Mindfulness, supporting a child’s positive mental health doesn’t need to be expensive, time-consuming, or difficult, children can de-stress, focus, and get moving whilst having fun.

Mindfulness is a big word for a simple idea – to pay attention, with care, to one moment at a time.

Teach children how to be mindful by focusing their thoughts and noticing the world around them using fun activities.

Children can choose an appropriate activity, be it reflective, improve focus, or a calming exercise.

Children can work through all of the exercises, choose randomly or select a specific topic.

It’s the perfect gentle introduction to getting a child to think mindfully, reflect and learn.

Packed with a variety of crafts and exercises, kids can learn practical mindfulness in minutes and have fun.

Find out the science behind what our body and brains are doing when we’re mindful.

Examples:

• Settle your emotions by making a glitter jar.
• Take time to appreciate food using mindful eating.
• Find out how to take a rainbow breath.
• Make a breathing buddy

Author Bio:

Wynne Kinder, has been teaching for almost 30 years. She started with maths, science, reading and writing and in 2004 moved onto mindfulness. Wynne continues to explore mindfulness and works with teachers and families. She has created training and curriculums for teachers and co-authored online resources for GoNoodle.

Review:

Children are guided through each activity, to make sure they achieve maximum enjoyment and awareness. All children will learn and react to each activity in a different way and parent’s notes give advice on how to encourage children to embrace mindfulness in the modern world. Each specially designed activity is flexible for each child’s needs and inspires them to seek calmness and tranquility in all situations; this is a great choice for supporting a child’s positive mental health.