A kid-friendly sensory coping packet for building self-soothe skills using the five senses. Children create a pocket booklet, brainstorm calming ideas for see, hear, smell, taste, and touch, and build a real-life Soothe Kit for big feelings.
Self-Soothe Skills is a simple, hands-on packet for children who need practical ways to calm their body and brain. Kids create a small self-soothe booklet, fill it with sensory ideas, and then build a Soothe Kit using real items from home. The booklet becomes the map, and the kit becomes the toolbox.
Want more regulation support? Pair this with Big Feelings, Big Skills or Feeling Faces to help kids name feelings first, then practice calming their body.
SENSORY COPING SKILLS PACKET FOR KIDS
This packet teaches children how to use their five senses to help their sticky brain feel calmer, safer, and more grounded.
Help kids practice calming skills before feelings get big
Grown-Up Guide
Explains how to use the packet with children, why sensory regulation helps, and why practicing during calm moments matters.
Five-Senses Self-Soothe Booklet
Guides kids through making a pocket-sized booklet with calming ideas for see, hear, smell, taste, and touch.
See, Hear, Smell, Taste, Touch Ideas
Offers sensory examples like glitter jars, calm music, soft smells, cold water, sour candy, fidgets, soft blankets, and self-hugs.
Soothe Kit Builder
Helps children choose favorite sensory tools and turn them into a real-life box, bag, or basket they can reach for.
My Soothe Kit Plan
A planning page where kids can write or draw what they want to include for each sense.
Practice Tracker
Encourages kids to practice self-soothing skills during calm moments so the tools are easier to use when feelings get big.
This packet is a psychoeducational sensory coping resource and is not a substitute for mental health treatment, occupational therapy, sensory integration therapy, developmental evaluation, crisis care, or individualized clinical support. Always consider allergies, choking risks, food restrictions, and sensory sensitivities when building a Soothe Kit.