Printables
For Adults

Growing as We Grieve Guide
Download this guide for providers and grown-ups, for tips on supporting children who are grieving.

S is for Staying Healthy
Download this printable for quick healthy tips.

Strategies for Parents After a Loved One’s Death by Suicide
Download this guide reviewing the strategies in the video Supporting Military Families After Death by Suicide.

Taking Care of Ourselves While Grieving
Print this guide with strategies on how to be a caregiver to yourself.

TLC Activity Poster
Hang this poster for activities and tips meant to support you and your family.

TLC Facilitator Guide
Read this facilitator guide for activities and tips meant to support families.

TLC Magazine for Parents
Read this guide for activities and tips meant to support you and your family.

Transition Tipsheet for Caregivers
Consider these tips on transitions.

Try it! I Notice, I Feel, I Can…
Print this guide to practice the three steps of “I Notice, I Feel, I Can”
For Children

A Birthday Wish from Far Away
Print this birthday wish for your child.

A Change of Plans
Print this activity sheet to draw some things you can do when plans change.

A Colorful Check Up
Color this page to get to know your doctor's office.

A Little Bit Different
Color in this picture and help Elmo and his Dad be more flexible.

A Pocket Full of Hearts
Use this printable to write a few words to express how much you care for each other.

Abby Goes to the Playground
Color this picture and greet each friend Abby meets along the path.

After My Doctor's Visit
Color this page to get to know your doctor's office.

And Keep Talking!
Print this page of conversation starters for you and your child.

Better Together
Color in this picture then make a puzzle together as a family.

Big Bird’s Nest
Print this coloring page for a calming activity.

Bravery Badges
Print this coloring page to create bravery badges to carry with you.

Building Bonds
Color in this activity sheet about family togetherness.

Caring Cards
Cut out these caring cards. Use them as a family to find strength together.

Celebrate a Life!
Use this printable to make a memory jar to celebrate the life of your loved one.

Color Me Calm
Children and grown-ups, color this sheet together for fun and relaxation.

Every Day, Every Night
Color this printable of Elmo doing the things you do everyday.

Faces and Feelings
Use this coloring sheet to help talk about feelings.

Family Puzzle
Print this activity to create your very own puzzle.

Feel Safe and Calm
Use the steps in the printable to try this calming move together.

Feeling Faces
Print this activity page to help start conversations about feelings.

Feeling Flower
Print this activity for a fun way to share your feelings as a family.

Feelings Journal
Start a feelings journal to help everyone in your family express emotions.

Frame a Memory
Paste or draw a picture of something you want to remember from your old home in this activity sheet.

Fun With Food
Use the ideas on this printable page to make mealtime fun—and memorable!

Fun with New Friends
Color in and draw new friends in this activity sheet.

Getting to Know You
Complete this printable and help your new medical team learn about you!

Good-bye Cards
Print out this activity to create cards that help say good-bye.

Happy Birthday, Your Majesty!
Print this paper craft to create a birthday hat or crown.

I Can! Calendar
Download this activity to write or draw a picture of something new —a skill, song, fact —you learned each day

I'm With You
Use this lyric sheet to sing along with Elmo and his family about how special military families.

I’m Calm
Print this coloring page for ideas to soothe our bodies and minds.

Look How I’ve Grown!
Print this activity for children on their birthday.

Me Time Ideas
Print this activity sheet to draw some ways you and your child like to spend your “me time”.

Memory Chain
Cut out the strips on this activity sheet to write or draw a memory on each one.

Mood Monster
Use this coloring sheet to help talk about your feelings.

Move It Out!
Download this activity to play a game that helps you move around.

My Family Meal Book
Draw or write about a favorite family meal or a mealtime tradition.

My Feelings Garden
Color in flowers and talk about feelings with this coloring sheet.

My Morning Routine
Print this activity to create a chart of your morning routine.

My Moving Labels
Color in these moving labels to help make packing more exciting.

My New Doctor
Read about Rosita's trip to meet her new doctor.

New Friend Coupons
Print and color these coupons children can give to new classmates or neighbors.

Our Adventure List
Print this activity to make a list of adventures your family can do together in your community.

Picture This
Download this printable activity to draw pictures of any new routines or activities your family is trying.

Pin the Nose on Elmo
Print and play this birthday game with Elmo.

Play Cards
Download these cards for ideas for play at every age.

Search & Find Garden Coloring Sheet
How many worms can you find in this coloring sheet?

Sign Me Up
Print this autograph book for children and their friends.

Sing Out Strong
Download this song to sing out your feelings.

Something Small: A Story
Read this story together, about Elmo and his cousin Jesse dealing with loss.

Stop and Smell the Flowers
Print this adult-child coloring sheet to help relax alongside your children.

Story: Hugs All Around
In the morning during breakfast, on the go or before before bed, read this story about showing kindness with your child.

TEAMwork
Print this activity to try the T.E.A.M cheer together.

Tell Me Why
Download this printable for tips on language you can use to talk about temporary duty.

The Things We Do Together Book
Print this sheet to create a book all about the routines and activities you do together.

Tooth-Brushing Chart
Use this chart to encourage good habits that can make teeth healthy and strong.

Travel Map
Draw your travels in this coloring page.

Veterans Day Parade of Pride

Visiting the Doctor
Help our furry friend get ready to meet her new doctor by connecting the dots to the different things she needs.

We Are Proud of You
Print this activity to create a special card showing how proud you are of one another.

We Can Do It
Use this activity sheet to draw a picture of a morning, afternoon, and evening routine.

We’re in This Together
Color and hang the “adventure pledge” for you and your family.

What Changes/What’s the Same?
Print this activity sheet to talk about all the things that change and the ones that stay the same.

What Should I Say?
Print this activity sheet to help young children come up with answers to questions.

Where I Have Been, Where I’m Going
Many families live all over the world and move around a lot. Mark all the places you’ve been, and are going to go, on this map.

You Can Count on Me
Color this picture and greet each friend you see along the path.