Tap your fingers gently Pretend to blow up a balloon Hug a stuffed animal Count backwards from 10 Do a wall push Flip through a calm-down book Squeeze and relax your hands Draw a rainbow Stretch your arms and legs Color a calming picture Listen to calming music Watch your belly move as you breathe Make a calm-down choice card Blow on your hands like it’s hot cocoa Whisper a calming word Use a breathing card Draw something peaceful Take 5 deep breaths Sit quietly for 1 minute Rub your hands together Trace a shape slowly Take a drink of water Read a favorite book Trace a spiral with your finger Imagine floating on a cloud Look at a calm- down poster Trace your hand with your finger Lay your head down and breathe Name 5 things you see Use a stress ball Watch a glitter jar Smell something calming Do a butterfly hug Do shoulder rolls Touch something soft Use a fidget toy Close your eyes and count your breaths Use a calm- down jar Gently rock in your chair Write how you feel Tap your fingers gently Pretend to blow up a balloon Hug a stuffed animal Count backwards from 10 Do a wall push Flip through a calm-down book Squeeze and relax your hands Draw a rainbow Stretch your arms and legs Color a calming picture Listen to calming music Watch your belly move as you breathe Make a calm-down choice card Blow on your hands like it’s hot cocoa Whisper a calming word Use a breathing card Draw something peaceful Take 5 deep breaths Sit quietly for 1 minute Rub your hands together Trace a shape slowly Take a drink of water Read a favorite book Trace a spiral with your finger Imagine floating on a cloud Look at a calm- down poster Trace your hand with your finger Lay your head down and breathe Name 5 things you see Use a stress ball Watch a glitter jar Smell something calming Do a butterfly hug Do shoulder rolls Touch something soft Use a fidget toy Close your eyes and count your breaths Use a calm- down jar Gently rock in your chair Write how you feel
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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.
Tap your fingers gently
Pretend to blow up a balloon
Hug a stuffed animal
Count backwards from 10
Do a wall push
Flip through a calm-down book
Squeeze and relax your hands
Draw a rainbow
Stretch your arms and legs
Color a calming picture
Listen to calming music
Watch your belly move as you breathe
Make a calm-down choice card
Blow on your hands like it’s hot cocoa
Whisper a calming word
Use a breathing card
Draw something peaceful
Take 5 deep breaths
Sit quietly for 1 minute
Rub your hands together
Trace a shape slowly
Take a drink of water
Read a favorite book
Trace a spiral with your finger
Imagine floating on a cloud
Look at a calm-down poster
Trace your hand with your finger
Lay your head down and breathe
Name 5 things you see
Use a stress ball
Watch a glitter jar
Smell something calming
Do a butterfly hug
Do shoulder rolls
Touch something soft
Use a fidget toy
Close your eyes and count your breaths
Use a calm-down jar
Gently rock in your chair
Write how you feel