Connecting with mental health: resources and information for families and individuals working with children and young people

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Wellbeing Activities at home

Wellbeing activities

Social Media Wellbeing Activities – Celebrities

  • PE with Joe Wicks on YouTube
  • Dance with Oti Mabuse on Facebook
  • Cooking with Jamie Oliver on Facebook
  • Storytime with David Walliams
  • www.worldofdavidwalliams.com

Social Media Wellbeing Activities

  • ELM Music Therapy on Facebook
  • Hobbyscraft craft lessons on Facebook
  • Harptoons Publishing drawing class on Facebook
  • Daily Mindfulness sessions

Start a wellbeing journal…

  • Compile your favourite quotes
  • List 3 things you are grateful for each day
  • Set SMART goals for yourself (daily/weekly)
  • Design your dream home
  • Design your dream holiday

Start a Wish Jar

Every time you wish you could do something, go somewhere, treat yourself, see someone you love, visit a new place – write it down on a post it and put it in a jar. Watch the jar fill up with magical things to look forward to!

Other activity ideas

  • Make a batch of playdoh https://youtube.com/watch?v=oAIAm6BF0fs
  • Have a living room disco – play musical statues, musical chairs, have a dance off
  • Create an obstacle course in the garden
  • Create a treasure hunt with clues
  • Gardening – pull weeds, collect flowers for a vase
  • Go through recipe books together and have a bake-off challenge
  • Make greetings cards for future occasions

Nurture Activities Home Pack: NURTURE IDEAS_HOME PACK

Place2Be have developed a range of activities to support Mental Health and Wellbeing

https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/services-for-schools/mental-health-resources-for-schools/coronavirus-wellbeing-activity-ideas-for-schools/

Kindness Calendar activities from The Red Cross

https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/kindness-calendar?dm_i=LQE,6UHNB,5Z9PMG,RGBB8,1##

 

Useful wellbeing links

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/relaxation/relaxation-tips/

https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/looking-after-your-mental-health-while-self-isolating/#helplines-and-resources

https://young.scot/get-informed/national/things-to-do-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/pilates-for-beginners/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8snGkhBF7ngDp1oJtx5VcjwatxZn8xLK

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