Go to www.actionforhappiness.org for lots of great happy resources to boost your mood to HAPPY!

Create a mindfulness colouring for yourself or someone else to complete. Click here for the video.

Cosmic Kids Yoga is a great channel on YouTube. The link to their channel is below. Using a computer or a TV, play the clips, choose your favourite yoga video and follow along.

Click here for the introduction video then choose your own Cosmic Kids video from the list on the right.

You are going to go on a mindful walk. You can do this in your yard or around the street.

To work mindfully you need to walk without talking.

See if you can find 3 things that you have not noticed before. When you finish walking you can draw a picture of the three things you noticed on your walk.

Make a gratitude tree that you can display in your room or somewhere else in your house.

You will need-

• A small tree branch.

• Paper.

• Pencils/textas.

• Small pegs/paper.

• clips/string.

• Somewhere to put the tree - a vase or other container.

What to do-

1. Once you have found your branch cut the paper into the shape of leaves or just into squares or other shapes (it doesn't really matter).

2. Think of things you are thankful for and write or draw them on the leaves.

3. Then attach the leaves to the branches of the tree using the paper clips/pegs.

4. You can keep adding leaves to the tree everyday or whenever you think of something you are grateful for.

5. You can get the whole family to join in and create a family tree or just do one for yourself.

6. By having the tree on display, every time you see it, you will be reminded of how lucky you are.

We are going to practise #DIS just like this video.

Think about things at home that you are grateful/thankful for.

Now you can go and point out things in the house you are grateful for and say DIS.

• Take photos of them and the things they are pointing to.

• Go for a walk in the backyard or in the street and encourage children to point to things they are grateful for and say DIS.

• Take photos of them and the things they are pointing to.

NB: Children will really enjoy taking their own photos too.

Once you have all the photos you can use them to create a #DISMOMENT poster/slideshow/book and/or post some to Instagram/Facebook with the #DISMOMENT.

As we grow up, many of us have a teddy, doll, toy or blanket that we absolutely love! You might not use this anymore, but see if you can go and find it. When you find it, give it a hug (if you can’t find it just remember what it was like to hug)!

Now find some pens and a piece of paper. Write or draw a story about your teddy/doll/toy or blanket describing how it gives you comfort when you are with it. Try and show how it makes you feel. Perhaps you can thank it for all the times it has comforted you.

WANT MORE?! Can you try and write a story about your favourite teddy describing all the reasons that you love it so much?

Emotional Literacy GEM CHAT Questions

• Remember a time when you felt really happy. What made you feel this way?

• Remember a time when you felt really sad. What made you feel this way? How did you turn your mood around?

• Remember a time when you felt really excited. How did this make your body feel? For example, alert, energetic, trouble sleeping

• Remember a time when you felt really anxious. How did this make your body feel? For example, increased heart rate, sweating, trouble sleeping, butterflies. What did you do to cope with feeling this way?

Each week The Resilience Project At Home will provide 5 activities for Lower Primary (F – Year 2) students that will focus on one of The Resilience Project principles. This week, the focus is on Emotional Literacy.

As parents and caregivers we ask that you assist your child/children in completing the activities. Some of the activities will require more assistance than others.

Activity 1: What do we Know and Feel?

Activity 2: My Worries

Activity 3: When do I Feel?

Activity 4: Name That Emotion

Activity 5: Calm Down Strategies

Each week The Resilience Project At Home will provide 5 activities for Lower Primary (Year 3 – Year 6) students that will focus on one of The Resilience Project principles. This week, the focus is on Emotional Literacy.

As parents and caregivers we ask that you assist your child/children in completing the activities. Some of the activities will require more assistance than others.

Activity 1: What do we Know and Feel?

Activity 2: My Worries

Activity 3: Bounce Back Reaction

Activity 4: Emotions Charades

Activity 5: Character Strengths

These daily questions have been developed to help families practise the GEM principles. They are a great way to facilitate positive conversations as your family shares a meal either in the morning, afternoon or evening or at a time that works best. Check out the GEM CHAT questions for this week below.

Gratitude GEM CHAT Questions

• How did you practice mindfulness today? These are things like meditation, puzzles, spot the difference, colouring.

• What mindfulness activity are you going to do tomorrow?

• What is your favourite mindfulness activity?

• How do you feel after you do a mindfulness activity?

Each week The Resilience Project At Home will provide 5 activities for Lower Primary (F – Year 2) students that will focus on one of The Resilience Project principles. This week, the focus is on Mindfulness.

As parents and caregivers we ask that you assist your child/children in completing the activities. Some of the activities will require more assistance than others.

Activity 1: Mindful Walk

Activity 2: Mindful Colouring

Activity 3: Kids Yoga (Cosmic Kids Yoga)

Activity 4: Complete a Puzzle

Activity 5: Make a Calm Down Jar

Each week The Resilience Project At Home will provide 5 activities for Upper Primary (Year 3 – Year 6) students that will focus on one of The Resilience Project principles. This week, the focus is on Mindfulness.

As parents and caregivers we ask that you assist your child/children in completing the activities. Some of the activities will require more assistance than others.

Activity 1: Mindful Walk

Activity 2: Mindful Colouring

Activity 3: Let’s get Creative!

Activity 4: Complete a Puzzle and/or Make Your Own!

Activity 5: Create Your Own Playlist!

GEM CHAT for Week 2

These daily questions have been developed to help families practise the GEM principles. They are a great way to facilitate positive conversations as your family shares a meal either in the morning, afternoon or evening or at a time that works best. Check out the GEM CHAT questions for this week below.

Gratitude GEM CHAT Questions

• Who is someone you know who may be experiencing some difficulty currently? What could we do for them as a family?

• Remember someone who has done something kind for you recently. What did they do for you?

• Say something kind to someone in your home