Enhance emotional intelligence and empathy skills with this game, designed for 3 - 8 year olds. Each deck comes with 48 expressive feelings cards, 24 universal emotions, 3 educational games, and 5 therapy games. The game promotes emotion recognition, social intelligence, interpersonal awareness, and connection as well as models communication.
This “happy” light has been clinically proven to increase your energy and mood. Very effective light therapy to use during winter blues for those who struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), boosts energy and even assists with jet lag. This light is the same light sold through Dr. Neil Nedley’s Depression & Anxiety Recovery Program. It is as effective as 10,000 lux white lights, simulates being outdoors under a sunny blue sky, includes 5 light intensity settings, and has a 90 Day No Hassle Money Back Guarantee from Philips.
Pick an age group and sign up for monthly subscription boxes. Boxes include hands-on science and STEM projects that will engage your child in activities to enhance their executive function. Other boxes could include art and design, create and crafting, engineering, geography and culture, and more!
Having a plain set of blocks fosters executive function by allowing children to strategize and problem-solve while engaged in creative play.
Purchase ones pictured by Melissa & Doug
Try these from Hape Toys (Hape wooden toys have non-toxic finishes)
These magnetic storyboards are durable and easy for children to make their own unique scenes for creative play. There are many different themes and great for travel.
A train set is a wonderful opportunity for unique storytelling play. This set is from Maisonette or expand your collection with Brio linked here.
This kitchen by Maisonette is the exact model our girls were gifted with and love. I’ve not yet purchased from Maisonette; the girl’s kitchen was found at a local shop in Canada but you can also find a similar model here on Amazon.
PLAN toys birthday cake
IKEA pots and pans
A wooden dollhouse fosters creative storytelling play for hours of fun. This Magnolia Hearth & Hand is an older model that may be hard to find now but you can find something similar.
*try a travel felt dollhouse for on-the-go play.
This Pottery Barn Kids Anywhere Chair would be a great addition to any playroom or calm-down corner.
Children will have hours of fun with this Melissa & Doug shopping cart. It’s realistic nature and sturdy frame will inspire many hours of open play.
Nurture your child’s sociodramatic play with baby doll accessories. This Pottery Barn Kids stroller is durable and very realistic. You can also choose the fabric for the stroller. Playing with baby dolls can also foster empathy through a child’s dramatic play.
Include this custom, handmade pennant by Eventide Pennant Co. in your Calm-down Corner to remind your child of their safe place to calm down.
Ages: 3 & up
Materials Included: - 10 Wooden Tree(Olive, Mulberry etc.) Slices with holes (size & shape of the wood slice may vary slightly) - Wooden needle w/ Natural Cotton Rope (Beechwood)
Explore feelings with this beautifully illustrated chart by Stephanie Hathaway Designs. This free download includes a culturally diverse feelings chart, individual cards, feeling definitions, worksheets for anger, worried, hurt feelings, and gratitude. Don’t miss downloading this for FREE. This would be a wonderful addition to your calm-down corner or home setting.
This adorable Pottery Barn Kids vacuum is a replica mini version and actually sucks up debris.
Nurture your child’s sociodramatic play with this Pottery Barn Kids play cash register. It features an on/off button, solar-powered calculator and a real beeping sound.
Get your young kids out and moving to enhance frontal lobe circulation.
Purchase (price compare on Amazon)
Make harvesting from your garden easy with this beautiful, natural rattan buggy by Maisonette.
These playmats by Nugget Comfort provide infinite ways for your child to creatively configure structures for play and recreation. Perfect for high indoor energy during long winter months.
Included are 5 games in 1 set of flashcards; memory game, social skills, emotions cards, empathy enhancement, and more. Memory games can promote focused attention, reduce impulse control, and assist with flexible shifting in the brain.
