Gracie and Tash
The Playful Healing Card © deck is created by play specialist and holistic counsellor, Natasha Hund, with the artwork of artist and early childhood professional, Gracie Scala Adamson.
About the Cards
The Playful Healing Cards © are a thoughtfully designed 50-card deck, created to make essential life skills accessible through engaging and playful interactions. Inspired by real experiences supporting children in challenging situations, these cards offer practical strategies for co-regulation, emotional release, and healthy coping—all framed in an appealing, easy-to-use format.
At the heart of this approach is the power of play and the presence of a mindfully attuned caregiver. Through playful connection, children can learn to recognize and name sensations, express emotions, and develop self-regulation. Since co-regulation begins with the adults providing support, these strategies also serve as tools for caregivers to maintain calm and balance within themselves. Additionally, the cards can be used for inner child work, fostering healing and self-awareness in adults.
The cards use beautiful images of children at play outside in nature where play can be used as connection for finding a sense of self, sense of belonging in the world, expressing and releasing emotions safely, respect for their environment, finding movement in the body, and building resources. If we help to build these in our children they can carry them into adulthood. The images on the cards show diversity and gender equity. The beautiful images have a unique Australian flavor depicting our natural landscapes.
The cards are a limited edition print run on eco-herbage paper. You receive a 50 card deck and downloadable accompanying booklet emailed to you. Order options include physical copies and downloadable PDF printable version via my Etsy shop Your Intuitive Child . Invoices and receipts for orders for work purposes or organizations provided on request.
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The cards come in 4 sections: Body signals, Resources, Releasing, Containing
- Body signals (red): the cards can help create recognition and naming of many different body sensations, so we can listen to the wisdom of our bodies
- Resources (green): these are suggestions of supports we may have available to us, you can recognize the ones you have and bring more into your life, resources may be inner strengths or beliefs or found outside ourselves such as in our community
- Releasing (blue): there are many ways we can release tension in our bodies or express our feelings, you may identify your own preferences or try some new ones
- Containing (orange): having a sense of containment can include honoring boundaries, feeling present in your body, present in the here and now, feeling safe, amongst others
Who Are the Cards For?
The cards are designed for children and families, playgroup facilitators, maternal child health
nurses, student wellbeing, teachers, therapists, social workers, psychologists, creative arts therapists, play therapists and other professionals. I also recommend the cards for inner child healing. I’m an advocate for play for all ages!
The Love of Nature
To honor the love for nature the images depict children enjoying play in the freedom and beauty of the outdoors. The images depict real children doing real play in the glory of dirt, mud, sand, trees etc. The cards are printed on eco herbage paper and presented in a calico bag. There is no plastic in the production or packaging. They are long lasting but as made of paper can be returned to the earth.
Purchase Options
The Playful Healing Cards are available for purchase on Etsy with domestic and international shipping, or as a downloadable PDF file for you to print.
