Happiness: Find Joy and Contentment by Colouring in These Beautiful Patterns

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These KS1 resources have been produced to be fully in line with the Learning Outcomes and Core Themes outlined in the PSHE Association Programme of Study which is widely used by schools in England and is recommended and referred to by the DfE in all key documentation relating to PSHE provision in schools. What other wellbeing resources can I use? 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 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: At the time I wasn’t aware of mindfulness and so didn’t understand that this whole colouring thing was actually a mindful activity. It’s only now that I’m more aware that I understand why it had such a positive impact on me. Here are just some of the benefits mindful colouring can provide:

The joy this man is feeling is infectious! He has a great big smile upon his face, and it makes you wonder what has inspired such joy in him. You can also try our amazing Umbrella Colouring Image. It features lots of positive images to bring the wonders of the seasons to mind. 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. This day was set up by the UN (United Nations) in July 2012 and has been held annually, each March, ever since. The first International Happiness Day was celebrated in March 2013.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! Or why not try these Classroom Inspiration Quotes Mindfulness Colouring Sheets to give your students the motivation they need today and for the rest of the school year? We can see a bit more of her than the previous two people, so you could add some fun details by drawing some small pictures or patterns onto her clothing. As 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.

If you’d like to have a go at producing your own resources, Twinkl style, head over to Twinkl Create where you’ll find all the tools you need to make something special. What is autism? How to celebrate International Happiness Day with your children 1. Introduce International Happiness Day to your children 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.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.

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. While white is technically considered a neutral instead of a color, people are more than happy to label it as a color that represents purity, peacefulness, and a new beginning. Clearly, these are happy things. White items that inspire happiness include wedding dresses, marshmallows, snow, cotton, pillowy clouds, and white teeth. Happy Colors Create Happy Moods It’s separated into sections, so one way to create a colorful explosion would be to color each section in a different color. She has a cool hairstyle, and there is plenty of open space around her for you to add some extra details.

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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. This lovely colouring sheet is designed to remind students of the spirit of World Smile Day - an event to promote human kindness and the things make us wonderful, loving human beings. Of course, we are bias, but we think this is a lovely introduction into the world of colouring for anyone who hasn’t tried it as a grown up. It’s also fantastic if you are a seasoned colourer and are looking for a new book to add to your collection. While red is known as the color of alertness and warning, it’s also a color that makes people happy. It creates energy, which creates a desire for people to do things that make them happy. Here is a list of red items that might make you feel a sense of happiness: Valentine’s day card, the heart, a red rose, Santa Clause, cherry pie, apples, hibiscus, strawberries, the Red-Breasted Robin, and an Indian sunset. 4. Orange Celebrate your children's achievements with this Achievements Activity Sheetthat contains lots of examples of things children can be proud of themselves for.