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Window art activity stuck on a window -Winston's Wish

Make and talk activity for children: Window Art

Some children and young people find it more difficult to open up about their feelings and talk about their grief, and that’s completely normal. Our ‘Make and Talk’ activities are designed to help grown-ups supporting these children and young people and provide a way to talk about feelings and emotions ...
Photo of a child colouring in a picture of an owl

Mindful colouring activity to help with grief

Have you heard of mindful colouring? Colouring in shapes and pictures can be really calming and help to clear your mind. This can be really helpful if you are struggling with your grief and emotions. Have you tried it before? What is being mindful? Being mindful is a way of trying to ...
Photo of a child's hands holding a piece of paper divided into a grid. On the left side are drawings of a sun, rain cloud and rainbox. On the right side are handwritten descriptions of a sunny moment, rainy moment and rainbow moment. - Rainbow Review make and talk activity by Winston's Wish

Make and talk activity for children: Rainbow Review

Rainbow Review is an activity that can be used as a handy check-in for children to find out a bit more about how they’re coping at the moment by asking about the good and not so good parts of their day or week. You can do this as a parent, ...
Thankful tree activity - Photo of a hand drawn tree with green leaves with writing on

Make and talk activity for children: Thankful Tree

Grief can be overwhelming for children (and adults) with lots of different emotions and questions swirling around their head. The Thankful Tree is an activity that allows children a moment to take a step back from all those overwhelming emotions and focus on the things they currently have in their ...
Snowmen strike activity

Christmas Make and Talk activity for children: Snowman Strike

Christmas time can be really difficult for grieving children and families. Whether it’s been a few months or several years, we know grief isn’t a step-by-step process and no two people have the same experience. Lots of things might change, but it’s important to try and make some new traditions. ...
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