September's Kid's Corner Activity: Scream Box

 

Hi Kids,

This month's Kid's Corner Activity is a Scream Box

To make a scream box you will need:

• Cereal Box
• Paper Towel Tube
• Tape
• Paper
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Stuff a cereal box with crumpled paper
2. Close the cereal box and cut a hole in the top for the paper towel tube
3. Tape the paper towel tube to the hole in the cereal box
4. Decorate the box however you want
5. Scream into the box!

For this activity, we have also included a YouTube video. 

Parents,

As adults, we know that sometimes the best way to release stress or other emotions is to simply scream. We understand that there is a time and place to scream, however, children may not understand. By allowing them to create a scream box, it provides them a safe place to scream, teaching them that it's okay to scream to release anger and stress, but that it should be done when they have their scream box. Encourage your child(ren) to decorate their scream box however they want to help them describe the emotions that cause them to want to scream. 

Next week's blog post is the start of a series we are covering in our New Horizons Newsletter by Dr. Alan Wolfelt about 8-year-old Sarah Johnson, who has experienced the sudden loss of her father from a car accident. 

This month's Kid's Corner Activity Time comes from 15 Meaningful Grief and Loss Activities To Help Kids Cope with Death by Team Scary Mommy and was found on Team Scary Mommy's blog page.