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Art For Wellbeing


A Parent's Guide
What’s this about?
NalandaWay Foundation brings to you the ‘Art for
Wellbeing – A Parent’s Guide’. The rapid spread of
the COVID-19 pandemic has forced our everyday
routines to take a backseat. We have also witnessed an
irrational rise in public fear and anxieties. Children are
highly affected by this. The need of the hour are tools
for engagement that will help parents and children
identify and overcome their fears and stress.

NalandaWay Foundation is an award-winning NGO,


which uses visual and performing Arts to help children
from disadvantaged communities in India. Given
the need of the hour, NalandaWay steps in with our
unique initiative to help adults and children alike
cope with the stresses of their time. It is an invitation
to put away your phones and computers, take a break
from the constant buzz of media and let yourself be
absorbed by artwork that is refreshing and restorative.

“Art for Wellbeing - A Parent’s Guide” has age-


specific art activities that will help children and their
caregivers, regulate their emotions and also help
them become empathetic.
A Identifying emotions
People begin to feel and express a variety of
emotions from the minute they are born. As
children begin to grow, their encounters with
the outside world introduce them to new
emotions that shape their personalities. From a
very early age on, children began to display a
variety of emotions such as sadness, happiness
and anger. As children near the age of 3, they
assimilate a wider range of emotions such as
excitement, fear and care. As they grow up,
they are introduced to the school environment
where their emotions evolve and take the
shape of disgust, shame, anxiety, empathy,
amusement, confusion, boredom, relief and
triumph.

Identifying one’s emotions plays an important role in creating a self-image for every
child. Prompting children to talk about their emotions, helps them identify coping
strategies that are constructive and helpful in building positive images about the self
and the world.

Instructions for activities

1. Activities 1 and 2 in each activity set are built on the theme of ‘Identifying
emotions’.
2. The activities are built to ask the individual to reflect on their emotions and help
them express it through art (i.e. colours, body movements, talk and thought).
3. Every activity begins with asking the individual their current emotional state based
on a situation or the range of emotions that they have experienced.
4. If your child has difficulty in putting into words what their emotions are, give them
examples with leading words such as ‘happy’, ‘sad’, ‘angry’, ‘excited’ and so on.
5. Identifying emotions is the first step towards dealing with them. Ensure you
approach your child with care, caution and an open mind which allows them to
express freely both their positive and negative emotions.
6. When children express their negative emotions, talk to them about why they felt
that emotion. Treat the emotion with care, without being dismissive of the causes of
the negative emotion.
7. Help them complete the activity on the theme. Once you complete the activity, ask
your child if doing the activity made them feel good and if they were able to express
all the emotions they were feeling.

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1 Identifying emotions and how it feels inside the
body

Materials required
1. A printout of the ‘Feeling face’ card. Character
2. Small mirror(5cm x 5cm), Pencil,
eraser, Paint/ crayons/colour emotions chart
pencils.

Instructions
1. Take a printout of the ‘Feeling face’
card.
2. Ask your child to close his/her eyes
and think of situations that made
her /him happy, sad, surprised and
angry for a minute.
3. Ask them to say how it feels inside
the body and where it feels so. Have
a conversation on why they feel so?
How do you think it affects your
body and others?
4. Now ask them to show each
emotion (happy, sad, surprised and
angry – one by one).
5. Then ask them to see how it looks
and draw it in their own ‘Feeling
face’ card.
6. Then ask them to colour them with
whichever colour they feel like.
7. Ask the child why they chose the
particular colours for each emotion.

Resource link:
Feeling face card: https://in.pinterest.
com/pin/673780794233071804/
Reference for parents:
https://in.pinterest.com/
pin/713679872179464430/

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Feeling face card

Happy Sad

Surprised Angry

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Feeling face card

Happy Sad

Surprised Angry

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2 Self-Love - All about me booklet

Materials required

1. A printout of the ‘All about me’ Fifth page:


booklet.
2. Small mirror(5cm x 5cm), pencil, 1. Draw what you want to be when
eraser, paint/ crayons/colour pencils. you grow up and color it. 
2. Write why you want to be when
Instructions you grow up, in the given space.

