Wellbeing Day Activities
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Community
Board Games – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, L6, U6
Challenge your friends to a game of Battleships Cluedo, or Scrabble.
Card making for the Community - L4, U5, L6, U6
An opportunity to create cards for the local community.
Circus Skills – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
Try out a variety of circus equipment such as diabolos, spinning plates, balance boards, juggling balls/clubs and devil sticks. Enhance your physical awareness and team-building skills.
Comic Art Masterclass – L4/U4 only
Mr Sutherland has been writing and drawing comics for everyone from Beano to Marvel, Doctor Who to Viz, Red Dwarf to Dandy. Spread across two sessions pupils will be taught all there is to know about making comic strips and manga. As a group you will produce a comic which you can take home.
Croquet – L4/U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
A fun team game to test your co-ordination!
Cryptic Crosswords – U5, L6, U6
Hammered! (4,3,4,2,3,4)
Dance Workshop – 3rds, L4, U4
Come and have a fun upbeat session with lots of tunes and let your brain wonder into a world of dance! A chance to throw caution to the wind and try a pirouette or a few kicks. With a couple of Musical Theatre routines to have a go at it will be time to just let your inhibitions go and maybe even work out where your left and right foot are! We will finish on a lovely calm stretch to send us off on a calm note for well being day!
Disco – 3rds, L4, U4
Put on your dancing shoes and dance like no one is watching at the LEH disco.
DJing – L6, U6
Ever wondered how those amazing DJ mixes are made? Here’s your chance to find out! You will have the opportunity to take part , led by Layka – a DJ from Argentina.
You’ll learn the basics of mixing, explore the world of electronic music, and have lots of fun experimenting with sound and rhythm. Send us the names of the songs you want to mix, and we will download them for you. As part of the fun, you will get to create your own DJ name, so get ready to come up with something original and exciting! No experience needed, is open to all levels. The most important thing is to have fun and express your creativity! See you on the dance floor!
Escape Room
– 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
The aliens have trapped you in their spaceship. You must solve the clues and puzzles to crack the code and escape before it’s too late.
Family Games – L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
A range of collaborative games that will test logic, memory and creativity – humour and teamwork will be essential.
Karaoke – L5
Sing along to your favourite song using a microphone
Litter Picking
– L4, U4, L5
Litter picking contributes to improved wildlife habitats and healthier ecosystems, encourages teamwork and benefits both the community and local flora and fauna.
Tea with elderly care home residents – U5
Come meet OAP residents from local care homes and chat about your LEH experience.
Tea Tasting – L6, U6
We will sample a variety of loose-leaf teas from Mr Mangion’s selection, such as Chocolate Brownie tea, and enjoy some scones and homemade greengage jam.
Creative
Badge making – L5, U5
Come along and get creative in designing your own badges that you will be able to take home and keep for yourself or share with family and friends.
Balloon animals – 3rds, L4, U4
Try your hand at sculpting balloons to make amazing animals.
Bracelet
making – 3rds, L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
Make one-of-a-kind clay bead bracelets – using small, disc-shaped round beads with a flat profile, made from polymer clay.
Card Games – 3rds, L4, U4
Enjoy card games from Snap to Bridge and anything in between.
Card
Making – L4, U4, L6, U6
Come and liberate your inner creative self by making cards for any and all occasions while listening to some top tunes! All materials provided.
Costume Design
– L4, U4, L5
Love musicals? Love fashion? Join us for a fun and creative costume design workshop where you’ll design your very own t-shirt inspired by some of the best-loved musicals - think Matilda, Six the Musical, Legally Blonde, and more! You'll use fabric pens, patches, and embellishments to bring your theatrical vision to life.
No experience needed - just bring your imagination and your love of the stage!
Digital
Photography and Printing – L4, U4, U5
Come and learn to create your own photos using DSLR cameras to be edited and printed.
eSports
– 3rds, U5
Participate in gaming and practice competitive skills.
Gardening – 3rds
Spend time in the fresh air, helping to design and plant out some garden beds in the school grounds. No prior knowledge needed!
Happiness Jars
– 3rds, L4, U4
A creative and practical activity to practise gratitude daily, enabling you to appreciate the small, sacred events and experiences that we tend to easily ignore.
