Balloon feelings
Purpose
A lively game to get a sibling running around as well as talking about their feelings about home situations
You will need
A lot of balloons (use biodegrable ones)
Sticky labels with different feelings written on them – one for each balloon e.g. Angry, happy, jealous, proud, sad, lonely, excited, frightened,
Dance music and plenty of space.
How to do it
Introduce the activity by asking the sibling if he/she thinks that we all have different feelings at different times – Ask him/her to name some of the feelings that siblings can have about their brother or sister. Ask for some nice feelings, and some 'not so nice' feelings. Tell him/her that these are normal feelings that all brothers and sisters have at different times.
You and the sibling stick the labels on the balloons and stand in the middle of the room. When the music starts playing you must work together to keep all the balloons in the air at the same time, and when the music stops you each catch a balloon.
One of you reads the label on your balloon and thinks of a time when you have felt that way. For example a child may say he felt happy on his birthday, or sad when her sister was in hospital. (You can discuss the feeling if that seems appropriate however most children like to do this activity quickly so they have lots of time keeping the balloons in ther air)
Play the music again and repeat aiming to catch a balloon with a different feeling each time.
