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Play facilitates the child's ability to manage distressing experiences and promotes healing. Children who have won fear treatments are assisted in expressing their emotions through the use of objects and falls. The attitudes and emotions that children exhibit in their play are profound. Play activities provide the child with acceptable avenues for their hostilities. The objective of the study was to evaluate the anxiety levels of hospitalised children in specific hospitals in Hisar before and after the test. To assess the efficacy of play therapy in alleviating anxiety in hospitalised children at specific institutions in Hisar, To ascertain the correlation between the anxiety level of hospitalised children in specific hospitals in Hisar and the post-test anxiety level. The sample for the research was selected using the convenient sampling technique. Hospital anxiety is mitigated through play therapy. Play therapy is employed by children to assist them in managing the stressors of life. It also aids in the distraction of the mind from pain and loneliness in hospitalised children. There are numerous intellectual and motor developments, creativity, and the development of higher functions that are enhanced by play. It has been observed that the play can serve as an effective distraction for children. Toys are the "tools" of play and create a more "natural" environment for a child. It has been noted that the subject possesses an average level of understanding regarding the significance of play therapy during hospitalisation. The pre-knowledge score had a mean of 10.40, a median of 10, a standard deviation of 2.550, a range of 12, a maximum of 17, a minimum of 5, and a mean percentage of 41.60. The subject possesses an ordinary level of understanding regarding the significance of play therapy during hospitalisation. The pre-knowledge score had a mean of 10.40, a median of 10, a standard deviation of 2.550, a range of 12, a maximum of 17, a minimum of 5, and a mean percentage of 41.60. 22 children (55%) possess sufficient knowledge regarding the significance of play therapy, 18 children (45%) possess moderate knowledge, and none possess sufficient knowledge. The pre-test knowledge score was 41.60, while the post-test knowledge mean percentage was 79.40