Items I Highly Recommend for Self Soothing/Self Care/Anxiety/Depression and Sensory Needs

* A Sand Zen Garden
* A Pin Art Toy
* Kenitic Sand
* Building Blocks-I use a brand called Plus-Plus
* Mediation/mindfulness cards
* Essential Oils
* Lotions
* A Newton’s Cradle
* Salt Lamp
* A cozy Robe
* Weighted Blanket
* Color changing sequence pillow or item
* Big cozy blanket
* A stuffed animal (for me it’s my Pooh bear)
* A white board to drawl and doodle on and write on
* A sketch pad
* Coloring books
* Note cards with affirmations on them to help you remember who you are and to calm you down
* Fuzzy socks
* Fuzzy slippers
* A relaxing sounds sound machine or app(I use both)
* Post it notes to write encouragement to yourself on to place around your room/house
* A slinky( I use this as a calm down tool and as a fidget)
* A Glitter wand( I use this as a visual tool to calm me down or relax me)
* An encouraging self help book
* Christian Devotionals(I keep Battle Field of the Mind by Joyce Meyers in my kit)
* Cards and notes from loved ones to help you feel better when you are struggling
* Pics of those you love and that make you happy
* My sister last summer bought me a pack of “tattoo pins” to write reminders and affirmations to myself on myself
* Putty( I use Silly Putty and Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty)
* Play Dough
* A go to CD or music playlist that helps you feel better filled with songs you love
* A cute water bottle that makes you happy when you use it( water will do wonders in helping you feel better when your having a bad day)
* A cute mug to drink tea or coffee out of( I drink cocoa when I need something soothing)
* Face masks( I found a really good stress relief one at target! Bought a few of them!)
* Writing affirmations to yourself on your mirror

Fidgets I Use:
* The Tangle
*The Fidget Cube
* The Fidget Pad
* A Fidget Spinner
* I have a few small soft stuffed animals I use to hold in my hands to help ground me when I need something soft
* Putty
* Mad Matter(it’s like Kenitic Sand and Play Dough had a baby! Get some!)
* An Eitch-a-Sketch
* A Magnadoddle (is that how you spell it???)
* Silicone Rings(I wear them on my fingers as a more discreet fidget)
* The Twiddle(it’s like the Tangel)

****These are all items I use personally and have majorly helped me with my struggles with mental health and even everyday stress and I pray maybe you can find a few things on this list for yourself and that it also gets you inspired to do more for yourself and what might work for you *****❤️❤️❤️
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