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Week One and Two: Exploring Wellbeing Activities Over the next two weeks, we’d like you to have a go at trying different wellbeing activities and recording how they have made you feel. You’ll find example activities with resources and links on the next few pages. You may already be doing some of these activities – which is great! Two weeks from now, you’ll start to use what you’ve discovered to start developing your personalised wellbeing routine. A reflection log is included to help you record your thoughts and feelings about the activities you have chosen to do.

Wellbeing is about feeling mentally and physically healthy and happy.

Having a good wellbeing helps us to feel confident in ourselves and our abilities. Because of this, looking after our wellbeing should be an important part of our

daily routine.

This half term, we’d like you to focus on developing your personalised wellbeing routine that can, in time, become part of your daily lives. Every week,

we’ll set you a task to help you achieve this goal.

Have fun exploring different ways to look after you!

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Relationships and Community

Spending time with the people we love is a great way of positively developing our wellbeing.

Why not try one (or more) of the activities below with the people in your household:

x making a meal and eating together x playing a board game x sharing something you like to do i.e. drawing, dancing, favourite toys, arts &

crafts x Watch your or someone’s favourite show/movie

Resources: Wellbeing-Themed Family Dinner Conversation Starters

Being Active! Moving is one of the best things we can do to make us feel great. So find a sports activity

or workout you enjoy and get moving! Resources: Reception, Yr1 and Yr2 Exercise Cards

5 Minute Move | Kids Workouts | The Body Coach TV – type into Google to find all of Joe Wicks’ workouts Family Games

Take Notice

Taking notice of the things in our lives can be a great way of noticing what makes us happy.

There are many activities that can help us take notice. Here are some for you to try. Being Mindful, Being Present It’s about listening to your thoughts & feelings, and being aware of the world around you. Resources: Words of Encouragement Mindfulness Colouring Sheets

Mindfulness Cards Mindful Ozzy Introduces Mindfulness Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids videos

Reflecting Reflecting on your day is a wonderful way to remember anything that’s made you feel happy. Resources: Today I am Proud Praying Some people choose to reflect when they pray. Resources: Prayer Template

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Reflection Log

You can use this log to keep a note of the thoughts and feelings you have had about the activities you have chosen.

Today I tried… Record the wellbeing

activity you tried.

It made me feel… Tick how the activity made you feel.

You can also draw your own feeling if you felt something else.

I’d also like to add… What are your thoughts

about the activity?

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Relationships and Community

Finished cooking your family meal? Ready to eat as a family?

Why not try out some of these Wellbeing-Themed Family Dinner Conversation Starters.

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Take Notice: Being Mindful, Being Present

Enjoy relaxing your mind and remembering that you and the people around you are amazing whilst you focus on the

Words of Encouragement Mindfulness Colouring Sheets.

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Take Notice: Being Mindful, Being Present

You can use the Mindfulness Cards to help you focus your mind on the world around you. They’re also a great way to relax!

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Take Notice: Being Mindful, Being Present

Mindful Ozzy Introduces Mindfulness (Pre-k to Grade 2) is a great introduction to focused breathing for all children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k_R7R1gIdA

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids is a series of guided relaxation and visualisation videos that can help you to concentrate on a specific thing. It’s another fantastic way to relax and focus your mind.

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids | 1. Balloon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBnPlqQFPKs

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids | 2. Time Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_vEZTrmtyA

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids | 3. Wiggleflop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPZmD3x4_Nc

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids | 4. Starfish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1dgkivX9-A

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids | 5. Moon and Stars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCnWvwrO8U

Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids | 6. Butterfly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5YgQe1o3Q

If you enjoyed relaxing with Peace Out, you can find more in the series on YouTube.

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Reflecting: Today I am Proud

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Prayer: Prayer Template

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Being Active: Reception, Yr1 and Yr2 Exercise Cards

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Being Active: Family Games

Don’t Let The Balloon Touch The Ground

Instructions: hit the balloon up in the air, passing it to whoever you’re playing with but don’t let it touch the ground.

Challenge: how many times you can hit the balloon back and forth without it ever hitting the ground?

Penguin Waddle

Instructions: Place a balloon between your child’s knees and waddle across the room without dropping it.

Challenge:

1. Race or time each other

2. Put obstacles (cushions, toys etc.) on the floor to go around. Can you still waddle to the end?

Indoor Croquet

Instructions: make your own indoor croquet course using toilet paper rolls or pieces of construction paper (via Toddler Approved).

Challenge: your adult can add challenges by writing active tasks on each “tunnel” that need to be completed once your ball makes it through. These could be, “do 15

jumping jacks as fast as you can” or “go run up and down the stairs 2 times”.

Mirror, Mirror

Instructions: stand face to face with someone in your home and have them attempt to copy all your movements.

Examples:

Reach up and stretch to the sky; ten jumping jacks; Run in place

Make sure to switch roles!

Challenge: See who’ll laugh first – will it be you?

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Bowling

Instructions: set up your bowling “lane” with some tape and use plastic bottles or cups for pins.

Use any type of ball to bowl, attempting to knock down as many pins as possible.

Keep track of the score, or simply aim to knock them all down in one turn.

Create a plastic cup pyramid to up the fun-factor even more.