Indigo Dyeing
– L4, U4, L6, U6
In this session you will learn about beautiful natural dye indigo and have a go at dyeing your own apron using indigo. You will cover a variety of methods to create
patterns on your apron, which will be yours to take home after the session.
Knitting – U5, L6, U6
Knitting is a very creative mindful activity, which gives much enjoyment and a sense of calmness.
Lego – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, L6, U6
Relive your childhood with some relaxing and imaginative Lego play. Get together with your friends or create something by yourself – the possibilities are endless!’
Marbling – L4, U4, L6, U6
Experiment with a centuries old technique and create unique patterns and colour combinations. Be inspired to create your own bookmarks, notebooks and more.
Pamper Yourself – L5, U5
Mini manicures and hair styling.
Painting Ceramics
– 3rds, L4, U4
Decorate a ceramic mug with a design/painting or pattern of your choice, using coloured underglazes.
The mug will have a final top transparent glaze to make it waterproof and useable! A great Christmas present!
Physical Computing
– L4, U4, U5
Explore physical computing activities where you connect the hardware and write programs to control it. We will use a Raspberry Pico microcontroller and Python code to control LED strips. Advanced users can add buttons, buzzers, motion sensors or potentiometers.
Pop
Art bags – L5, L6, U6
Explore the impact of Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol’s art on the designs you create for your own tote bag. You will be using the heat press and posca pens.
Pretzel Making – U5,
L6, U6
Join us for a hands-on-pretzel making activity where you’ll learn to twist and bake your own delicious pretzels from scratch. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a complete beginner this activity promises a tasty treat and a great time!
Solving the Rubiks Cube – L4, U4, L5
Learn how to solve the Rubiks cube.
Mindful
Beditation – L6, U6
A relaxing session to help you focus on the here and now - not fretting about what has passed or what is to come. Bring a blanket!
Carlisle Dog Walk – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
Dog walk to Carlisle Park.
Candle
Making – L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
We will be making scented candles. You can choose the colour and the scent and even add extras to make them beautiful. They should be collected at the end of the day.
Mindfulness Craft: Create a Decoupaged Wooden Heart and Dried Flower Tealight Candle Holder – 3rds, L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
This workshop offers a unique opportunity to explore creativity as a mindful practice. Through hands-on crafting, participants will learn how to centre themselves in the present moment and gently address the inner critical voice that can hinder self-expression.
Gong Bath – L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
Sophie will play gongs and other therapeutic instruments as you lie down and do nothing. Their soothing and
atmospheric sounds remove anxiety and stress and put you into a calm and relaxed state.
(If anyone is epileptic or has an ear infection it is not advised to attend as the sounds of the gongs make the fluid vibrate in the ears).
Lose yourself in a Book – 3rds, L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
Quiet reading in the comfort of the LRC.
Mindful Colouring– 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
Calming increases concentration, helps you to focus, and to see the big picture!
Mindful Jigsaws – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
Finding the right piece of a jigsaw puzzle can be so satisfying! Come and enjoy making some beautiful jigsaws with your friends.
Sudoku/ Wordsearch – 3rds, L4, U4
Time to enjoy a variety of puzzles with your friends.
Physical
Bushy Park Walk – L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
Get some fresh air and go for a group walk in Bushy Park.
Capture the Flag – 3rds, L4, U4, U5, L6, U6
A fun but competitive outdoor game with your friends.
Croquet – L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
A fun team game to test your co-ordination!
Kingball – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
Use your skill and tactic to win at Kingball in the sports hall!
Rounders – 3rds, L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
A game of Rounders with your friends.
Football – 3rds, L4, U4, L5
A game of football with your friends.
Novice rowing
– 3rds only
For anyone interested in the sport to gain knowledge on the basics!
Yoga – L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
An ancient form of exercise that focusses on strength, flexibility and breathing to boost your physical and mental wellbeing.
Year Group Activity
Slow-Mo-Flow - L4, U4, L5, U5, L6, U6
Finding your flow with fun.
Discover how to get into your FLOW, with the help of breath, movement and music. For your studying, sports and social lives.
A fun and informative combination of breathing, movement and music. Delivered by Therapeutic Dance & Life Coach Andrew Cuerden with Professional DJ, Teacher & Music Event facilitator Youssef Boutayeb.
Sing-along – 3rds only
Sing-along
