Fun Activities
Here you will find a variety of fun activities you can do together as a family!
Drawing Our Feelings
Grades K-3
Here’s an excellent DIY activity to help children learn about feelings! Work with them to create DIY faces conveying emotional expressions. This activity can serve as a conversation starter to understand how your child is feeling and what they think represents various emotions.
Squeezing Stress
Grades 4-6
Teach your kiddo how to make a stress ball to help them squeeze out their frustration. This creates an excellent time to talk about what makes them feel stressed.
All About Empathy
Grades 4-6
After watching this video with your child, talk to them about what empathy looks like from person to person. The video addresses three key questions:
What is empathy?
Why is empathy important?
How can you practice empathy with others?
Pig Latin
Grades 4-6
In this activity, kids will learn how to speak Pig Latin. Here’s an option! Create a message for you child in Pig Latin, and have them translate to improve active listening skills.
Glitter Jar
All Ages
Make a glitter jar with your children and use it for mindfulness practice. There are multiple variations of how to use it for practice depending on what you want to emphasize.
Kid President
Grades 4-6
Watch this video of the Kid President with your child, and learn how to disagree with someone while maintaining a respectful tone. This is a great video to start a conversation about versatility in the world and the importance of accepting that versatility.
Communication Story Time
Grades K-3
Listen to the story of Decibella and her 6 inch voice. This teaches kids different voice volumes, and how to choose when to use them.
Empathy with Elmo
Grades K-3
Help your kiddo learn about empathy with Elmo. His friend is hurt, Elmo helps us understand how it makes him feel. Use this video content to facilitate conversations with your child about empathy.
Three Steps to Problem Solve
Grades K-3
Watch Hunter and Eve as they go through 3 steps to problem solve! After the video, go through scenarios with your child to practice the three steps.
Facing Daily Problems
Grades 4-6
This video teaches kiddos the strategy behind tic-tac-toe. Although life isn’t a game, you could easily talk to your kid about problem they face daily. Then help them strategize possible solutions.
Social Skills
Grades K-3
Do this activity with Crayola to help your child see the fun in having buddies, but it’s also important to understand everyone has their own perspective of the world.
