SELF-SOOTHING TOOLKIT by Laura Akhavan 
Self-Soothing Toolbox & SensoryTools
Vision
Stimulate your Visual Senses!
Take a trip to the beach / park “Kids’ Artwork
Pleasant Pictures in a Magazine
*Flowers (Fake / Real
” Nail Polish
Pretty Picture Book Take a Trip to the Library
*Candles (Watch the Flame) Go to Farmer’s Market
Visualize a Fond Memory Envision a place you want to visit : Look at a Travel Magazine
Hearing
Stimulate your Auditory Senses!
Listen to Music
* Tape ofNature Sounds
Go to Tumwater Falls Go to a Free Concert Listen to a Book-Reading Go to Church
Listen to the Radio
Stimulate your Sense o Smell f Smell!
#Good-Smelling Lotion Candles
Bake Something Smell Different Spices Go to Archibald Sisters Smell a Flower
Go to the Coffee Tasting House Take in the Smells at a Beach
Taste
*ChewGum you Enjoy
Try a New Fruit
*Suck on Hard Candy
*Drink Herbal Tea
“Sip on Hot Chocolate
*Use Tasty Chapstick
Touch
Stimulate your Tactile Senses!
Bubble Bath
Enjoy Clean Sheets
Soak your Feet
Use Nail Polish
Squeeze a Stress Ball
Brush Your Hair Shave Your Legs
Feel a Soft / Silky Material Put on New Socks Exfoliate
Play with Play Dough journal
