Help primary-aged children to develop their emotional literacy with our My Colour Palette wellbeing activity from Place2Be's Art Room.

About the project

The world is full of colour! And using colours can help children to develop self-awareness and make sense of their feelings and experiences. Our Art Room designed this wellbeing activity to give children an opportunity to think together about how we express our feelings in different ways.

Download My Colour Palette: Exploring Feelings (3.7MB)

What is emotional literacy?

Emotional literacy is the ability to understand, express and cope with emotions.

We have designed these art activities for school children aged 6–11. But do feel free to try them with children of other ages if you think they would help them. Alternatively, take a look at our other Art Room activities to find even more wellbeing ideas for schools and at home. 

Place2Be's Art Room and Ricky Martin

In the below video, Ricky Martin, one of our Place2Be Ambassadors, introduces this exciting children's art project.

Ricky Martin, also known as CBBC's Art Ninja, is a Creative Director, Film Maker and Presenter based in Bristol. He is committed to helping children express themselves through arts and creativity.

Especially for this wellbeing activity, Ricky has created how-to videos with the Art Room team. So you can watch along as Ricky guides you through each wellbeing activity step-by-step!

Find out more about Ricky Martin becoming an Ambassador

At Place2Be, we believe 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. 

Inspired? Why not try one of our other Art Room projects on themes including calm, noticing feelings, and exploring changes?