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Worry Bubbles
 This
activity is designed to help children to
let go of worry. It is a visual
activity that combines thought and
action to assist the child in letting
go. The activity not only helps the
child to visualize worries drifting
away, but it also promotes deep
breathing as they are blowing the
bubbles. Deep breathing automatically
sends a message to the body to relax and
calm down.
Explaining
to kids:
Sometimes
worry feels like little bubbles inside
our mind. We can feel worry in our
tummies, in our brains, or pretty much
anywhere inside our bodies. This
activity is designed to help us release
worry bubbles so that we feel more calm
and relaxed.
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Find a
bottle of bubbles.
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Think
about the worry that is bothering
you and picture that you are blowing
the worry into the bubble as you
blow a bubble.
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Picture
the worry inside the bubble.
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Watch it
float away and pop, carrying the
worry far, far from you.
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Know
that the worry has popped and is
outside of you now, unable to bother
you any more.
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Keep
blowing bubbles until you feel more
calm and relaxed.
Discussion—
Check in
with your body right now. Does it feel
more relaxed? Does it feel less
worried?
Were you
able to picture your worries floating
away in the bubbles?
Additional
Resources:
There is a
meditation on the CD Adventures
Within, which guides the child to
burst bubbles of worry. Please visit
www.myadventureswithin.com for
additional product information. |
