Mindful Monsters: Roar Your Worries Away: 1

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Even if you try to make a pompom monster look ugly and scary, it will almost always turn out adorable. Children’s attitudes toward their feelings usually begin to soften when you remind them that the pompom monster represents the same difficult emotions their drawing did. You can compare the two activities to help children understand that the difference is in their perception. I think my son spoke more about his feelings but no impact on his behaviour and actually during a meltdown or a tantrum, he would not have the patience for the activities. I saw them more for bonding and communication between parent and child and getting children to discuss feelings and being kind to one another rather than connected to behaviour and actually there was no guidance on how to use the cards when dealing with perhaps challenging behaviour. Some may create one pompom that represents all of their emotions, while others may want to make one for each feeling. Oliver remembered that his monster didn’t usually stay long. This made Oliver feel brave. Now his monster didn’t look so big… in fact, the monster looked small and cute! When I’m hungry, I eat what I love. When I’m bored, I do something I love. When I’m lonely, I connect with someone I love. When I feel sad, I remember that I am loved.”– Michelle May

Scope needed to grow its supporter base to further expand it's services. With low brand awareness and a little understood cause, Scope were over-reliant on Face to Face fundraising, a channel that was rapidly declining in cost-efficiency and quality. Our challenge was to create a new way to recruit quality, regular donors at scale. But the monster jumped harder inside Oliver’s tummy. He only stopped when Oliver invited the little girl bear to play with him. It felt good to help the little girl bear. I liked there were different categories of activities, the activities being portable and able to do as and when you wanted for as long as you want and they encouraged communication between myself and my child. The foundations of wellbeing and mindfulness already underpin life on camp. Recognising the importance of creating moments of calm to balance more physical, high-energy activities, our ethos is aligned with Ofsted's commitment to 'Educate children in the widest of senses...so they can focus, concentrate, interact with others, regulate emotions, build resilience and cope with the changes of modern life'. From nature walks to daily arts and crafts sessions, our day to day activities motivate children to explore new ideas and give expression to emotion. At the end of the day Oliver’s teacher announced, “Oliver Bear, please report to the office.” All of the other bears in the class looked up from their lessons.

We’re delighted to announce our new partnership with Mindful Monsters. From February 2020, the Monsters will be heading to venues across the UK. So you will listen.” said Fred. “ When things are new, scary, or wrong, I remind you to be brave and caring. I even tell you when things are wonderful! If you listen to me then I won’t need to stay long.” I think the most important part of it is that Ezzy tells a parent about these problems, and she talks through the problems; teaching Ezzy about mindfulness and how to consider each problem. It’s good that the book talks about how these things can be solved, and to reach out for help from friends and family if you need a bit of extra advice. Of course, with real life children, there are all different kinds of reasons for their problems, so not all problems can be solved the same way; but the important bit is to encourage the kid to talk about the problems, and perhaps help brainstorm on how to fix problems. And I think it’s important because it can open up a dialogue between you and your kid about what feelings they might be facing, if you’re looking to communicate with them more; ask them about any emotions they might be experiencing, and what’s causing those emotions. Are they happy, sad, scared, excited, etc? Oliver’s monster hugged him too! Oliver was surprised to discover that the monster’s arms were fuzzy and warm. It felt good. No, she was too young (3) to really understand what they were for, she didnt enjoy some of the activites but none really changed her behaviour.

Yes, particularly the worry monster card. We have noticed a decrease in bad dreams and a lot more 'opening up' about worries and fears. Mindful Monsters won Golds for Best Creative Solution, Best Launch Campaign and Best Health and Wellness campaign. It also won Silver for Best Charity campaign. Alternatively, they are also a fun and exciting way to round off the final lesson. Great for enhancing focus and concentration, as well as giving young children the opportunity to detach from the challenges they have experienced throughout the school day.

This activity can also be incorporated into a Monster Meditation (pg. 65 of the Mindful Monsters Workbook).

The illustrations are fun and colourful and it's great to see the way the monster emotions change in the story going from bold and scary to milder and more cuddly looking. This is a clever way to help the children understand what mindfulness can do and that emotions don't have to be scary. Whether you are looking for inventive ways to provide interventional support, or simply looking for ways to keep your children occupied on a rainy day, these Twinkl original worksheets are a great way to enhance engagement. An excellent way to enhance engagement, and cater for a broad range of abilities and learning styles. We have you covered when creating inclusive and accessible learning opportunities for your first and second class students.

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No, silly bear! Your mother is here to drive you home!” said the secretary. Oliver ran into his mother’s arms. He was so happy! As our charity of choice, SuperCamps are delighted to endorse disability equality charity, Scope. Scope provide practical information and emotional support when it's most needed, and campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society. Opportunities to donate to the charity will be present across all SuperCamps venues from February 2020. You can also easily donate here. The monsters are all wonderfully drawn; I love the variety of textures and forms they have. Each are so unique and wondrous. I like the way the illustrator has thought about how the creatures will hang around Ezzy, and the way they loom over him in the earlier stages; as if they’re overpowering. And then later on in the book, they’ll often be smaller. It’s really nice visual way to show that they’re not as powerful anymore. Why not create monster themed drama activities to engage imaginations even further? If you liked our monster colouring, you might also love the following resources: af-form-298505444 button,#af-form-298505444 input,#af-form-298505444 submit,#af-form-298505444 textarea,#af-form-298505444 select,#af-form-298505444 label,#af-form-298505444 optgroup,#af-form-298505444 option{float:none;position:static;margin:0;}