Playing is a crucial part of how children’s minds develop and how they make sense of the confusing world around them, especially the situation we are in at the moment, letting their imaginations run wild will help them cope during this time and keep them emotionally and physically healthy.
Firstly today, we are going to think about some emotions or occasions that have felt a bit scary at times.
Maybe it was the first day of nursery, a trip to the doctors or maybe it was mum leaving to go to work. Think about how you felt, where in your body did you feel this worry? What do you think this worry would look like?
Let’s draw it!
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What do you think this worry looks like?
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What colour do you think it is?
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How big is it?
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What does it feel like?
Now it is on paper, what would you say to your worry? Is there anything that you can do to make you feel better?
Role Play is a great way to learn to cope with emotions as children can act out their emotions in a situation where they are in control.
Today for some role play, let’s be superheroes! 🦸🏻♀️🦸🏽♂️💥 I want you to make your own superhero costume using whatever you can find around the house, it could be a pillowcase for a cape or goggles as your super power glasses.
Once you have your costume and are a powerful superhero you can take your worry drawing and crumple it up!
What else can you do with your new powers?
