Over the past few months we have created and distributed hundreds of resource packs to families, therapists, social workers and our partner organisations. We have been blown away by the feedback from parents and professionals and, at their request, we have decided to make our resources available to buy. As a community interest charity we are committed to supporting our wider community and the work of the organisations we partner with. Therefore, we’ve allocated portion of the profits of each sale to support families who may not be able to afford therapy and a portion of the profits to support the work of AdoptionUK.
Rooted in play therapy and based on Dr Stephen Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, ‘Cards to help you connect’ packs include resources to help parents, carers, teachers, professionals, and the children themselves, understand what their behaviours can tell us about how they are feeling, as well as activity cards to connect with children to help them feel safe. You can read more about our resources here.
We are currently offering two different versions – our Travel Packs available immediately and our Standards Packs available for pre-order. Please go to our online shop to purchase.
We will be adding resources to our shop in the Spring which will include an additional pack containing family and group activities as well as a set of our resources for use in schools.
OUR TRAVEL PACK – £14.99* + p&p
*Note that these packs are available at the discounted rate for organisations when ordered in bulk. We also offer group training in play-based therapies and using our resources in practice. Please get in touch with Charlotte directly via email at charlotte@beaconservices.org.uk to discuss your requirements.
For illustrative purposes only. Actual cards will have rounded edges and be printed on 400gsm silk paper.
Within the TRAVEL Pack you will find:
Polyvagal-based resources
- 1 x A4 ‘How are you feeling?’ poster to help adults and children identify and validate thoughts and feelings.
- 3 x A6 ‘How are you feeling?’ cards to help adults and children identify the characteristics of SAFE, STRUGGLING or DROWNING and suggestions of things children and others can do to help when they are in that state.
- 2 x sets of characters – a set for adults and a set for children – to be used to stick on the poster or used in storytelling. We’ve also left some blank spaces to draw your own characters.
Play-based activity resources
- 1 x introduction card
- 9 x A6 cards activity cards containing games suitable for play when SAFE, STRUGGLING or DROWNING.
They are available from our online shop.
OUR STANDARD PACK – £18.99 + p&p
Within the STANDARD Pack you will find:
Polyvagal-based resources
- 1 x A3 ‘How are you feeling?’ poster to help adults and children identify and validate thoughts and feelings
- 3 x A5 ‘How are you feeling?’ cards to help adults and children identify the characteristics of SAFE, STRUGGLING or DROWNING and suggestions of things children and others can do to help when they are in that state
- 2 x sets of characters to be used to stick on the poster or used in storytelling. There is an adult set and a child set included in the pack, as well as some blank spaces to draw your own characters
Play-based activity resources
- 1 x introduction card
- 16 x A5 cards activity cards containing games suitable for play when SAFE, STRUGGLING or DROWNING
They are available from our online shop.
We will continue to add new resources to the site on our new shop. If you would like to stay up-to-date with our resource launches, or for support or ideas to help you connect with your children, sign up to our newsletter.