This is the medium sized Death of a Pet kit. It's intended to be stored either with your regular collection or away from the regular collection as it's size make it easy to hang, shelve, or stow in a cabinet or on a shelf.
This kit includes:
- An L.L. Bean totebag embroidered with The Healing Library's logo that houses all materials below.
- A luggage tag with the Death of a Pet kit name and Healing Library logo - the perfect spot to add your library's barcode or other circulation info.
- A Librarian Guide printed in color for the lending organization in a labeled folder.
- Your choice of 3 books.
- A 1" lending binder with all family materials printed in color from the Death of a Pet kit housed individually in 15 sleeve protectors:
A How To Use This Kit letter for parents with suggestions about what’s inside and how to get started utilizing the kit.
A Discussion Guide for how to begin understanding what children may be experiencing after the loss of a pet and how to begin talking to a child about such loss.
An Activities Guide that contains instructions for healing activities based in art + play therapy which families can engage in to assist with processing the loss of their pet.
Discussion Guides for all books in a curated book selection related to this topic.
An Acts of Kindness Guide featuring proactive activities designed to empower a family after loss.
A Community Helpers Guide with suggestions of community helpers families can reach out to and opportunities for local customization to highlight what's available in your own community.
- 2 small sized Healing Activities:
- Charm Art
- 1 pair of scissors
- 10 different colored skeins of embroidery floss
- 10 swivel clasp lanyard snap hooks in their own hard plastic case
- Instructional Friendship Bracelet Pocket Guide
- 70 assorted glow-in-the-dark beads housed in their own hard plastic case
- A labeled plastic Iris case to house materials
- Get Planting
- 4 packs of marigold seeds
- 4 sets of planting instructions
- A labeled plastic Iris case to house materials
- Charm Art
- Your choice of 1 of the following large Healing Activities:
- Thinking About Heaven
- 1 pack of 8 Crayola Multicultural Crayons
- 1 pack of 8 washable markers
- 1 pack of 12 colored pencils
- 1 pack of 24 crayons
- 6 different colored journals (4.25 x 5.5 inches)
- A labeled Iris case to house all materials
- Have a Memorial Service for Your Pet
- 1 Walnut Hollow wood burner Pen
- 10 unfinished wood slices (2.4 - 2.8 inches)
- 6 stationary cards with envelopes
- 6 gel pens in different colors and 6 random replacement inserts
- A labeled Iris case to house all materials
- Make a Memory Book
- 6 different colored journals (4.25 x 5.5 inches)
- 1 full sized stapler
- 1 box of 1000 staples
- 3 sheets of stickers
- Melissa & Doug rainbow stamp pad
- 1 set of uppercase alphabet stamps in their own hard plastic case
- 6 sheets of scrapbooking paper (8.5 x 5.5 inches)
- 2 glue sticks
- 3 different one yard ribbon lengths
- 300 two inch sheets of tissue paper in 3 colors
- 1 pack of 8 washable markers
- 1 pack of 8 Crayola Multicultural Crayons
- 1 pack of 12 colored pencils
- 3 pairs of decorative edge scissors
- A labeled Iris case to house all materials
- Thinking About Heaven
About the Bag:
This is the classic, handcrafted Boat & Tote Zip-Top bag from L.L. Bean embroidered with The Healing Library logo. All bags are made one at a time in Maine, USA.
Bags are constructed of Heavy-duty 24 oz. cotton canvas and feature a double-layer base and a reinforced flat canvas bottom. Overlapped seams are double-stitched with nylon so they won't rot or break. Handles are tested to hold up to 500 pounds.
Death of a Pet - Tote Bag Kit
Kit Dimensions: 12"H x 13"W x 6"D
Colors and patterns of journals, papers, scissors, pens, and pen refills in photos are examples and may differ from what is shipped to you.