After facing occupational deprivation and occupational imbalance, refugees need to establish new home routines (Huot, Kelly, Park, 2016; Mayne et al., 2016). Based on the needs assessment with Catholic Charities of Indianapolis Refugee and Immigrant Service, I developed seven occupation-based kits to improve the daily life skills of refugees. The kits were effective in teaching life skills, indicated by a GAS T score of 81.23. Staff perceived the kits as effective, indicated by an average 1.3-point increase on a pre/post-survey. Occupation-based kits were effective in facilitating valuable relationships and bridging the gap between classroom learning and life skills. Keywords: occupational therapy, refugees, resettlement, life skills, activities of daily living