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Making Mindfulness Fun
Swap sitting still for games like dragon breath and texture hunts, and children can pick up mindfulness without noticing they're learning it.
Free for 14 days, then £4 a month or £40 a year. Cancel before day 14 and you won't pay anything.
About this course
Asking a lively child to sit still and focus on their breathing usually goes about as well as you'd expect. Luckily they don't need to. Mindfulness is about noticing what's happening right now, and children can learn that through play.
The games need next to nothing. Send children on a hunt for something bumpy, something smooth and something spiky, or close your eyes in the park and count the sounds you hear. Brush teeth at snail's pace, then at speedy-train pace, and talk about what felt different. Let a Malteser melt on the tongue before anyone bites. When tempers rise, try dragon breath, or blow a feather and watch how far a long out-breath sends it.
You don't even have to call it mindfulness. To the children it's just a game, and the ones they enjoy are the ones they'll ask to play again.
Modules
7 modules- 1Introduction4 min
- 2Mindful treasure hunts5 min
- 3Mindful drawing3 min
- 4Mindfulness in the mundane5 min
- 5Activation of the breath 3 min
- 6Noticing the new4 min
- 7Wrap up2 min
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Good to know
- A certificate when you finish.
- Stop when you like and pick up where you left off.
- Got a link from your child's school? Use that instead: it's free for you.
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