This activity connects, and encourages exploration of the shared spaces around us. 

Creating fun, connecting shared experiences and memories.

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From listening comes understanding. And that's what this activity is all about.

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Ki-o-rahi was played by the 28th Māori Battalion during the Italian campaign, where it's called Palla Māori.

Combining kanikani and kindness! Explore compliments, then tamariki kanikani, freeze and give a great compliment  e noho to their nearest peer.

This activity is all about looking for kind and good things, counteracting our negativity bias. Ending with tamariki making a paper aeroplane filled with the good.

This is a fun game taught to us by our Samoan buddies. It's thankfully got simple rules - softball with any ball (volleyballs are ka pai) and your hand, as a bat.

Think 'flocking' of manu, where tamariki work together to move 'as one' - a mindful, connected, slow-mo kanikani!

Using the concept of an advent calendar, your tamariki open a window of Te Whare Tapa Whā boosting activities each day to support their hauora! 

A whole wiki of activities based around noticing the beauty around us, sprinkled with a good dose of gratitude

Exploring the power of a meaningful compliment and bringing tamariki together. An awesome way to start the day, or a nice end to the day (or both)

A beautiful opportunity for tamariki to consider the strengths of those around them, starting with famous people but also spotting the strengths of their classmates

Supporting tamariki to develop empathy and begin to understand that how they feel in a scenario can be entirely different to someone else

An activity to support tamariki in developing social skills and beginning to understand personal space. Made in collaboration with a speech therapist

An activity all about acts of kindness with those around us, supporting tamariki to think about how their actions can affect others with a little mission each day