This holiday season we are choosing to talk about and share:
- How you can look after yourself this festive period
- Ideas for getting crafty this Christmas​
- Connecting with others
- Being kind to yourself
- Gifting time instead of money
- Warm Spaces
- Where you can go for support this Christmas
- How we can tackle loneliness​
- Love and Kindess
- Community support and how we can give back to the community​
- Selfcare
- A big thank you!
On the 1st day of Christmas I choose to share...
How you can look after yourself this festive season
- Being mindful and being present in the moment
- Making time to practice selfcare
- Connecting with family and friends
- Sharing how you're feeling with others when feeling safe to do so
- Practicing hobbies you enjoy
- Getting active
- Accessing support when you need it
On the 2nd day of Christmas I choose to share...
Ideas for getting crafty this Christmas
Getting creative can be great for your mental wellbeing, so here’s some ideas for how you can get crafty this December!
Pine cone decorations. Go for a lovely stroll through wooded areas and collect some fresh pine cones. You can either hang these up using some ribbon, or place them in a glass vase or bowl.
Why not create a bright and colourful indoor wreath for free. Cut out a cardboard donut and cut up magazines or paper to create pom poms to stick to the wreath. You can follow this tutorial to learn how to make paper pom poms.
Positivity Christmas calendar – use some clothes pegs and string and write out a positive feel good note to yourself for each of the days leading up to Christmas and peg them all out along the string pinned to the wall.
Create an adorable snowman bookmark. All that’s needed is paper, felt pens, string and a paper clip. Find out how here.
This cute little Santa disappearing down the chimney can be made from an empty toilet roll tube. Find out how here.
On the 3rd day of Christmas I choose to...
Connect with others
I chose to give the gift of connecting. This can not only help those we are connecting with, in feeling valued, seen, and important, but it is also good for our wellbeing.
Giving our time to connect with others helps to remind us we are not alone. You can connect with friends, family members by sending texts or writing letters, giving someone a call, or just a friendly chat to anyone in passing. You can also connect with yourself through journalling, meditating, and self-care.