Emergency/Self Soothing Boxes
Some time ago a therapist suggested to me that I put one of these together. I was talking about it on another thread and I was surprised that few people knew about them so I thought I would start a new thread about them.
You can use this idea to create just a distraction box or one that is a place to go to help settle an anxious mind.
The idea is this.
Find a box. It does not have to be anything special. An old shoe box, a box from the supermarket, even something from a car boot sale.
Mine is an old box of my mothers that I have covered in drawings, pretty paper, pictures cut from wall paper and stickers.
What you put in is up to you but here are some suggestions:-
- For a soothing box add something for each of the 5 key senses
- Eg. Taste - favourite sweets, special hot chocolate sachet
- Sound:- Favourite CD
- Feel:- A small soft toy, a carved model
- Smell: A herbal tea bag (I think they always smell better than they taste!) A perfume stick
- See: Funny book, A DVD, Pictures of a favourite memory
- For a distraction box try something like the following:-
- A special bubble bath
- A small craft kit, eg a little cross stitch or a small airfix model
- Paper and pens
- A little adult colouring book and felt tips or coloured pencils
- Plasticine
- Favourite DVD
- Favourite mug that you like to hold
- Puzzle book
So what else can you think of that should go in YOUR box?
