look at pictures journal spend time outside short nap positive affirmation hugs fidget tool learn a new skill word search hold ice smell a strong scent funny video go to another room talk to friends talk with a therapist stretching squeeze your hands meditate write a story listen to upbeat music clean close your eyes for 30 seconds puzzle snack find a quiet place shower listen to calm music play a game go for a walk 5 4 3 2 1 craft tell jokes yoga make a list deep breathing sour candy jumping jacks sort objects do something kind for someone listen to a book/podcast read a book take a break wash your face snuggle animal imagine your "happy place" count to ten drawing or coloring drink water kinetic sand look at pictures journal spend time outside short nap positive affirmation hugs fidget tool learn a new skill word search hold ice smell a strong scent funny video go to another room talk to friends talk with a therapist stretching squeeze your hands meditate write a story listen to upbeat music clean close your eyes for 30 seconds puzzle snack find a quiet place shower listen to calm music play a game go for a walk 5 4 3 2 1 craft tell jokes yoga make a list deep breathing sour candy jumping jacks sort objects do something kind for someone listen to a book/podcast read a book take a break wash your face snuggle animal imagine your "happy place" count to ten drawing or coloring drink water kinetic sand
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
B-look at pictures
I-journal
G-spend time outside
N-short nap
I-positive affirmation
N-hugs
G-fidget tool
G-learn a new skill
G-word search
N-hold ice
B-smell a strong scent
O-funny video
O-go to another room
O-talk to friends
N-talk with a therapist
I-stretching
I-squeeze your hands
N-meditate
B-write a story
N-listen to upbeat music
I-clean
B-close your eyes for 30 seconds
N-puzzle
I-snack
G-find a quiet place
G-shower
I-listen to calm music
G-play a game
I-go for a walk
G-5 4 3 2 1
N-craft
B-tell jokes
B-yoga
O-make a list
I-deep breathing
B-sour candy
O-jumping jacks
B-sort objects
N-do something kind for someone
B-listen to a book/podcast
O-read a book
I-take a break
O-wash your face
G-snuggle animal
G-imagine your "happy place"
O-count to ten
N-drawing or coloring
B-drink water
O-kinetic sand