Coping Skills Treasure Hunt

This is a fun activity for a group - especially of young kids.  I used business cards and printed a treasure chest on one side and a gem with a coping skill on the other.  Then I "hid" them in the room.  As individuals searched and found them, they did the action on the card.

Examples of card actions:

• Blow bubbles.
• Do a finger maze.
• Fill your cheeks with air, hold for 5 seconds, exhale.
• Place your hands on opposite shoulders and squeeze.
• Get a fly off your nose without using your hands.
• Stand in a circle. Going around the circle, each person says "When I feel ____, I do ____." Everyone follows the action.
• Do a guided meditation.
• Draw an emotion.
• Crumple paper and throw it into a basket.
• Compliment someone.

I'm sure you can think of others.