Create Your Own Calming Space

Creating your own peaceful space/peaceful toolbox

Peace Corners are a special place that you can go to to take care of your feelings, help your brain to be ready to learn and think again, and engage with family and friends in a more constructive way. It's where you can go when your feelings are so big that you can't be safe with your words or your body. It is your special place to use whenever you need space to feel safe and calm or just need some space to chill.

Peaceful Tools are things that you can engage in to help you to take care of your feelings and body. Sometimes we don't have a space in our homes that we can leave set up as a peace corner a peaceful toolbox can be used instead. A peaceful toolbox is mobile and allows us to use it wherever we can find a spot to chill.

Peaceful Corner

The area for your peace corner doesn't need to be big. Find an area inside or outside that you can use with limited interuptions by others. You might even want to use a tent, put a blanket over a table, use your bed or space where you sleep, a beanbag, or even under a tree. Get creative and try various spots as your peace corner until you find one you like.

Peaceful Toolbox

The peaceful toolbox includes anything that you like to do or use that helps you to manage your emotions or body. The toolbox can be a basket, box, container or even a special spot that you put your tools. You can put as many or as little tools as you want in your peaceful toolbox.

Items you can include in your toolbox

Below you will find many different ideas for tools to include in your peaceful toolbox. These are just a few examples of calming tools. Remember, what works for you may not work for your friend, sibling, or parents. Not all tools are right for you. Explore and try out new tools and strategies until you find what helps and every so often try out something new to add to your toolbox. Look around your house and find things that you already have or can make with items you already have.