Visual Cards for Self-Calming

How do you feel? Discover 25 calming activities that can help reduce anxiety, anger or frustration. Each card illustrates an activity, such as blowing bubbles, humming a tune, rocking, jumping, writing a story and more. Choose a card and act it out. Then choose another. How do you feel now? Which activity would you want to do when you feel sad or mad? Different activities can change how you feel, giving you the power to calm down and self-regulate. Best of all, you can explore them all!
Teaches self-regulation techniques
Supports children with ADHD, sensory processing disorder or autism
Made by Fun and Function
Age 5+
Ideas for Use
Complete the action on a card to help reduce anxiety
Try out the actions on the cards and see which ones lift your mood the most
Use as a calming tool before beginning a social-emotional conversation