Cover page: Sixth page:


1. Write your name in the blank space 1. Draw your favorite animal and
at the bottom of the page and then colour it.
decorate the page. 2. Write why you like that animal in
2. Write what you like about your the given space.
name in the given space.
Resource link:
Second page: Feeling face card: https://www.
1. Colour as many candles as your easypeasyandfun.com/all-about-me-
age; not more, not less. printable-book-templates/

2. Write “what you would like to do”


in this age in the given space.

Third page:
1. Use the mirror and see the colour of All about me
your eyes. Now use that colour to
fill in the given space. Now observe
the colour of your hair. Colour it in
the given space. 
2. Write what you like about your eyes
and hair in the given space.

Fourth page:
1. Using the mirror, see your face
and sketch a portrait of yourself
and color it.
2. Write what you like about your face
in the given space.

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ALL
ABOUT
ME

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My name is

My name has

letters

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I am year old

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My hand

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My portrait

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My favourite
colour is

My eye
colour is

My hair
colour is

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My favourite animal

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When I grow up
I want to be a...

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B Coping strategies
Children at an age as young as 9-months experience
emotions of separation anxiety. Children grow up in
a world where they are confronted with a variety of
circumstances that affect their emotions and views
of the world. Learning to address their fears and
anxieties and understanding what gives them joy is
a key part of the socio-emotional development of a
child.

Coping strategies are designed to help children


and adults identify what causes them stress and
what are healthy ways of reducing their stress.
The coping strategies employed seeks to reconnect
the individual with their innermost emotions and
address the root cause of the stressors.

Instructions for activities

1. Activities 3 to 18 in this activity set are built on the theme of ‘Coping strategies’.
2. The activities are built to ask the individual to engage in an activity which reflects
their emotional state and work constructively towards generating and sustaining
positivity through it.
3. The activities are scaffolded in such a way that engagement for young children
might be on concepts of family and bonding and as they age there is a staggered
rise in complexity of the activities, allowing them to express complex feelings in a
variety of ways.
4. At the beginning of the activity, ask your child about their current emotional state.
5. Help them complete the activity.
6. If your child was feeling negative emotions at the beginning of the activity, ask
them if doing the activity made them feel better or if it provided them a creative and
productive outlet to vent their feelings.
7. If you child was feeling positive emotions at the beginning of the activity, ask them if
doing the activity helped them retain those positive emotions and helped them build
on their happiness.
8. As a critical thinking exercise, at the end of the activity, you could ask your child
if the activity helped them think about their emotions and why they felt those
emotions. Ask them if they now know how to deal with emotions that cause them
pain and sadness.

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3 Self-Introspection – Self Talk Journal

Materials required
1. A printout of the ‘Self-talk’ journal.
2. Pencil, eraser, Paint/ crayons/color
pencils,pen.
3. A5 blank sheets and sticky notes.
Positive self-talk
journal
Instructions
1. This activity is appropriate to do at
I felt good when… I am proud of myself Something that went
the end of the day because… well today was…

2. Ask your child to complete the


sentence below each component in
I had fun when… This makes me unique… I learned from this
the self-talk journal. mistake…

3. If the child needs more space, use


the sticky notes to say more.
I feel strong when… The best part of today A good quality I am
was… learning is…
4. Ask the child to choose any five
components they wish to draw in
the A5 sheet and color them.
This was interesting Something I am grateful A way I was kind today
today… for is… was…
5. Have a conversation with your child
on why she /he chose this to draw
and what it is that they want to
share with them? An accomplishment I made
this week was…
I like this about myself… Something I love about
my life is…

6. Ask the child to keep this journal as


a reference to use whenever they
feel like.

Resource link:
https://in.pinterest.com/
pin/586171707732165150/

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Positive self-talk journal
I felt good when… I am proud of myself Something that went
because… well today was…

I had fun when… This makes me unique… I learned from this


mistake…

I feel strong when… The best part of today A good quality I am


was… learning is…

This was interesting Something I am grateful A way I was kind today


today… for is… was…

An accomplishment I made I like this about myself… Something I love about my


this week was… life is…

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4 Self-Introspection – Thankfulness sheet

Materials required
1. A printout of the ‘Thankfulness’
sheet.
2. Pencil/pen, paint/ crayons/colour
pencils. Thankfulness sheet
3. Sheet of paper and sticky notes.

