Good Morning Everyone. I hope you have had a busy, fun-filled week with all of the Health Week activities.
Active Apple Man says as well as looking after our physical health we also need to remember to slow down, take time to relax and look after our mental health as well.
Active Apple Man tries some of the activities and you may want to have a go to:
Describing emotions
Sit together and ask them to describe different emotions. How does it feel when they are angry, happy or worried? You could prompt them by suggesting that they visualise their emotions as colours.
Looking at clouds
Lie down outside together in a safe place and look up at the clouds (be careful of the sun in your eyes). Ask them to look out for shapes and notice how the clouds change as they move along. What shapes, images can they see?
Bubble balloon game
Blow up some balloons and play the don’t-touch-the-floor game, but only using gentle movements. Pretend that the balloons are bubbles that might pop, so you can only tap them delicately and pass them between each other. You can make it a family game by adding more people in.
Mindful breathing
Practising mindful breathing can help with times that they may feel anxious or angry. For example counting off on one hand as you breathe in and the other hand as you breathe out or putting your hand on your tummy to feel it moving in and out.
You might want to try this to practice breathing and taking time to gather your thoughts: Zen Den Mindfulness for Kids
Yoga
Yoga is a great way for both physical activity and mindfulness activity. There are lots of fun moves to practise, for example animal poses and linked to some favourite stories.
Why not try this one: Cosmic Kids Betsy the Banana
Send me your pictures of practising mindfulness or Yoga – I’d love to see how you got on eamarion.smith@glow.sch.uk
