Help kids get a handle on their worries by creating their very own worry doll.  By taking the time to craft the doll themselves, they will create a connection to the doll and start to take control of their worries.  
 
Customarily, worry dolls are small, hand-made dolls that originate from the highland indigenous people of Guatemala.  According to the Mayan legend, if worrying keeps a person awake, he or she should tell one worry to each doll and then place the dolls under his or her pillow. During the night, the dolls will do the worrying for the person who then sleeps peacefully through the night. 
 
This worry doll tool kit includes step by step video assembly instructions and an activity guide that includes additional activities to help children identify and acknowledge their feelings. 
 
The activity guide includes:
Worry doll history and key terms
What's on your mind activity page
Mandala mindful coloring and activity page
Instructions to create a calm down bottle
Breathing exercise
 
 
Activity Ideas
 
Elementary School:
Health Lesson
Social Emotional Lesson
School Counselor - self-management and life skills
Yoga Mindfulness Activity
 
Related Media

Books:
What to Do When You Worry Too Much: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety (What-to-Do Guides for Kids)
Unworry Book by Alice James

Music:
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (Official Video)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds (Official Video)