{"title":"Mindfulness and Calm","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the end of the day, the night before something difficult, or any evening that has gone wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTelling a child to calm down rarely works. Giving them a specific small thing to do usually does, and that is what both of these are built around.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mindfulworld-card-game","title":"Mindfulworld Card Game","description":"\u003cp\u003eMindfulness as a game rather than an instruction. Children draw cards that ask them to do something, notice something, or answer something, and collect coins as they go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTelling a child to calm down rarely works. Handing them a card that says pay attention to one specific thing for the next thirty seconds usually does, because it is a task with an end, and there is a coin at the end of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tasks build the things that make a child easier in themselves: slowing down, noticing what their body is doing, holding attention on one thing, and recognising when they are wound up before it becomes something bigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo to eight players, 20 to 40 minutes. Roll, draw, do the task, take a coin. Works as a full game or as two cards before bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGood for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren who wind up quickly and struggle to come down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvenings, bedtime routines, the end of a difficult day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassrooms and groups that need a reset\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60 cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 dice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35 coins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lupash Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54146195292528,"sku":"BJ-NGO6-XFPA","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/0284\/9136\/files\/mindfulworld-main-square.jpg?v=1786677376"},{"product_id":"mindful-land-kit","title":"Mindful Land Kit","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty-five guided stories on large illustrated cards. An adult reads one aloud, the child follows it in their head, and somewhere in the five to ten minutes it takes, they stop being wound up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the one to reach for at bedtime, after an argument, or on the evening before something a child is dreading. It asks nothing of them except to listen and picture it, which is about all a tired or anxious child can manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories are doing more than settling the moment. Following an imagined place in detail is concentration practice, and a child who can steer their attention somewhere calmer has something they can use later on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive to ten minutes per story. Pick a card, read it slowly, let them picture it. No board, no scoring, no winner. It works one to one, at bedtime, or with a whole room of children lying on the floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGood for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBedtime, and the nights when sleep is not happening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnxious children who need something gentler than a game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassrooms and therapy rooms needing a calm way to start or finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e35 extra-large illustrated story cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Lupash Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54146195390832,"sku":"S3-1FJD-9RZ1","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/0284\/9136\/files\/1_Main_image_large_09e71ee6-1283-442a-bf4e-1a259b939904.jpg?v=1786676493"}],"url":"https:\/\/lupashgames.com\/collections\/mindfulness-and-calm.oembed","provider":"Lupash Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}