I’m refreshing our peds draw cart and parent handout and could use your go-tos for 3–6 year olds. Lately I pair Buzzy with a 10-second ‘wiggle your toes’ game, a comfort hold, and a counting breath (in 3, out 4), but I’d love evidence-backed scripts, printable visuals, or short prep videos you share with families before the visit.
While they wiggle toes 10 seconds, I cue ‘smell the flower, blow the candle’ with Buzzy; printable: https://www.childrensmn.org/services/care-specialties-departments/child-life/comfort-promise/.
Quick swap that’s worked for my 3–6s: instead of toes, do a firm “squeeze your knees like a lemon” for 10 seconds with Buzzy on, then I say, “your job is to blow the bubbles, my job is the quick poke.” I send families this ahead because the 1‑min kid video and printable job cards get used: https://www.megfoundationforpain.org/kids. , small caveat — Buzzy’s buzz bugs a few kids; if they tense, I switch to a warm pack and keep the same script. @clarkson93 your flower/candle cue pairs great with real bubbles if you’ve got them.