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Your Headspace Mindfulness & Meditation Experts

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We want children to be healthy & happy now & for the rest of their lives. Teach meditation for kids with Headspace, using easy exercises designed for young minds.

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Be the Pond | Mindfulness for Kids | Cosmic Kids Zen Den

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Design, colour and print your own mandala.

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Mindful Easter Colouring Pages

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How do these mindfulness colouring in pages help pupils in class?

Our egg-cellent mindfulness Easter coloring sheets are a brilliant resource you can use this Easter as a creative indoor play activity!

When should I use Easter colouring pages?

These Easter colouring sheets are a great way to improve familiarity with Easter holiday.

It is also a brilliant resource to assist with mindfulness and stress reduction.

Easter is a busy time for most people, so take a minute to sit back and relax with these Easter colouring pages!

If your children love learning about Easter, we also have a Twinkl Originals book called Saving Easter that they are sure to love. Download and read it here.

What is mindfulness colouring?

Mindfulness colouring is a calming activity that can be used to help lower stress levels and improve our overall well-being.

Mindfulness is the process of keeping your attention and thoughts on the present moment and can help to improve our mood, concentration, focus and well-being.

These Easter colouring pages are a great way to reduce stress and allow the mind to focus on the present moment.

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New Horizon - Meditation & Sleep Stories

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Guided Meditation for Children | Your Secret Treehouse | Relaxation for Kids

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Traditional Pancakes

Oven Time : Few mins

www.odlums.ie /recipes/traditional-pancakes/

What you need:

125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour

Pinch of Salt

1 Egg

300ml/½pt Milk

Oil for frying

How to:

1. Sieve flour and salt into a bowl.

2. Make a well in the centre of the flour, break in the egg and add about a third of the milk. Beat well, gradually pouring in the rest of the milk and drawing in the flour to make a smooth batter.

3. Pour batter into a jug and allow to stand for about 30 minutes.

4. Brush a pancake pan or frying pan with oil. When the pan is hot, give the batter a stir before pouring a thin layer onto the pan.

5. Fry until golden brown. Turn and fry the other side until brown also.

6. Stack pancakes on a large plate, as they are cooked.

7. Fill with fresh fruit and drizzle with maple syrup, or choose one of our other delicious sweet or savoury fillings below. Enjoy!

Tasty Filling Suggestions

Dust with Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar, add a squeeze of lemon juice, roll up and serve

Drizzle with Rowse Honey and top with Shamrock Pecan Nuts or Chopped Almonds

Fresh fruit served with natural yoghurt and whipped cream

Stewed apples, flavoured with cinnamon and a dollop of fresh cream

Top with chocolate spread or Shamrock Chocolate Chips and a scoop of icecream

Diced chicken with salsa sauce

Cottage cheese and sliced pineapple

Poached egg and Hollandaise sauce

Traditional Pancakes

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What you need:

125g/4oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour

Pinch of Salt

1 Egg

300ml/½pt Milk

Oil for frying

How to:

1. Sieve flour and salt into a bowl.

2. Make a well in the centre of the flour, break in the egg and add about a third of the milk. Beat well, gradually pouring in the rest of the milk and drawing in the flour to make a smooth batter.

3. Pour batter into a jug and allow to stand for about 30 minutes.

4. Brush a pancake pan or frying pan with oil. When the pan is hot, give the batter a stir before pouring a thin layer onto the pan.

5. Fry until golden brown. Turn and fry the other side until brown also.

6. Stack pancakes on a large plate, as they are cooked.

7. Fill with fresh fruit and drizzle with maple syrup, or choose one of our other delicious sweet or savoury fillings below. Enjoy!

Tasty Filling Suggestions

Dust with Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar, add a squeeze of lemon juice, roll up and serve

Drizzle with Rowse Honey and top with Shamrock Pecan Nuts or Chopped Almonds

Fresh fruit served with natural yoghurt and whipped cream

Stewed apples, flavoured with cinnamon and a dollop of fresh cream

Top with chocolate spread or Shamrock Chocolate Chips and a scoop of icecream

Diced chicken with salsa sauce

Cottage cheese and sliced pineapple

Poached egg and Hollandaise sauce

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3 Ingredient Cookies

Oven Time : 10-15 mins

www.odlums.ie /recipes/3-ingredient-cookies/

What you need:

125g/4oz Odlums Porridge Oats (or Kelkin Gluten Free Porridge Oats)

50g/2oz Shamrock Coconut

2-3 medium Bananas, mashed (the more ripe the better!)

How to:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a flat baking tray.

2. Combine the oats, coconut and mashed bananas in a bowl.

3. Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking tray and flatten to form cookies.

4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

5. Enjoy warm from the oven or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

For a gluten free version, make sure your porridge oats are gluten free.

Also delicious with Shamrock chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried fruit.

What you need:

125g/4oz Odlums Porridge Oats (or Kelkin Gluten Free Porridge Oats)

50g/2oz Shamrock Coconut

2-3 medium Bananas, mashed (the more ripe the better!)

