Daily Idea #67: Taste Testing

To keep the theme of learning to calm our emotions when exterior influences are trying to overwhelm us, here is another tool to tap into to bring us back to our thinking and rational side and not our over reacting side.

Have a taste testing session. When trying to ground ourselves, concentrating on different senses can be very helpful in calming the mind. Taste testing is great option when looking for stress relief activities for kids as well as adults, as it aids in staying in tune with the senses.

Get out different foods to present to your child while their eyes are closed: apples slices, pepper strips, cheese sticks, pretzels, a lollipop… Have your child use their sense of touch, smell, and taste to try and guess the food you present one at a time. Then flip it around and let them present foods to you.

As always, have fun!