About half of my patients have outgrown my old quiet tent so I got a new one. This tent is both bigger so that the bigger kids can fit in it, and it’s also a bit darker so it works well for kids who need a bit of a “womb space” to help themselves regulate. I also got this giant cushion to put inside for the older kids (and myself).
Since the new tent doesn’t have windows it’s a bit harder to use for social skills (for example: working on greetings by hiding out of sight of the kid and then popping back into sight and saying “hello,” then saying “bye bye” before I move it out of sight again), but it’s equally as easy to use for following directions (such as telling the child to put a small toy in/on/under/behind/in front of the tent).
My calming star light (pictured above) broke so I added these battery-powered remote-controlled color-changing lights to the tent. They’re great for helping kids calm and having them follow directions (if I give them the remote)!
Here are some more of my favorite Zones of Regulation tools.