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A gentle Halloween week for families
Seven little doors, with seven small ways to bring kindness, calm and creativity to your family. Made by Mindful Explorers.
For some children, Halloween is exciting. For others, the decorations, costumes and scary stories can feel overwhelming. And for many families, half term is busy enough without finding something to plan.
The Pumpkin Patch of Kindness is a gentle alternative. Each day in the week leading up to Halloween, you open a new door and find a choice of 3 small things to do together. There are no scary themes, no big shopping list and nothing for you to plan.
Gives you something calm and cheerful to do together in the build up to Halloween
Helps children notice and practise kindness, towards other people, themselves and nature
Brings small, quiet moments into busy days
Gives you simple things to talk about together, without any preparation
The Kindness Doors: an online page with seven doors, one for each day, each with something to DO, something to PAUSE and something to MAKE
A short email for grown ups: sent each morning, with a little more detail about the day
Bonus surprise printables: to enjoy along the way
Everything begins on Saturday 24th October, when you'll receive a welcome email explaining how it works, with the link to your Kindness Doors. The first door opens on Sunday 25th October and the last on Saturday 31st October.
Joining by Friday 23th October means your welcome email will be waiting for you on Saturday.
Each door has three small parts:
DO: one small act of kindness
PAUSE: a quiet moment to breathe, notice or talk together
MAKE: a simple creative idea, if you'd like one
You can do it after school in ten minutes, stretch it out over a half term day, or weave it into your home education week. Start whenever suits you and go at your own pace.
Families with children of primary school age, with younger or older siblings welcome to join in
Families who'd like a gentler Halloween, or whose children find it frightening
Busy parents who want something simple to fit around school, half term or home education
Do we need special materials? Just paper, pens and things you'll find around the house or on a walk. One idea uses a jar and a battery tea light but I will send alternative ideas for that day.
Is it suitable for younger children? Yes. The activities can be adapted, and older children can lead the way.
What if we miss a day? Once a door has opened, it stays open, so you can catch up whenever you like.
Is there anything scary? No. This is a gentle alternative to Halloween.
I'm Kelly, a former primary school teacher, mum of 2 and mindfulness teacher based in Cambridgeshire. Mindful Explorers helps families explore mindfulness, nature and kindness together, with simple ideas that fit into real life.
A gentle Halloween week for families
Seven little doors, with seven small ways to bring kindness, calm and creativity to your family. Made by Mindful Explorers.
For some children, Halloween is exciting. For others, the decorations, costumes and scary stories can feel overwhelming. And for many families, half term is busy enough without finding something to plan.
The Pumpkin Patch of Kindness is a gentle alternative. Each day in the week leading up to Halloween, you open a new door and find a choice of 3 small things to do together. There are no scary themes, no big shopping list and nothing for you to plan.
Gives you something calm and cheerful to do together in the build up to Halloween
Helps children notice and practise kindness, towards other people, themselves and nature
Brings small, quiet moments into busy days
Gives you simple things to talk about together, without any preparation
The Kindness Doors: an online page with seven doors, one for each day, each with something to DO, something to PAUSE and something to MAKE
A short email for grown ups: sent each morning, with a little more detail about the day
Bonus surprise printables: to enjoy along the way
Everything begins on Saturday 24th October, when you'll receive a welcome email explaining how it works, with the link to your Kindness Doors. The first door opens on Sunday 25th October and the last on Saturday 31st October.
Joining by Friday 23th October means your welcome email will be waiting for you on Saturday.
Each door has three small parts:
DO: one small act of kindness
PAUSE: a quiet moment to breathe, notice or talk together
MAKE: a simple creative idea, if you'd like one
You can do it after school in ten minutes, stretch it out over a half term day, or weave it into your home education week. Start whenever suits you and go at your own pace.
Families with children of primary school age, with younger or older siblings welcome to join in
Families who'd like a gentler Halloween, or whose children find it frightening
Busy parents who want something simple to fit around school, half term or home education
Do we need special materials? Just paper, pens and things you'll find around the house or on a walk. One idea uses a jar and a battery tea light but I will send alternative ideas for that day.
Is it suitable for younger children? Yes. The activities can be adapted, and older children can lead the way.
What if we miss a day? Once a door has opened, it stays open, so you can catch up whenever you like.
Is there anything scary? No. This is a gentle alternative to Halloween.
I'm Kelly, a former primary school teacher, mum of 2 and mindfulness teacher based in Cambridgeshire. Mindful Explorers helps families explore mindfulness, nature and kindness together, with simple ideas that fit into real life.