Supporting children's and young people's mental wellbeing is very important, especially during these difficult times when our normal routines have been disrupted. Here are some simple mindfulness activities to help them.
Mental health and wellbeing
Mental health and wellbeing
Mindfulness activities for children
Mindfulness activities
Keep the worry monster at bay with these colouring, doodling, ripping, breathing and splatting activities.
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Brain PuzzlesHave a go at all the puzzles on this page. Keep your brain focused on these, rather than on worries.Age: 7+ yearsDownload -
Make a Worry MonsterIt can be really helpful to think about your worries as a character, completely separate from yourself.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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RIP IT!Find some paper, and tear it up into as many tiny pieces as you can. Stick them all over this page, and create a snowstorm of ripped paper.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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Splat!Immerse yourself in doodling and drawing, and turn these splurges of paint into other things - from creatures and aliens to hats, cars and flowers.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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Peaceful PencilsColour in this pattern, only thinking about the things you can feel, hear and smell right now – a technique called mindfulness.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
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Unworry IslandDesign your own Unworry Island, a place you can imagine and visit whenever you need to.Age: 7+ yearsDownload
Online mindfulness activities at Usborne Quicklinks
At Usborne Quicklinks you'll find links to carefully chosen websites with more calming and mindfulness activities. You can practise breathing exercises with a robot, listen to a song with ideas for calming down, think of a butterfly and colour a calm kangaroo...