How to:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a flat baking tray.

2. Combine the oats, coconut and mashed bananas in a bowl.

3. Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking tray and flatten to form cookies.

4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

5. Enjoy warm from the oven or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

For a gluten free version, make sure your porridge oats are gluten free.

Also delicious with Shamrock chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried fruit.

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Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a flat baking tray. Combine the oats, coconut and mashed bananas in a bowl. Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking tray and flatten to form cookies. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Enjoy warm from the oven or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

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A Cork artist's online initiative which began as a response to the coronavirus shutdown has become a social media hit.

Will Sliney, who has drawn Spider-Man for Marvel and now works on their Star Wars comics, started the #wewilldraw challenge last week.

He has been inundated with pictures of superheroes and cartoon characters ever since.

"It was the day that children were sent home from school and someone sent me a drawing that one of their kids had done. It was the first thing they had done when they got in, just to start passing the time. It brought a smile to my face. So I figured I could give kids a bit of direction for something to draw," Will explained.

So far Will has encouraged children to draw Spider-Man, Star Wars characters and their favourite superhero.

The first #WeWillDrawChallenge was to draw Spider-Man

"Lots and lots of hours are clearly being spent by kids drawing at kitchen tables. I really appreciate the amount of effort that people are putting in, as it is helping one another."

The artist, who also draws for Everton FC, said he had been "amazed" by the quality and quantity of submissions.

"I was expecting maybe 100 pictures. Certainly not the thousands that are coming in from Ireland and around the world. It seems to be really bringing a smile to people's faces."

Will is now planning to host a series of live classes, for free, for children on his YouTube channel.

"It's been really nice to see the reaction to this. But what I've been seeing for the past few years is that a lot more people are sticking with art, than might have done in the past. We are getting more and more people doing art as a career, which is fab to see. Ireland has always been a very creative place, a place of storytellers. So it's nice to see art really coming to the fore again," he said.

Will's first #wewilldraw class will be live on his YouTube channel at 2pm today.

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Cork artist inspires shutdown children around the world

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A Cork artist's online initiative which began as a response to the coronavirus shutdown has become a social media hit. Will Sliney, who has drawn Spider-Man for Marvel and now works on their Star Wars comics, started the #wewilldraw challenge last week. He has been inundated with pictures of superheroes and cartoon characters ever since.

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Learn how to raise your energy and face your day with this exercise. Have fun with it!

This video comes from GoNoodle's Flow channel. Flow gets kids to relax, think positive, and flow with mindfulness exercises.

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Aunty Heather's Rocky Road Bars

www.odlums.ie /recipes/aunty-heathers-rocky-road-bars/

What you need:

2 packets Jacob's Lincoln Biscuits, crushed

225g/8oz Butter

225g/8oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar

2 Eggs, beaten

150g Galaxy Chocolate

4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder

1 large packet Maltesers

1 packet Rolos

1 packet Munchies

1 large packet Mini Marshmallows

How to:

1. Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan over a low heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

2. Add the eggs and stir well.

3. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

4. Transfer to a Swiss Roll tin 33cm x 23cm / 13" x 9".

5. Press down well with the back of the spoon. Allow to get cold and then cut into bars. Enjoy!

Aunty Heather's Rocky Road Bars

What you need:

2 packets Jacob's Lincoln Biscuits, crushed

225g/8oz Butter

225g/8oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar

2 Eggs, beaten

150g Galaxy Chocolate

4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder

1 large packet Maltesers

1 packet Rolos

1 packet Munchies

1 large packet Mini Marshmallows

How to:

1. Melt the butter and sugar in a saucepan over a low heat. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

2. Add the eggs and stir well.

3. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well.

4. Transfer to a Swiss Roll tin 33cm x 23cm / 13" x 9".

5. Press down well with the back of the spoon. Allow to get cold and then cut into bars. Enjoy!

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Baking (If Mom/Dad have time and ingredients!)

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Baking (If Mom/Dad have time and ingredients!)

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3 Ingredient Cookies

Oven Time : 10-15 mins

www.odlums.ie /recipes/3-ingredient-cookies/

What you need:

125g/4oz Odlums Porridge Oats (or Kelkin Gluten Free Porridge Oats)

50g/2oz Shamrock Coconut

2-3 medium Bananas, mashed (the more ripe the better!)

How to:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a flat baking tray.

2. Combine the oats, coconut and mashed bananas in a bowl.

3. Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking tray and flatten to form cookies.

4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

5. Enjoy warm from the oven or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

For a gluten free version, make sure your porridge oats are gluten free.

Also delicious with Shamrock chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried fruit.

What you need:

125g/4oz Odlums Porridge Oats (or Kelkin Gluten Free Porridge Oats)

50g/2oz Shamrock Coconut

2-3 medium Bananas, mashed (the more ripe the better!)

How to:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease a flat baking tray.

2. Combine the oats, coconut and mashed bananas in a bowl.

3. Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking tray and flatten to form cookies.

4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.

