Make Your Own Whare Tapa Whā
Bring Whare Tapa Whā to life with these super easy print-outs - makes either a mean wall display, or gift for whānau to carry on this important mahi.
Bring Whare Tapa Whā to life with these super easy print-outs - makes either a mean wall display, or gift for whānau to carry on this important mahi.
Teaching tamariki the neuroscience behind worrying helps them make sense of the way it feels, so they can better work through it.
Use the Whare Tapa Whā hauora model to check in with your collective tamariki wellbeing.
Teaching mindful breathing for focus and calm.
A calming, mindfulness activity that boosts body awareness
A crafty activity that will give tamariki a calming keepsake.
This activity takes inspiration from the ordinary, yet extraordinary things in our natural world, as a mindfulness technique.
Helping tamariki understand and manage their worries.
Welcome some fresh air and some sky magic by making a manu tukutku!
Boost children’s awareness of the world around them.
Kōrero with a loved-one and create a poster about them.
Celebrating our identity, whānau and where we come from.
A video-making activity for senior tamariki to learn about managing big emotions, and teach others to too.
Create a shaker (maybe out of paūa) whose sound will lead you to your friends. This is a great 'taking notice' game.
From our friends at the Department of Conservation, this activity combines physical activity, mindfulness and being outside. All of best wellbeing bits that tamariki love!
From our friends at the Department of Conservation, this activity combines taking notice of what's around us and immersing ourselves in the moment . Deep, calming sigh....!
Making memory posters to encourage connections to tamariki whānau and whakapapa with this simple interviewing activity.
From our friends at the Department of Conservation - we love that this idea is so accessible to everyone while in home-learning, and the combination of reading (learning) and being outdoors will help tamariki feel great!
From our friends at the Department of Conservation. While lots of our tamariki love being outside, sometimes having something to hunt for can add a layer of excitement and increase the exercise!
From our friends at the Department of Conservation - this is a really simple mindfulness activity, only needing a quiet space to look and listen.