Young Kids: Pretending To Be A Mindful Giant

I'm the friendly, fluffy, white cloud. The big magic wand called Nellie can help you pretend to be the biggest giant ever. The people below are the same size as your finger nails! Let's go on an adventure together.

Transcript

Hello, I'm the friendly fluffy white cloud. Can you see the word that's written upon my white fluffy belly? It says Helpful. That's because at nighttime the stars come out and all of my other friendly fluffy cloud friends come out too. So they can float in the sky with me and we can all be helpful together. Some of my friendly fluffy cloud friends have the same word written upon their belly as I do. Helpful. But others have other words too. Words like relax, Peaceful and kind. And today you are going to get to pretend to be the biggest giant. You are going to be part of a great big experience. You are going to pretend to be a giant. This giant is the biggest giant that's ever been. And I know this because when normal people are next to this huge giant they are the same size as the giant's fingernail. This giant is therefore the biggest giant ever. And this giant is really, Really heavy because it's so big. So after this pretending practice we're going to finish off and then you can tell your mum, Your dad or your friend about this experience that you had. So imagine that we have a big magic wand. This big magic wand flies into the air and comes up and hovers in front of you. This big magic wand is called Nelly. Nelly the magic wand. Nelly makes things happen. Nelly is your special friend. So are you ready? First off, Are you resting in a position where you can listen and do some pretending with your imagination? Okay, Good. You might like to close your eyes. We are going to count to three and then Nelly the magic wand will wave in the air and this magic will help us be able to pretend. Are you ready? One, Two, Three. Okay, Great. Nelly the magic wand is waving over you. Now, Let's pretend that the magic slowly, Very slowly, Starts to work. But before we explore what this magic will do, Take a look around you to remember what is actually here in the room that you're in right now. What do you notice? What things are in front of you? What color are they? Can you see where the light is in some places? And then can you see where there's shadow in other places? Okay, Now let's pretend the magic from Nelly's waving of the wand has worked and you have become a huge giant. The biggest giant ever. Remember, Your fingernails are the same size as a person. Right, So first off we need to wait. You need to stay where you are because you are the biggest giant that's ever been. You've grown by a thousand times and you need to stay still because there are lots of tiny, Tiny people all around you. These people are so small. They are as big as your fingernail, Remember? So, As you rest in this moment, Try not to move. See if you can do this. I'm going to be quiet for a bit to help you to focus as you imagine all the little tiny people that you don't want to squash. So you've got to remain really, Really still just for a few seconds. Are you ready? Okay, Now staying as a big giant, The biggest giant in the world, Remember? Can you see anything in front of you as you remain completely still because you don't want to squash these imaginary people that are all around you? Can you see anything in front of you, Any object at all, That when you look really closely at it, You can see the tiny pieces of dust on this object? Look carefully. It's always there. Now, Take a moment to look at one hand. Make sure as you bring your hand up, You do it very gently because you don't want to disturb the people all around you, These tiny people that are as big as your fingernails. As you bring your hand up to your face, Can you see the tiny, Tiny little grooves, The little tiny lines of your fingerprints? Take a look and imagine that this is a giant hand, And you might like to imagine that some of these people, The people that are as big as your fingernails, Are sitting in your hand. And you need to be very careful because you like these people and you don't want to hurt them. They're so small. You could maybe imagine if these people were standing on your fingertips, They would have to take a big step from one fingertip to the other fingertip. Now, I know you've moved your fingers, But to make sure you don't knock these people over, You need to stay where you are just for a little moment longer. Is that okay? Notice how you can be a big giant that is fully relaxed. You may have thoughts about wanting to move. There's all these little people around you as big as your fingernails, So you might feel like moving, But just for a moment longer, Don't move because we don't want to squash them because these people are really nice little people. So even if you have thoughts or feelings that tell you to move, You don't actually have to. You can just relax and be a big giant. Now, Let's pretend that Nellie has turned up. There's Nellie the magic wand. Thank you for coming back, Nellie. We now need Nellie to bring us back to your room. So get Nellie to wave in the air after a count of three. Are you ready? One, Two, Three. Okay, Great. Nellie is waving magically in the air, And now things are slowly returning to normal. You are slowly, Very slowly moving back to the same size you were before. What do you notice? What things are in front of you? What color are they? Okay, So I just want to say thank you because, As I said at the start, I'm the friendly fluffy white cloud, And if you look at my big white belly, You can see that I still have the word helpful written upon my belly. Thank you for listening to this, And I'll see you again in another adventure. Goodbye.