CALM AND CONNECTED - EPISODE 44
How to Make a Calm Down Kit at Michael’s
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A coping skills toolbox is an actual physical container that houses items kids can use to help calm down and express their emotions in healthy ways. There are a ton of strategies your child can use to calm down, and having a toolbox is one way to keep several of these tools readily available to use.
Where can you get these items to help create a coping skills toolbox or a calm down kit? I spend a lot of time at Michael’s because I love arts & crafts. But they also have lots of items that would work well in a calm down kit. On a recent trip, I took pictures of what I would put in a coping skills toolkit. Listen to what I found!
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST
How to Create a Coping Skills Toolkit -
Episode 23 of the Calm and Connected Podcast
How to Make a Calm Down Kit at Target
Episode 41 of the Calm and Connected Podcast
Can’t get to Michael’s?
Here are some similar products on Amazon!
Bottles for Calm Down Kits
Glitter Glue
Mad Mattr
StikBots
Squishy Football
Journal
Small Storage Container
