{"id":104,"date":"2022-02-09T14:15:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T14:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2022-02-09T14:15:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T14:15:27","slug":"wellbeing-activities-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/parents-carers\/wellbeing-activities-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellbeing Activities at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Wellbeing activities<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Social Media Wellbeing Activities \u2013 Celebrities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PE with Joe Wicks on YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Dance with Oti Mabuse on Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Cooking with Jamie Oliver on Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Storytime with David Walliams<\/li>\n<li>www.worldofdavidwalliams.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/naccovid19\/uploads\/sites\/18472\/2020\/03\/27142840\/Feeling-down-pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"326\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Media Wellbeing Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ELM Music Therapy on Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Hobbyscraft craft lessons on Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Harptoons Publishing drawing class on Facebook<\/li>\n<li>Daily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulnessinschools.org\/misp-sit-together\/\">Mindfulness<\/a>\u00a0sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/naccovid19\/uploads\/sites\/18472\/2020\/03\/27143008\/spa-day-pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Start a wellbeing journal\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compile your favourite quotes<\/li>\n<li>List 3 things you are grateful for each day<\/li>\n<li>Set SMART goals for yourself (daily\/weekly)<\/li>\n<li>Design your dream home<\/li>\n<li>Design your dream holiday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Start a Wish Jar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every time you wish you could do something, go somewhere, treat yourself, see someone you love, visit a new place \u2013 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!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-129 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/naccovid19\/uploads\/sites\/18472\/2020\/03\/27143117\/difficult-feelings-pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other activity ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make a batch of playdoh\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=oAIAm6BF0fs\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=oAIAm6BF0fs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Have a living room disco \u2013 play musical statues, musical chairs, have a dance off<\/li>\n<li>Create an obstacle course in the garden<\/li>\n<li>Create a treasure hunt with clues<\/li>\n<li>Gardening \u2013 pull weeds, collect flowers for a vase<\/li>\n<li>Go through recipe books together and have a bake-off challenge<\/li>\n<li>Make greetings cards for future occasions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nurture Activities Home Pack:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/naccovid19\/uploads\/sites\/18472\/2020\/03\/30170355\/NURTURE-IDEAS_HOME-PACK.docx\">NURTURE IDEAS_HOME PACK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Place2Be have developed a range of activities to support Mental Health and Wellbeing<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.place2be.org.uk\/our-services\/services-for-schools\/mental-health-resources-for-schools\/coronavirus-wellbeing-activity-ideas-for-schools\/<\/p>\n<p>Kindness Calendar activities from The Red Cross<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org.uk\/get-involved\/teaching-resources\/kindness-calendar?dm_i=LQE,6UHNB,5Z9PMG,RGBB8,1##\">https:\/\/www.redcross.org.uk\/get-involved\/teaching-resources\/kindness-calendar?dm_i=LQE,6UHNB,5Z9PMG,RGBB8,1##<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Useful wellbeing links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/tips-for-everyday-living\/relaxation\/relaxation-tips\/\">https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/tips-for-everyday-living\/relaxation\/relaxation-tips\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youngminds.org.uk\/blog\/looking-after-your-mental-health-while-self-isolating\/#helplines-and-resources\">https:\/\/youngminds.org.uk\/blog\/looking-after-your-mental-health-while-self-isolating\/#helplines-and-resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/young.scot\/get-informed\/national\/things-to-do-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak\">https:\/\/young.scot\/get-informed\/national\/things-to-do-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/nhs-fitness-studio\/pilates-for-beginners\/\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/nhs-fitness-studio\/pilates-for-beginners\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8snGkhBF7ngDp1oJtx5VcjwatxZn8xLK\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8snGkhBF7ngDp1oJtx5VcjwatxZn8xLK<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wellbeing activities Social Media Wellbeing Activities \u2013 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/parents-carers\/wellbeing-activities-at-home\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6652,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-104","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/104\/revisions\/105"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/connectingwithmentalhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}