Wellbeing

Have you got a toddler that tips and dumps toys everywhere they go?

We all know social times can be a bit tense in preschool, especially during start of the school year! I’ve taught this age group for more than a decade, and I know that children, especially younger students need lots of opportunities to relax and get to know those around them. That’s where icebreaker games come …

Mandalas are beautiful geometric patterns. In my many years of teaching, I have found them to be a fantastic tool to inspire artistic exploration and children. They are also a fantastic mindful tool, and many people use them as an aid to meditation. For kids, they are a great way to experiment with form, color, …

We all need to have a laugh, and funny Zoom games are not only possible but really beneficial in so many ways. I have been a teacher for the last decade, and the following Zoom games have all come about through trying out a range of different activities to add life and enjoyment to online …

Worry is one of the biggest barriers in the lives of many young children. It impedes both happiness and learning. Luckily, there are lots of child-friendly strategies to try to address this issue of worry. In now close to 12 years of teaching children aged 3-5, one of my favorite resources to address this anxiety …

There seem to be a few rumors online that worry dolls are linked to voodoo, or are connected to bad luck, or a few other things like that. So, I thought I would set the record straight! Worry dolls are a positive resource that originated in South America, and have subsequently become used around the …

Worry dolls are a beautiful idea that originated in South America. The classic way of using them, is children putting them under their pillow at night, to take their worries away.  However, there are lots more ways of using them than that, and they are a fantastic tool for alleviating stress and anxiety in children. …

Children love to move about! You’ve probably noticed this – but how do you link this to being mindful? Mindfulness activities have huge benefits for children. It relaxes them, calms them down, and helps them think and learn much better. But how do you get them to be mindful and move at the same time? …

Many children find a level of peace and relaxation in art. It focuses their minds. It also helps them to look at the world around them in a much more engaged way. Art and mindfulness are strongly linked, and in this article, I’m going to look at the best mindfulness art activities, including: All of …

Peer massage is something growing in popularity in many schools around the world. This is fantastic news, as it is just what modern children need – a way of reducing stress, developing mindfulness, and also encouraging cooperation. First, what is peer massage? Peer massage is children massaging other children. It is done fully clothed and …