Does your child watch CBBC art Ninja?
The presenter, Ricky, has teamed up with ‘Place2Be’ to create a special episode all about children’s mental health. He is committed to helping children express themselves through arts and creativity.
Here is an outline of the activities he will show them how to do:
Activity 1: Settle your thoughts
We’ve designed the first activity to help children distract themselves from worrying thoughts or feelings. It involves a simple drawing task meant to help them feel more settled by becoming focused on and absorbed in what they are doing in the present moment.
Activity 2: Soothe your senses
The second creative activity is about helping children feel more grounded physically by soothing their senses. Children will create a ‘Garden of Calm’ using art materials and found objects, exploring their senses along the way.
Activity 3: Share your worries
Best done with children feeling settled, the last wellbeing activity explores how to share worries with a trusted adult. The tradition of Guatemalan Worry Dolls inspired this activity, where children use scrap and art materials to create their own worry dolls.
Find all of the information and videos to participate, please visit this website:
