Nurse and Psichologists who work the children in the surgical unit of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre have brought toys in thepost surgical care room in order to miniminise children's discomfort during their recuperation of anaesthesia and surgery. The purpose of this study is to show the importance of toys on children's post surgical recuperation and to show professionals of this area the necessity of constant search of resources which can contribute to a better nursing assistance to children