Flying Start @ Duchy Celebrate World Mental Health Day With An Amazing Day Of Activities!

The team at Flying Start @ Duchy organised a fantastic day packed with activities for the children based all around feelings and how to express them, to mark World Mental Health Day.

Firstly, the children used ’emotion pebbles’ to identify various emotions and how they may make them feel before looking in the mirror at their own faces, and try out making lots of different expressions!

They then created some lovely artwork using their handprints, after discussing ideas for ‘When I am upset I like to…’ which gave the children the opportunity to think about what makes them

feel better when they have been upset.

Look at these fantastic paintings, with such great happy ideas on them!

The staff also introduced the children to some calming yoga, which was a good opportunity to spend some time expressing themselves through movement. These moves included ‘I am brave’, ‘I am strong’ and ‘I am friendly’,

The babies enjoyed some calming music as well as tummy time activities. This also included some play with bubbles which was a big hit!

The staff also made some sensory feelings bags using paint for the babies and toddlers to explore.

Finally, the staff created a ‘What makes me happy’ board which they asked their parents to contribute to! This got everyone talking about what made them happy, and included the parents in World Mental Health Day too!

Amazing work, Flying Start @ Duchy!