Pages Notes

  • Affirmations
  • 3 good things
  • Feeling ‘choughed’!
  • Positive pebbles
  • Rockpool reflections
  • Fill up your bucket
  • I am thankful for…
  • Kindness Challenge
  • A barrel of laughs

Feeling Safe / Help Seeking 

  • A safe place / Draw your safe place 
  • When I need help
  • Messages in a bottle
  • My crew…
  • My Anchors

5 ways to wellbeing

  • 5 ways to wellbeing intro
  • 5 ways to wellbeing bingo
  • My ways to wellbeing – connect
  • My ways to wellbeing – get moving
  • My ways to wellbeing – find time for you
  • My ways to wellbeing – give
  • My ways to wellbeing – take notice

(About the 5 Ways to wellbeing)

Breathing 

  • Starfish breathing
  • Feather breathing

Grounding 

  • Drop your anchors – 54321
  • Beach brain maze

Self-care

  • Wellbeing chatterbox
  • Self care life ring
  • One week sleep tracker
  • Brilliant basics
  • My self-soothing treasure chest
  • Self care checklist
  • 1 night sleep tracker
  • My Anchors

Additional Activities

New activities will be added periodically in draft form. 

Water bead calm jars

Affirmation beads

Positives

Breathing ideas 

Why are breathing activities helpful?

5 Finger Breathing

Square Breathing

Deep Breathing

Lazy 8 Breathing

Triangle Breathing

Block Breathing

Breathing Bands

Meet Beerbohm the Yoga Cat

Young people have been involved in creating content and resources for Headstart via the Start Now website. Here are 2 breathing / calming activities created by young people with the fabulous animator Hannah Anastasi (hannahanastasi.com)

 

Useful Links / Resources