. This study aims to determine what types of simple
sensory games can be used as interior wall treatments for toddlers to play at home. The qualitative method is used in this research through the collection of literature and a questionnaire from
respondents who are parents of toddlers. The results of this study are the division of wall treatments
that can be a guide for parents, designers, or architects to process the walls as an exploration game
medium to stimulate the senses of homebound toddlers.
Keywords: interior, wall treatment, sensory games, toddler
1 INTRODUCTION
The COVID-19 pandemic situation, especially in Indonesia, is still ongoing and there are no signs
of abatement. Therefore, all activities such as work, study, play, and so on are carried out at home
(Choerotunnisa 2018). Some parents are aware of the inconvenience of this, where in addition to
having to work from home to meet their daily needs, they must also spend extra time to accompany
their children to learn at home. This is certainly a double pressure for employees who are also
mothers who have toddlers. Moreover, they have a new role to assist their toddlers who are still in
school that now went under a distance learning policy (learning from home) (Vibriyanti 2020). For
this reason, effective play media for toddlers are needed to help ease the activities of mothers at
home. Basic games that are usually applied at home are still restricting the toddlers, therefore it is
necessary to create play facilities for toddlers at home that can provide a comfortable atmosphere
without making them feel confined (Oktaria and Putra 2020).
Toddlers will experience sensorimotor maturation that affects concentration, posture, balance,
and daily behavior. Thus, treatment is needed as early as possible in the form of a brain gym which
uses a lot of sensory skills. The sensory game does not have to always use sophisticated equipment;
it can also be done with simple methods. The most important goal is to activate the child-friendly
space that supports their activities at home (Kaiser 2020).
Sensory games, in the current pandemic situation, are safe to play at home and will greatly help
children participate in activities that are beneficial for their development. There are games that can
support the quality of toddler education with their five senses. Most sensory activities are part of
the development of a child since birth (Galeti et al. 2020). This game is very useful to improve
the brain development of children. However, this type of game often causes the room to become
messy and troublesome for parents (Winahyu 2020). Therefore, an efficient form of play is needed
that can stimulate the senses and support the quality of children when playing at home while not
bothering parents when accompanying them. One part of the space that is considered efficient for
DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-20
109