Everyone loves to experience happiness, and it’s great to have good things happen that bring this wonderful emotion about! We think this image would look stunning if you drew lots of flowers surrounding her! This would also be a great excuse to use every single beautiful color that you love in this image. There’s something a bit different for you to color in this one. This picture seems to be inspired by the joys of Spring and the happiness that this season brings! If you and your class had a fun time with our World Smile Day colouring activity then have a look at more teaching resources to use during the event. Here are three to get you started.

Just because a tree is green and brown doesn’t mean you have to use green and brown – use any colour you feel like using. You don’t even need to colour in the lines. Go with what feels right to you at that moment. If you find your mind wandering, just make a non-judgemental note of it and allow yourself to return to the moment. So as my children sat and coloured in that afternoon, I too got out my book (stole their pencils) and started my mindful colouring. It was so absorbing. I obviously was aware my kids were there, but I was relaxed. We chatted about colours, whiled away a good hour & then admired each other’s creations. As time with children under 5 goes, it was pretty stress-free and enjoyable. It soon became a habit. What are the benefits of mindful colouring? Use this ‘Happiness is…’ Poetry Worksheet to help children write a poem about what makes them feel happy, allowing them to spend time thinking about what makes them happy.The fact is we all respond to the stimuli of color. When doing so, we are likely to react emotionally to the colors we see. Here’s a list of ways happy colors can affect your mood and emotions: We really love the style that the man in this happy coloring sheet is drawn in! This guy is drawn in a bit of a caricature style, and it makes for a really fun image. Take a few deep breaths before starting to ground yourself and make sure you’re sitting comfortably. There is a lot of open space left beneath him, so this would be another one where you could add some clothing details beneath him. Don’t judge your work. Mindfulness = no judgement. There is no right or wrong, it’s just a form of self-expression. RELATED: What I learnt about happiness from a Buddhist Monk Colours to influence your mood

So, whether you’re a teacher looking for a continuous provision activity for Children's Book Week, or a parent needing a fun little rainy day activity, create a lovely happiness bookmark today! Mindfulness is a type of meditation, which helps you focus on the moment. It steers you away from stressful or anxious thoughts about things that happened in the past, or may happen in the future, making you more aware of the present.We, as humans, feel a wide range of emotions throughout our lives and many even in just one day. They all boil down to a select few that act as main core emotions that other, more specific feelings evolve from. They are as follows: First up, to make sure that children have the basics down, take a look at this Feelings PowerPoint! This helps to make sure that children have a full understanding of the different feelings we experience, giving them a good basis to work from with other activities. You can also use our Emoji for Positive Thoughts Resource to get learners to understand the emojis associated with positive thought.

There is a sun at the center, and there are little flower details coming off of this center as well. For extra details on this one, maybe you could draw some extra little pictures of things that make you happy on warm Spring or summer days! Looking for more bespoke bookmarks that are personalised for you and your children? We’ve got plenty to choose from. For another illustrated Mindfulness Colouring Set featuring keywords related to wellbeing, take a look, here. Or try this Unique Colouring Sheet.Got any plans for International Happiness Day on 20th March yet? Look no further than this handy blog full of brilliant International Happiness Day ideas, fabulous resources and joyful activities you can share with your children! How to celebrate International Happiness Day with your children 1. Introduce International Happiness Day to your children Nursery schools are always decorated with happy colors. Clowns wear bright and happy colors to elicit laughter. The rainbow is filled with the aforementioned happy colors, serving as a sign of hope.

For instance, autistic children tend to struggle to understand the body language and emotions of others, as well as recognising and regulating their own. This colouring sheet features three levels of happiness, fine, very happy and most happy, accompanied by the facial expressions that are associated with those levels of joy. Take some time to sit with your autistic child, one-on-one, to help them learn the meaning of the facial expressions. Autistic children can often speak bluntly without consideration of the affect their words may have on another person. This will help them to navigate social interactions with their peers and understand whether what they’re saying is making someone happy, meaning that their line of conversation is appropriate. Example: If you look at a flower without a sense of color, you might not know what kind of flower you are seeing. If the flower is red, you might immediately recognize it as a rose. If it is yellow, a tulip might come to mind. The color serves as a characteristic that helps you identify the kind of flower. What is it about the rainbow that cheers us up? Sure, it represents the calm after a storm, but its the colors themselves that give us a sense of serenity. BlueAs humans, we feel color. How we interpret it varies from person to person. While some colors give us a sense of harmony and peace, others make us feel energetic or creative. Maybe you could surround her with drawings of objects and things that make you happy in real life to show they’re making her happy as well!