While we're at home there is lots we can do to have fun and to keep us busy while learning!
We need to remember its more important than ever to connect with the people in our bubble and to keep in touch with those outside it, to keep moving, and to nourish and appreciate our bodies.
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For fun whānau activities that are good for health, wellbeing and learning head over to www.smallchanges.org.nz.
If you missed our last Small Changes email, you can check it out here.
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Check out some of our activity ideas
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Move: Try a new exercise that you haven't tried before
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Trying new things is really good for you. It helps you to expand your mind, to learn new things and to get to know yourself better - plus it can be lots of fun! Is there any exercises or sports that you haven't tried before that you would like to give a go?
- If you'd like to give yoga a try - click here for a fun video you can follow along with
- If you'd like to give zumba a try - click here for a fun video you can follow along with
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Connect: Changing the pattern in the brain
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Check out this video from Jo and Harold which talks about lots of the amazing things that your brain can do. Find out how your brain can help you to come up with a new pattern to help you feel better when things don't go to plan.
Give these activities a try after you have watched the video:
- Work through some scenarios where you might want to try and change the pattern in your brain here.
- With your family, download our Powerful positivity Learning Experience and work through the questions together here.
- Check out the Aunty Dee website, where you can share your problems and work through how you could solve them here.
- Give our Brain power work sheet a go here.
- Check out the Fact Sheet Our amazing brain and give Harold's quiz a go here.
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Nourish: Eating a balanced diet
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Our Small Changes Ambassador Danijela Unkovich is an expert on nutrition. In this video she talks us through tips to eating a balanced diet by eating a wide variety of foods. She tells us about the four main food groups, fruit and vegetables, breads and cereals, milk or milk products, and meat and meat alternatives.
To find out more about eating a balanced diet check out Harold's Fact Sheet 'What is a balanced diet?' and quiz here.
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APPRECIATE: Go for a walk around your neighbourhood
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How many native plants do you notice? Can you spot a pohutakawa, kowhai, tōtara or harakeke? Can you spot any native birds?
Perhaps where you live there might be teddy bears peeking out of the windows at the moment. If there are you might like to turn your walk into a 'bear hunt'. Check out our activity sheet which you can use to turn your bear hunt into a fun game here.
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APPRECIATE: Positive thinking
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Sometimes our brains can default to negative thinking, which can make it hard to relax and get a good night sleep. Watch this video and try this clever trick to train our brain into thinking more positively.
Once you have watched the video, give the activities below a try:
- Together as a family, download Harold's Learning Experience and work through the questions here.
- Fill in the It's great to be me Activity Sheet here.
- Check out our Fact Sheet What is my mindset and Harold's quiz here.
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