Instructions & tips for
Wishing Gems
More than pretty trinkets
A small bag of shinies is a great way to treat yourself to a small gift! But did you know that your wishing gems can give you much more than just the satisfaction of shinies?
Below you will find inspiration on various playful ways that your gems can help and support you. Also suitable for children ages 6 and up!
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Changing a habit
When you want to acquire a new habit, it helps to reward yourself every time you stick to the new behaviour you’re trying to learn.
Your wishing gems can help you with this reward system:
- Keep your gems close but somewhere out of your immediate view, like in a box on your desk.
- Every time you stuck with your new habit, take out a gem and place it somewhere you do see it regularly, like on your nightstand.
- Every time you give yourself a reward, it’s a small way to support yourself to see through this new habit. And as see your collection of gems grow, this provides an extra boost to keep going until your new habit has indeed become a habit!
Tip: To make your gems stretch longer, you may opt to exchange every 3 small gems for 1 large one. You could also assign more ‘value’ to particular colours to extend the rewards you can earn.
Saving up for a reward
“If I do this for two weeks, I’ll buy myself this cool thing!” A great way to set goals for yourself, but over time you may be tempted to reward yourself before you actually made your goal. And that tends to feel nowhere near as well as good as you imagined…
For this, you can use your wishing gems as counters:
- Every day you take another step towards your goal, yuo reward yourself with a gem.
- Have you collected the number of gems you allotted to this goal? Then it’s time to get your big reward!
This way, you will experience more satisfaction, both during the steps towards yourself and in reaching that goal – and the reward you set yourself!
Tip: To make your gems stretch longer, you may opt to exchange every 3 small gems for 1 large one. You could also assign more ‘value’ to particular colours to extend the rewards you can earn.
Soothing fidgets
Wishing gems aren’t just any trinkets. They are sensory toys, specifically designed to provide visual, tactile and auditory stimuli that are experienced as a soothing sensation:
- They are made of acrylic, a firm but smooth synthetic material that feels gentle to the touch. The shape is crystaline, but all edges are smoothed.
- When the gems come into contact with eachother, they make a rustling noise that isn’t loud or intrusive.
- The various transparant colours match well visually and are pleasant to look at, both individually and when put together in a box or in your hand.
Moving your hand through a box of wishing gems is a soothing experience in itself. Feel free to do so, because that is what they were made for! 😀
Tangible wish to carry with you
They’re not called ‘wishing gems’ for nothing, of course!
You can use your favourite gem as an anchor: by holding the gem in your hand and focusing on it, you can attach a positive thought or feeling to that particular gem by association.
For example, you may repeat a mantra like “I can do this!”, feeling the positive emotions and thoughts that this mantra give you. The more often you repeat this while holding the gem, the stronger the association that ” I can do this!” ‘goes with’ this particular gem.
You will find that the feeling “I can do it!” will come to you the moment you look at the gem. Put this gem in your pocket as a source of emotional support and encouragement for yourself
Wishing gems aren’t magical in and of themselves, but your focus and positive energy – your wish – can bring special and beautiful experiences into your life!