Use a stress ball Punch a punching bag Write in a journal Sing Talk to a friend Read Start a hobby or project Exercise Go outside Try something new Cook something Take a shower Think about happy memories Muscle relaxation Listen to music Dance Make something Pray or meditate Free! Use positive self-talk Let yourself cry Play with a pet Deep breathing Play a game Take a time out Use a stress ball Punch a punching bag Write in a journal Sing Talk to a friend Read Start a hobby or project Exercise Go outside Try something new Cook something Take a shower Think about happy memories Muscle relaxation Listen to music Dance Make something Pray or meditate Free! Use positive self-talk Let yourself cry Play with a pet Deep breathing Play a game Take a time out
(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.
O-Use a stress ball
N-Punch a punching bag
G-Write in a journal
O-Sing
B-Talk to a friend
N-Read
O-Start a hobby or project
N-Exercise
I-Go outside
N-Try something new
G-Cook something
N-Take a shower
O-Think about happy memories
I-Muscle relaxation
B-Listen to music
O-Dance
B-Make something
I-Pray or meditate
B-Free!
G-Use positive self-talk
G-Let yourself cry
G-Play with a pet
B-Deep breathing
I-Play a game
I-Take a time out