GRIEF COUNSELING LESSON & CRAFT – Counseling Crafts – Seasons of Healing

Are you looking for a supportive and compassionate way to help children navigate grief and healing? Our Seasons of Healing – Grief Counseling lesson and crafts is a creative and compassionate resource designed to guide children gently through their emotions. Using the metaphor of the changing seasons, this resource provides tools to help children reflect, heal, and grow at their own pace, making it a perfect grief counseling resource for school counselors, therapists, educators, and caregivers.

What’s Included in our Grief Counseling Lesson & Crafts:

This comprehensive resource focuses on the four seasons – Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall – to represent key stages in the grief and healing process. Each season provides a unique perspective and activity to support children in understanding and processing their emotions.

• Encouraging Letter to the Student: A warm, supportive letter addressing the child directly, validating their feelings and offering encouragement for their unique grief journey.
• Seasonal Handouts: Simple, child-friendly explanations of each season in relation to grief:
• Winter: Reflection and Rest – honoring sadness and stillness.
• Spring: Renewal and Growth – finding moments of hope and new beginnings.
• Summer: Flourishing and Connection – embracing healing, joy, and relationships.
• üFall: Reflection and Acceptance – acknowledging change and growth.
• Seasonal Grief Tree Crafts: A creative activity where children build a tree for each season, adding leaves that represent their feelings, memories, and reflections.
• 8 Reflective Questions per Season: Gentle prompts to help children explore their emotions, memories, and progress in their healing journey.
• Creative Visualization : Relaxing, guided imagery exercise designed to help children process emotions and visualize their healing journey in a safe and nurturing way.

This resource has been designed to help children navigate the cycles of grief with understanding and hope. Whether you’re a counselor, teacher, therapist, or caregiver, this resource will provide the compassionate support children need to move forward.