Instructions
1. On the printout of the
‘Thankfulness’ sheet, ask your
child to fill in one answer for all the
questions in each cell.
2. Use a sticky note to write the
answer.
3. Spend some time with your child,
talking about what they are
thankful for and what you are
thankful for.
4. Ask your child to choose any of the
five things they have written and
illustrate it to relive those memories.

Resource link:
https://in.pinterest.com
pin/225250418846404150/

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Thankfulness sheet
What
What christ-like What family
unexpected What friend(s) What childhood
attribute are member(s) are
blessing are are you lesson are you
you grateful you grateful
your thankful grateful for? thankful for?
for? for?
for?

What provision What traditions What song What memory Whatbook


are you are you are you are you are you
thankful for? thankful for? thankful for? grateful for? thankful for?

What part of What charity What silly


What talent What surprise
technology are or foundation moment are
are you have you been
you grateful are you you thankful
grateful for? grateful for?
for? grateful for? for?

What act of
What location What product What teacher What room in
kindness are
are you are you are you home are you
you grateful
grateful for? grateful for? thankful for? thankful for?
for?

What trait
What part of What What happened
What ordinary of your
your day are household toady that you
object make personality are
you thankful task are you are thankful
you grateful? you grateful
for? grateful for? for?
for?

What change What reason


What promise What meal are What struggle
in your life are for laughter are
are you you thankful are you
you thankful you grateful
thankful for? for? grateful for?
for? for?

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5 Self-Introspection – ‘About me’ in conversation with
my sibling

Materials required
1. A printout of the ‘All About Me!’
sheet.
About me
2. Pencil/pen and paint/ crayons/ My Favorite colour is.. My Favorite subject is.. I’m most happy when i..

colour pencils.

Instructions
1. This activity can be conducted with The last movie i watched
was..
My Favorite food is.. I really hate it when

two or more people or individually


as well.
2. Help your child finish each sentence
in the ‘All About Me!’ sheet. Yesterday, i.. Most people dont’t know If i had a million dollors..
that i..
3. While filling out these sentences,
we shall play a trick. Fill in one lie
statement in the sheet.
4. Once the child finishes all the Tomorrow, i will.. Right now, I feel very.. My Favorite memory is..
sentences, ask to swap the sheets
between two children. If the activity
is done individually, you may also
participate in it and swap sheets
with your child.
5. Both of you have to find the lie
statement in swapped sheets.
6. Have a conversation about the
things your child wrote down in the
sheet.
7. Ask your child to pick two of their
most favourite moments from the
sheet and draw a picture of it.

Resource link:
https://in.pinterest.com/
pin/788833690960213839/

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My Favorite colour is.. My Favorite subject is.. I’m most happy when i..

The last movie i watched My Favorite food is.. I really hate it when
was..

Yesterday, i.. Most people dont’t know If i had a million dollors..


that i..

Tomorrow, i will.. Right now, I feel very.. My Favorite memory is..

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6 Self-Introspection - Coping strategies - How do I
Cope?

Materials required
1. A printout of the ‘Feelings’ sheet.
2. A printout of the ‘Coping’ sheet.
What a feelings
3. Pencil/pen, woolen thread /twine sheet looks like
and glue.

Instructions
1. Give your child the ‘Feelings’ sheet
and ask them to pick a colour for
each of the negative emotions they
feel and ask them to write why they
feel the emotion in the given space.
2. Give them the ‘Coping’ sheet and
ask them to write down how they
would cope up with the emotion.
3. Once the Feelings sheet and the
Coping sheet is done stick this
coping sheet behind the feeling
sheet.
4. Then place the Feelings and the
Coping sheet together and make a
hole at the top of each sheet and tie
them with a woolen thread /twine.
5. Ask your child to keep these sheets
safe for revisiting this when in need.
Ask your child to pick two of their
most favourite moments from the
sheet and draw a picture of it.

Resource link:
1. Coping ideas prompt for the
parent : https://in.pinterest.com/
pin/425308758561277970/
2. Coping ideas output will be
like: https://in.pinterest.com/
pin/801148221203037690/

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Feelings sheet

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Coping sheet

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7 Self-Introspection - Behind my anger

Materials required
1. A printout of the ‘Behind My Anger’
sheet. Behind my anger
2. A pencil/pen.

