Making a mindful jar can help children deal with their feelings. It helps show them how big emotions can be stirred up and how they can find peace. Karen Young has instructions to show you how to make your own.
Fill a clear jar (they used clean jam jars at my daughter's nursery) almost to the top with water. Then get the child to add a big spoonful of glitter glue (or dry glitter and glue, or just some glitter on its own) to the jar, and secure the lid.
Now ask the child to shake the jar to make the glitter whirl around. Ask them to imagine the glitter is like their thoughts when they're feeling sad, cross, or stressed. Explain how the swirls of glitter make it hard to see clearly and that's like how it's hard for them to think clearly when they're experiencing big emotions. Reassure them that it's normal to think and feel this way and that it happens to everyone — even grown-ups.
Then place the jar on a surface and ask them to watch what happens when everything is still. The glitter starts to settle and the water clears, just like their thoughts will settle and their mind will become clear when they stay calm.