The Healing Playroom

10/31/2025

May your night be full of laughter, creativity, and safe play.
From all of us at The Healing Playroom—wishing you a magical evening! 🎃

10/28/2025

🎃 Costumes, candy, and crowds can overwhelm kids.
This week on the blog: 📝 How to Make Halloween Magical Without the Meltdowns
Inside: practice costumes early, set up a quiet space, end the night with cozy rituals.

✨ Read here → https://www.thehealingplayroom.com/inspiration/how-to-make-halloween-magical-without-the-meltdowns

10/20/2025

🎃 Halloween fun can bring big fears—shadows, costumes, spooky noises. Play helps kids explore those feelings safely.

💡 Try this: ask your child to draw their “scary monster,” then add silly details like rainbow hair or a tutu. Scary turns into silly, and manageable.

👉 What’s the funniest monster your child has imagined?

10/13/2025

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’ve shared a new blog:
📝 Supporting Your Child’s Mental Health: Everyday Tools for October
Inside: four everyday practices to help your child feel safe, seen, and strong.

💙 Read it here → https://www.thehealingplayroom.com/inspiration/supporting-your-childs-mental-health-everyday-tools-for-october

10/06/2025

🌸 Today is National Do Something Nice Day!
Kindness is contagious. When kids practice it, they build empathy, confidence, and joy.

💡 Try this: let your child choose one small act of kindness today. Then reflect together: How did it feel to be kind?

👉 Share your child’s kind act in the comments.

10/01/2025

🍂 October is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Just as leaves change color, children’s emotions change too. This month, let’s notice those shifts together and remind our kids: every feeling belongs. 💙
👉 What “fall feeling” best describes your child today?

09/25/2025

✨ Drumroll, please… our raffle winner of a free sound healing session with has been chosen!

We had so much fun bringing this giveaway to our community, and we’re so grateful to everyone who entered. Your support and energy keep our Playroom shining bright. 🌈

Watch the video to see the big reveal!

Stay tuned — there’s always more playful magic ahead here at The Healing Playroom.

09/22/2025

✨ Storytime down the street! ✨

This Saturday, Sept 27th at 9:00am, our friends at The BookMark are hosting author Melissa Schultz for a very special storytime featuring her book What Will I Do if I Miss You?

This tender story about love, separation, and connection is perfect for families navigating big feelings—something close to our hearts at The Healing Playroom. 💛

📍 The BookMark
220 First St, Neptune Beach, FL 32266

We’ll be there too! Stop by to enjoy the story, meet Melissa, and say hello. 🌿

09/22/2025

Discover how community support strengthens children’s emotional development — and why being a good neighbor starts with connection, empathy, and everyday acts of care.
https://www.thehealingplayroom.com/inspiration/it-takes-a-village-why-community-matters-for-kids-and-caregivers

09/16/2025

Su***de Prevention Day isn’t just about crisis response — it’s about creating connection.

✨ When kids feel seen, heard, and safe — they heal.

Therapy helps families build protective layers of love, regulation, and belonging.

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09/08/2025

💛 You are allowed to feel overwhelmed.
💛 You are allowed to ask for help.
💛 And you are doing better than you think.

Encouragement is more than words — it’s how we show up for each other.

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09/05/2025

✨ Storytime down the street! ✨
This Saturday, Sept 6th at 10:30am, our friends at Happy Medium Books Café are hosting author Melissa Schultz for a very special storytime featuring her book What Will I Do if I Miss You?

This tender story about love, separation, and connection is perfect for families navigating big feelings—something close to our hearts at The Healing Playroom. 💛

📍 Happy Medium Books Café
2724 Park St, Historic Riverside, Jax 32205

We’ll be there too! Stop by to enjoy the story, meet Melissa, and say hello. 🌿