Instructions
1. Ask your child to write out why
they feel the emotions (fear,
hurt,guilt,confusion,fear, loneliness
etc.) in the ‘Behind My Anger’ sheet.
2. Ask them to write their coping
techniques for the same.
3. Assure your child that they will not
be judged for whatever they write
on the sheet and that they can
choose to not write either.
4. Talk to your child if they want to
have a conversation on what’s
behind the anger.
5. If the child does not wish to talk
to you, spend some time talking to
your child saying that you are there
to support them and assure them
that you will help them overcome
their negative emotions.

Resource link:
1. https://in.pinterest.com/
pin/342414377922402446/
2. Reading material for parents :
https://washburn.org/resources/
for-families/resources/children-and-
feelings/

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Behind my anger

Anger

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8 Emotion reaction sheet

Materials required 5. Now after coloring, ask them to


think about any three things that
1. A printout of the Emotion Reaction they can do to calm themselves
Sheet. down without hurting themselves
2. A printout of the Checkered flags or hurting others, and write them
stickers. or draw them on the colored part
3. Colours. of the sheet.
4. Glue stick/Fevicol.
5. Scissors.

Instructions
1. Give your child a printout of the
Emotion Reaction sheet.
2. Ask them to stick the checkered
flags inside the appropriate box
according to the questions being Emotion reaction
asked. They can stick the flags in sheet
more than one box if they feel the
need to do so.
3. Ask the following questions:
a) What do you do when you have
a fight with your friend?
b) What do you do when your
parents scream at you?
c) What would you do if you lost
something you really like?
d) What would you do if you’re
having a bad day?
e) What would you do if you fail
your exam?
f) What would you do if you fight
with a sibling/family member?
4. Now after they finish sticking the
flags, ask your ward to color the
center of their sheet with only
colors that calm them. They should
continuously breathe in and breathe
out while coloring.

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Emotions reaction sheet

Hit/become Keeping
Scream Paint/Draw Cry Play a Sport
violent Quiet

Listen to Do a craft,
Throw things Watch TV Read a book Eat
music Ex: Origami

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Checkered Flags sticker

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9 Stress buster bag

Materials required
1. Newspaper/ any other paper to
make a paper bag.
Stress buster bag.
2. Scale.
3. Paper.
4. Sketch pens.
5. Glue (if needed).

Instructions
1. In this session, we will be making a
Stress buster bag.
2. Ask your child to first make a paper
bag.
3. Once they’re done making the bag,
ask them to make chits out of a
piece of paper (chits in a size that
they can write or draw in).
4. Once they’re done with this, ask
them to write or draw on it the
things that are causing them
anxiety and stress right now.
5. Next step is to take these chits and
put it in their stress buster bag and
shake it as vigorously as they can
for 2 mins to try and release all
their stress.
6. After this, ask them to blow into
their paper bag with as much force
as they can, and then crush the bag
with the same amount of force.
7. Ask your ward how they feel after
doing the activity.

Resource link:
https://youtu.be/ESuxIr_i1XI

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10 Inner self portrait

Materials required
1. Paint.
2. Brushes.
3. Paper.
4. Some water.

Instructions Inner self portrait


1. For this activity, both parents and
the child can do the activity, or
if you have more than one child
at home, they can do the activity
together.
2. Each person gets a paint brush,
some paints and at least 2 papers
each.
3. In this activity, one partner will
be the leader and the other has to
follow.
4. The leader has to paint things that
are causing them stress and anxiety
right now, and the other person has
to follow the exact same thing the
leader is doing.
5. Once this is done, have a
conversation and explain what
has been drawn and why they are
stressed and anxious because of
this.
6. After this, the roles of the leader
and the instruction follower will
switch, and the same process is to
be followed.
7. The idea of this activity is to
create an outlet for your stressors
and also create an Atmosphere of
understanding and empathy!

Resource link:
https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/
partner-painting/

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11 Let’s trace our emotions!

Materials required
1. Sketch pens.
2. Paper.
Sample
3. Colors.

