Comfort Kits for Children® provides evidence-informed kits with mind-body toys and playful instructions to help children re-regulate after traumatic experiences, from disaster and displacement to illness and loss.
Each Comfort Kit is a carefully assembled collection of small items paired with guided Comfort Mind-Body Practices — playful, evidence-informed instructions designed to help children self-regulate and find calm. The kits build on decades of research in pediatric mind-body medicine, originally developed at Children's Hospital of Minnesota.
Comfort Kits are designed so that anyone — volunteers, schools, faith organizations, NGOs — can assemble and distribute them.
Each kit includes finger puppets, soap bubbles, a stress ball, crayons, a blank journal, biodots, stickers, and a pre-folded decorative box, all tucked inside a canvas tote.
See the full list →A printed pamphlet of the Comfort Mind-Body Practices is included in every kit, available in English, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Turkish.
Download the pamphlet →Kits work best when an adult caregiver uses them with a child. Video guides for each Comfort Mind-Body Practice walk adults through every activity step by step.
Watch the videos →There are many ways to support Comfort Kits for Children — from donating to assembling kits as a community service project.
As a registered 501(c)(3), all donations go directly to creating and distributing kits to children in need.
Donate via DonorBoxPurchase items directly from our Amazon Wishlist and we'll handle the rest: assembly, instructions, and distribution.
Amazon Wishlist →We work with all types of organizations, such as rotary clubs, NGOs, faith organizations, and schools. We'd love to collaborate on building and distributing kits in your community!
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