Activities from the Art Room
Activities from the Art Room
At Place2Be, we believe that art is a creative tool to develop resilience and connect with others.
Our Art Room team are specialists in using art to support and enhance children and young people’s wellbeing.
These projects offer space to explore a wellbeing theme through creative art activities, stories and conversation. Each project can help children, young people, and adults nurture their relationships together whilst having fun.
You can use the art and crafts activities provided at home or in school with children of different abilities and ages.
Playful Patterns: Connecting With Others
This creative wellbeing activity, designed alongside CREDU and MYTIME Young Carers, helps primary-aged children unwind, have fun, and connect with others.
My Colour Palette: Exploring Feelings
We designed this wellbeing activity to help primary-aged children develop their emotional literacy. The project gives children an opportunity to think together about how we express our feelings in different ways.
Discover My Colour Palette: Exploring Feelings
Calm: Soothing Worries
This activity pack provides creative ways to help primary-aged children calm their worries by settling their thoughts, grounding themselves, and exploring how to share their feelings with someone they trust
Tuning In: Mindful Listening
Developed in conjunction with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, this project helps young people listen mindfully to how they feel and express themselves through music and art.
The Creative Gardener: Nurturing Self-Belief
Nurture children’s self-belief with this wellbeing activity by developed in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural Society’s Campaign for School Gardening.
Discover The Creative Gardener: Nurturing Self-Belief project
Space: Navigating Friendships
This Space project offers an opportunity to explore themes of friendship and belonging through an easy art activity.
Celebrating Diversity
Discover our collection of resources designed to help children and young people explore themes of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Weather: Noticing Feelings
This project supports children to understand and express their feelings through art activities with the theme of weather, with inspiration from artist Xavi Art.
Portals: Exploring Changes
Developed with CBBC's Art Ninja and Place2Be Champion Ricky Martin, this project is designed to support children going through changes in their lives.
Growth (in partnership with WWF)
This project provides a supportive space to think about and explore children’s feelings through an art activity by taking children on a journey through nature.
Keyworkers: Paper Links
This fun activity and video provide creative ways to explore how parents and children can stay connected even when spending time apart.
Activity ideas for families
We've recommended a range of activities that families can do together at home to improve their wellbeing.