Calm Down (Jar)

A few weeks ago Akilah and I made this Calm Down Jar. It's been a fantastic tool for all of us when we just need to pause our day and take a breath. Yesterday Akilah went from full on meltdown to peacefully staring at the glitter when I handed it to her. Then once she calmed down we were able to talk about what was going on. Brilliant, we should have made it sooner! (It is crazy easy and only involves three ingredients - water, glitter glue, and glitter.)

Yes, it is a glass jar but she knows enough to not throw it even when having a "moment" (or 20).

Kaia was also in awe; she kept trying to grab the jar (and put it in her mouth)!

The jar lives in our evolving Calm Down Basket. We are in the process of creating one similar to this.