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Give

Do something nice for a friend. Help around your home. Thank someone. Smile. Volunteer your time. Raise money for charity. Be a good role model. Take action to improve your neighbourhood and the place you live in.

Smile and be willing to give your time to a conversation

Say thank you to someone who has helped you

Give unwanted items to a local charity shop

Offer your time to do something for someone else

Offer to help your parent(s) or carer(s) round the house

Paint a picture and give it to someone

Nominate someone for an award

Give someone a hug or a fist-pump

Keep Learning

Set yourself a goal. Learn a new word or a random fact. Read a new book. Research something you’re interested in. Visit a museum. Ask questions.

Talk about what you have learned in school with friends

Discover something new and find out more about it

Visit your local/school library and pick up a new book

Learn a new hobby or a new word from another language

Learn a dance routine or the words to a new song

Show empathy. Ask how others are feeling and work out why

Ask your friends about what they are interested in and learn more about it

Learn more about your family history

Connect

Connect with people around you. Spend time with your friends and family. Make new friends. Use different ways to communicate.

Share your day with family and ask about theirs

Speak to someone new. Smile and speak to someone in the corridor

Find an old photo of a friend or family and share it with them

Don't use your phone/tablet for the day (or at least a few hours!)

If someone is upset, talk to them and make them feel better

Ask your carer or parents about their childhood

Talk to someone in person or on the phone instead of messaging

Ask a friend about their weekend and listen when they tell you

Be Active

Go for a walk or a run. Cycle, dance or play a game. Walk to school instead of getting the bus. Go to the park. Try a new activity or sport.

Play your favourite song and dance to it

If you can, try walking to school with your parent(s) or carer(s)

At break time, play a game with friends in the playground

Spend some time at your local park with family

Join a new sports team or club

Stretch and move your limbs as much as you can

Go swimming or ride a bike

Play a sport like football, golf or bowling with friends

Take Notice

Take time to be still, reflect, and become aware of your surroundings. Notice what you are thinking and be aware of what’s going on in the world around you: the everyday and the unusual. Be curious. Savour your favourite food.

Try a new way of getting to school

Stop and really take in your surroundings

Reflect on the positives and what you can be grateful for

Think about your strengths and how you can make the most of them

Think about who inspires you and why

Notice wild flowers/plants and where they grow

Notice your neighbours and people around you

Pretend you are someone else and wonder what they would think about you

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