Today the girls earned their Friendly and Helpful Petal! The yellow petal illuminates the importance of being someone who notices when others need help but also willingly offers their assistance. We started by speaking about what it means to be a good friend, the girls had a ton of good ideas about this.
The group did an activity called Beanbag Compliments. This game let the girls learn how good it feels to pump someone else up. We had the children sit in a circle and toss a beanbag to one other girl. That girl then greeted her and then said something nice about that person. Example: "Hey Becky! You have a nice smile." "I like it when you play with me." After the game the girls talked about how they felt giving a compliment and receiving a compliment. We did this around the entire circle and all the girls had a chance to participate.
We had snack and talked about what is means to be someone who speaks up for others.
We read the book the Invisible Boy, by Trudy Ludwig. In this story Brian struggles with making himself stand out in school until a new student helps him grow in confidence and feel visible. The book’s themes include how one person can make a difference to someone else feeling included and small acts of kindness help others feel valued. This beautiful book promotes inclusivity and empathy, encouraging children to 'leave no-one behind' in friendship groups and to consider other people's feelings.
We finished with a beautiful bookmark craft, using dried flowers. When we were done crafting we asked the girls to think of someone who could use a smile or a friend. It could be a family member who was sick, a new kid at school, a friend who got hurt on the playground, whoever they wanted. Then we decorated bookmarks to give to our special someone.Book marks are one of my favorite go-to kids craft for this age because they are learning to read in school.
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