Little Spots
This little spot is shown when feelings are all jumbled up and confusing, making it hard to figure out what all we are feeling
scribble spot
To do this type of breathing, spread your fingers out and breathe in and out slowly, tracing each finger with a pencil or the pointer finger of your other hand.
turkey breathing
These types of thoughts happen when we are stressed out, almost as annoying as the bugs they are named after!
ANTS (automatic negative thoughts)
This art activity involves drawing 3 pictures of _______, one that represents how you think, one that represents how you feel, and one that represents what you feel you look like.
animals
We used this game to talk about safe and unsafe situations. If you climb up, you're closer to winning, if you land on one of these, you may have to start over at the bottom
This spot can sometimes hide other spots behind it.
Anger spot
__________, a coping skill where you breathe in and out slowly and tighten and loosen different groups of muscles
PMR (progressive muscle relaxation)
Another word for rules or guidelines, we can find these everywhere. At home, at school, even when playing board games!
boundaries
In the activity called "Guided Garden Visualization", what do you have to go through to get to the garden?
gate
These games talk about how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected
CBT games
This spot is gray in color
anxiety
What are the 3S when talking with someone about something we need?
space, support, solutions
When we need to be flexible in our thinking, we can try thinking like this kind of tree
palm
For this activity, you choose different colors and draw shapes and __________ to match breathing slowly, then quickly, then slowly again.
lines
empathy
Which spot is blue?
sadness
This skill involves finding 5 things we can see, 4 things we can touch, and so on. Hint: It's a countdown
5-4-3-2-1
When we can't stop ourselves from doing something, this is called _________
impulse
This item is called a __________, and can be made with a balloon and lentils or rice. You can squeeze it really hard when you feel frustrated!
stress ball.
In Mancala Feeling stones, you put stones into the cup that matches how much you are feeling a feeling. Another word for this is ____________.
Intensity
Which spot is orange?
confidence
Like the real ones, doing this can help you to prepare when someone is having big emotions
mental health fire drill
This is a word we use when we are talking about continuing to do or work towards something even though it's hard
resillience
We use this type of tray to tell a story, sometimes using dolls, figurines, or other toys
sand tray
This game involves guessing things about a person. While not a therapy related game, it can be a fun way to build rapport
guess who?