5. Enjoy warm from the oven or cool completely and store in an airtight container.

Notes

For a gluten free version, make sure your porridge oats are gluten free.

Also delicious with Shamrock chocolate chips, chopped nuts or dried fruit.

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Design, print and colour your very own mandala.

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Print, color, design and share mandalas. Many designs to choose from.

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Infectious disease outbreaks like coronavirus (COVID-19), can be worrying. This can affect your mental health. But there are many things you can do to mind your mental health during times like this.

How your mental health might be affected

The spread of coronavirus is a new and challenging event. Some people might find it more worrying than others. Try to remember that medical, scientific and public health experts are working hard to contain the virus.

Most people's lives will change in some way over a period of days, weeks or months. But in time, it will pass.

You may notice some of the following:

increased anxiety

feeling stressed

finding yourself excessively checking for symptoms, in yourself, or others

becoming irritable more easily

feeling insecure or unsettled

fearing that normal aches and pains might be the virus

having trouble sleeping

feeling helpless or a lack of control

having irrational thoughts

If you are taking any prescription medications, make sure you have enough.

How to mind your mental health during this time

Keeping a realistic perspective of the situation based on facts is important. Here are some ways you can do this.

Stay informed but set limits for news and social media

The constant stream of social media updates and news reports about coronavirus could cause you to feel worried. Sometimes it can be difficult to separate facts from rumours. Use trustworthy and reliable sources to get your news.

Read up-to-date, factual information on coronavirus in Ireland here.

On social media, people may talk about their own worries or beliefs. You don't need to make them your own. Too much time on social media may increase your worry and levels of anxiety. Consider limiting how much time you spend on social media.

If you find the coverage on coronavirus is too intense for you, talk it through with someone close or get support.

Keep up your healthy routines

Your routine may be affected by the coronavirus outbreak in different ways. But during difficult times like this, it's best if you can keep some structure in your day.

It's important to pay attention to your needs and feelings, especially during times of stress. You may still be able to do some of the things you enjoy and find relaxing.

For example, you could try to:

Stay connected to others

During times of stress, friends and families can be a good source of support. It is important to keep in touch with them and other people in your life.

If you need to restrict your movements or self-isolate, try to stay connected to people in other ways, for example:

Many video calling apps allow you to have video calls with multiple people at the same time.

Remember that talking things through with someone can help lessen worry or anxiety. You don't have to appear to be strong or to try to cope with things by yourself.

Talking to children and young people

Involving your children in your plans to manage this situation is important. Try to consider how they might be feeling.

Give children and young people the time and space to talk about the outbreak. Share the facts with them in a way that suits their age and temperament, without causing alarm.

Talk to your children about coronavirus but try to limit their exposure to news and social media. This is especially important for older children who may be spending more time online now. It may be causing anxiety.

Try to anticipate distress and support each other

It is understandable to feel vulnerable or overwhelmed reading or hearing news about the outbreak.

Acknowledge these feelings. Remind yourself and others to look after your physical and mental health. If you smoke or drink, try to avoid doing this any more than usual. It won't help in the long-term.

Don't make assumptions

Don't judge people or make assumptions about who is responsible for the spread of the disease. The coronavirus can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, nationality or ethnicity. We are all in this together.

Online and phone supports

Face-to-face services are limited at the moment. But some services are providing online and phone services.

There are also many dedicated online services that can help.

Use our mental health services finder to find support. Check all the services websites to see what online and phone supports are available.

OCD and coronavirus

If you have OCD, you may develop an intense fear of:

catching coronavirus

causing harm to others

things not being in order

Fear of being infected by the virus may mean you become obsessed with:

hand hygiene

cleanliness

avoiding certain situations, such as using public transport

Washing your hands

The compulsion to wash your hands or clean may get stronger. If you have recovered from this type of compulsion in the past, it may return.

Follow the advice to wash your hands properly and often, but you do not need to do more than recommended.

Things you can do to help:

Read more about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms, treatment and getting help.

page last reviewed: 14/03/2020
next review due: 14/03/2023

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Infectious disease outbreaks like coronavirus (COVID-19), can be worrying. This can affect your mental health. But there are many things you can do to mind your mental health during times like this. The spread of coronavirus is a new and challenging event. Some people might find it more worrying than others.

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Learn how to raise your energy and face your day with this exercise. Have fun with it!

This video comes from GoNoodle's Flow channel. Flow gets kids to relax, think positive, and flow with mindfulness exercises.

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The aim of this video is to help little people manage the big emotions they experience. It includes some simple breathing exercises and stretches to help kids release tension and calm down when they are feeling stressed, frustrated or anxious.

I suggest that you practice the exercises in this video with your child when they are feeling calm, engaged and ready to learn. When they are familiar with the video you can remind them of their breathing exercises/stretches at times they are experiencing stress and help them learn to calm themselves down.

When our little monkey has his mouth closed, he is breathing in. When his mouth is open, he is breathing out. During stretches, encourage your child to breath deeply and slowly.

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