Try some craft with your child!

These colourful Window Pictures will brighten up any view, and bring some of the sunshine in this summer! A super summer craft for kids.

You will need:
Tissue paper Laminating sheet and laminator

Instructions:
Cut out different colors and shapes from the tissue paper to make a picture. Open the laminating sheet and arrange your picture inside.
Close the top layer and carefully feed your picture through the laminator. Please note that laminators can get very hot so young children will need an adult to do this bit.
Stick your picture to a window so the sun can stream through it and make the picture glow.
Here is our window picture when it came out of the laminator, before we put it in the window.

Staying Safe!

The BBC's Stay Safe site explains to children how you stay safe on the Internet and also has links to other sites which promote safety and wellbeing for children such as childline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/help//web/staysafe/

Miss Dorothy.com

This is a website which can support children with social skills and confidence building. We have used Miss Dorothy resources in our school before so children may already be familiar with her!

Children can follow her adventures as she keeps a diary and even email her with their worries. Dot also has plenty of tips for staying safe on the internet, at home and outside.

http://www.missdorothy.com/

Product Description: This practical book provides a comprehensive collection of tried and tested old favourites together with modern innovative games designed to enhance and promote children's self-esteem. Find it at http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Games-Self-Esteem-Jenny-Mosley/dp/1855033518/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1244576060&sr=8-1

Gift from the Heart

Giving and receiving gifts is often a very special and magical event. The giver expresses caring for the receiver by selecting something he or she feels would be appreciated. The receiver gets a token of affection and love.

This activity is about giving your understanding of others to them and learning how others see you through the exchange of thoughtful gifts.

Objective
To build relations among group members through positive interactions and to increase self-esteem by receiving thoughtful gifts from others.

Who
People with low self-esteem who could benefit from being thoughtful and nice towards others.

Group Size
2 or more

Materials
- Paper
- Pens, Pencils
- Colored markers or crayons

Description
Each member of the group chooses an imaginary gift to give to each person in the group. Each gift is drawn or described on a piece of paper to be given to the recipient. The gifts should be thought out so they represent the individuals who receive the gifts.

The gifts may be deep and thoughtful such as “courage to face life’s difficulties”, for someone who has shared many deep problems with the group. Or the gifts may simply be something the receiver would enjoy, such as “a season ski pass to go skiing any time you want,” for someone who enjoys skiing.

Once everyone has completed their gifts, let one person at a time give out his/her gifts to the others. When giving the gifts, the giver should explain what the gift is and why she or he chose to give that particular gift to the individual.

Discussion Topics
1. How did you decide what gifts to give?
2. What did you think about the gifts you got?
3. Do you think there was a good match between the people and the gifts they received?