Instructions
1. Ask your child to take a piece of
paper and draw on it things that
make them angry or sad. But there’s
a twist.
2. They have to draw only by tracing
their hands and fingers to create
the drawing. Examples of how
to do it is given in the below
link: https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=XwFFjO_6YKc
3. Once they are done drawing this,
ask your ward to color this as
colorfully as they can!
4. Their hand traced masterpiece is
now ready!

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12 Simon says

Materials required
1. Paper.
2. Sketch pens. Simon says
Instructions
1. Play this activity in a spacious
space in the house.
2. When you say Simon says followed
by an instruction, your child has to
follow those instructions.
3. Say the following sentences for the
activity (You can of course add your
sentences to this):
a) Simon says shake your body.
b) Simon says shake out your
anger.
c) Simon says shake out your
stress.
d) Simon says paint what makes
you angry on a piece of paper.
e) Simon says shake your hands
and say things that make you
happy simultaneously.
f) Simon says jump up and down if
you’re happy.
4. After completion of the activity, ask
your child to express how they feel
by drawing it on a piece of paper.

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13 Life scenery

Materials required
1. Paper.
2. Sketch pens.
Life scenery
3. Colours.

Instructions
1. Ask your ward to draw (only draw
and not color) the scenery given
here.
2. Now ask them to draw or write all
the happy moments of their life on
the mountains and on the clouds,
and all the sad and angry moments
on the valley and on the ground.
3. Now ask them to colour their
drawing according to these
emotions.
4. Once this is complete, you have
your Life Scenery!

Resource link:
https://arttherapytechniques.blogspot.
com/2010/10/september-and-october-
art-therapy-tasks.html

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14 My ideal day

Materials required
1. Newspaper/magazine.
2. Glue stick. My ideal day
3. Scissors.
4. Paper/any other material to make
collages on, ex: chart paper.

Instructions
1. Your child is going to be making a
collage today!
2. The topic of the collage is “What
would your ideal day look like?”
3. This collage can be as colorful or as
big as your child would like it to be.
4. Help them cut out pictures from the
magazine and paste them on the
chart paper to make their collage.

Resource link:
https://www.expressiveartworkshops.
com/expressive-art-resources/100-art-
therapy-exercises/

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15 Prayer flag

Materials required
1. Colors – Paint/crayons/Color
pencils.
Prayer flag
2. Sketch pens.
3. Paper.

Instructions
1. Your child is going to create a
Prayer flag for the Universe today.
2. Amidst all the panic and stress of
Corona Virus, ask your child to
create a prayer flag for the universe.
3. The prayer flag will consist of all the
things that your child would like to
tell people to help boost positivity
in them. They can make this as
colorful as possible!
4. Use the materials to write, colour
and cut out the flag.
5. The prayer flag is now ready, and
you can stick this or hang it on your
wall!

Resource link:
https://arttherapyreflections.blogspot.
com/2010/04/reflecting-on-prayer-
flags.html

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16 Calming collage

Materials required
1. Newspaper/magazine.
2. Glue. Calming collage
3. Scissors.
4. Paper/any material that they can
be used to make a collage, ex: Chart
paper.

Instructions
1. In this activity, your child will be
making a calming collage.
2. Ask your child to make a collage
out of photos, drawings, words and
sayings that make them feel calm.
3. Also discuss with them the different
things they do to make themselves
feel calm.

Resource link:
https://www.expressiveartworkshops.
com/expressive-art-resources/100-art-
therapy-exercises/

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17 Paint a window

Materials required
1. Paint.
2. Brushes.
Paint a window
3. Sketches.
4. Paper.

Instructions
1. Ask your child to draw and paint a
window.
2. Once they’re done with this, ask
them to write all the negative things
they want to throw out the window,
around the window and all the
positive things they want to invite
into their life, inside their window.
3. This exercise will help the children
identify the positives and negatives
of their life, and what they would
like to voluntarily invite into their
life. You can now hang or stick your
window on a wall!

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18 Feelings cube game

Materials required
1. Emotion cube template.
2. Glue. Feelings cube
3. colour pencils. game
Instructions
1. Using the sample emotion cube
template draw the outline of the
cube on a thick sheet of white paper
2. Draw only positive emoticons on
the six sides
3. Cut along the outline
4. Apply glue where mentioned and
make a dice
5. Children can play the game with
their sibling or you. Role the dice
and ask them to do a role play or
share a situation. Have conversation
around that. Make it light and fun.
6. You can narrate a story or sing a
song on the emotion. You can also
play dumb charade.

