walk away "time out" use positive self talk write/journal strech chew gum speak kindness to yourself enjoy nature take deep breaths hum your favorite song meditate do a positive activity listen to music read a book do a craft exercise clean up squeeze stress ball play a sport slowly count to 10 color play an instrument tense the relax muscles take a walk random acts of kindness play a game you enjoy draw watch tv talk to someone you trust take a nap find a comfortable environment perform a hobby you enjoy jog in place walk away "time out" use positive self talk write/journal strech chew gum speak kindness to yourself enjoy nature take deep breaths hum your favorite song meditate do a positive activity listen to music read a book do a craft exercise clean up squeeze stress ball play a sport slowly count to 10 color play an instrument tense the relax muscles take a walk random acts of kindness play a game you enjoy draw watch tv talk to someone you trust take a nap find a comfortable environment perform a hobby you enjoy jog in place
(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.
G-walk away "time out"
O-use positive self talk
G-write/journal
I-strech
B-chew gum
G-speak kindness to yourself
B-enjoy nature
G-take deep breaths
B-hum your favorite song
O-meditate
N-do a positive activity
N-listen to music
B-read a book
N-do a craft
I-exercise
G-clean up
N-squeeze stress ball
O-play a sport
O-slowly count to 10
I-color
G-play an instrument
I-tense the relax muscles
B-take a walk
B-random acts of kindness
O-play a game you enjoy
I-draw
B-watch tv
I-talk to someone you trust
I-take a nap
O-find a comfortable environment
N-perform a hobby you enjoy
G-jog in place