Art to Celebrate & Remember
Art can be healing. Use this tool to create art to remember a loved one.
Art can be healing. When a loved one dies, children can create art to celebrate that person and share special memories. With this tool, children can create art to remember moments spent with a loved one.
You might print children’s artwork and hang it somewhere they’ll see often, or send it along with a note to your loved one’s family to show them support.
Grief and Change Caused by COVID-19
It’s okay to have feelings of grief when we experience changes big and small.
When Kids Need Special-Special Comfort
In the midst of big changes, comfort items such as small stuffed animals and blankets can provide a sense of continuity in a child’s life.
Helping Children Through Grief Related To COVID-19
There are ways to help families talk about death, express their feelings, and grieve together.
Open Ended Art
Doing open-ended art activities together helps adults and children relax and connect.
Showing and Sharing Feelings
Naming a big feeling can help children begin to understand it, and later regulate it.
Coloring to Calm Down
Coloring can help both children and grown-ups feel more calm and grounded.
Remembering
For children and adults, it’s important to celebrate the lives of our loved ones who have died.