Resource link:
https://seedlingmentors.org/feelings-
cube-game/

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C Circle of safety
Individuals do not operate in a vacuum. As
every individual is trying to cope with their
own emotions, they also encounter several
other people with varying emotional states
that affect their own and vice-versa. It is
important for us to create social spaces
where individuals feel safe enough to express
their emotions without fear of backlash,
embarrassment or rejection.

Creating a circle of safety involves creating


a situation of mutual trust for two or more
individuals, where they are allowed to
express their emotions and find acceptance
and resolutions from open minds, in the context of socially accepted practices.
Additionally, the circle of safety should have room for questioning the existing social
practices that may act as a cause of stress and negative emotions at time. Therefore,
becoming a space where individuals learn to express freely, but at the same time to be
reasonable, rational and responsible individuals.

Instructions for activities

1. Activities 19 and 20 in this activity set are built on the theme of ‘Circle of safety’.
2. The activities are designed to help your child think about who and what makes them
feel safe.
3. In order to prompt your child to think about circles of safety, ask them what they
are thankful for and who is their favourite person to talk to about the things they
like and don’t like.
4. Remember to treat your child’s feelings and opinions with care and to not be
dismissive about them.
5. Help them complete the activity.
6. At the end of the activity, ask your child to assess their emotions about engaging in
the activity. Ask them if it made them feel happy.
7. Discuss with your child whom and how they would approach to talk about their
emotions.
8. Ask them how they would help people who ask for their help to talk about similar
feelings and thoughts.

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19 Self-Introspection - Being thankful for

Materials required
1. Printout of the ‘Being Thankful’
sheet.
Being thankful
2. Pencil/pen.

Instructions
1. This activity has 21 Daily things
that are often taken for granted.
Ask your child to read through it
and respond/write down why they
are thankful for these things.
2. Then ask your child to draw five
things they are grateful for.

Resource link:
Sample layout: https://in.pinterest.
com/pin/593771532103012293/
On the Content:
https://lifestyleanytime.com.au/daily-
things-for-granted/

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20 Thank you card

Materials required
1. Chart paper
2. Wooden clip Thank you card
3. Glue.
4. Scissors.
5. Water colors

Instructions
1. Encourage your child to draw and
cut out their favourite shape on the
chart paper.
2. Stick the cut-outs to the wooden
clip.
3. Make various sizes of the same
shape or many shapes of the same
size.
4. Colour each shape with different
water colours.
5. Use the shape-stamps you’ve
created to print on greeting cards.
6. Make this thank you card for
anyone at your home and write a
thank you note to them.

Resource link:
https://www.fantasticfunandlearning.
com/diy-heart-stamps.html

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NalandaWay’s award winning impactful projects reach the
most disadvantaged children in India. And it has been possible
through the support of generous individuals and corporations.
Every contribution, however big or small, is so valuable. Support
NalandaWay today by visiting https://www.nalandaway.org/covid

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@nalandawayfoundation and #artforwellbeing.

Pray with Us
NalandaWay’s efforts have been towards bringing a little more
kindness and empathy in the world. Through our initiative
‘Art for Wellbeing – A Parent’s Guide’, we hope we can achieve
these goals by seeking to remove fear and anxiety and help
everyone become more empathetic, kind, creative and expressive
individuals.

We pray that we overcome disease, poverty and discrimination


through love and solidarity.

“This is my prayer to You,


O God-strike, strike at the root of poverty in my heart.
Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.
Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.

Give me the strength never to disown the poor or


bend my knees before insolent might.
Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles.
And give me the strength to surrender my strength to
Your will with love.”

- Rabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali


'Art for Wellbeing - A Parent's Guide' is a unique initiative brought to you
by NalandaWay Foundation to help children and adults alike find creative
expression through the arts and deal with anxiety and fear, positively.
You will find there's art for everyone with activity kits grouped age-wise,
right from pre-schoolers to high-schoolers and adults.

NalandaWay Foundation is an award-winning NGO, which uses visual and


performing Arts to help children from disadvantaged communities in India.

@nalandawayfoundation | www.nalandaway.org

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