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During these uncertain times, where solid structure is few and far between it is crucial to keep your brain active and to keep learning, this not only helps improve your mental ability but also helps maintain a more positive outlook on life.

This page is design to offer you fun tasks for you and your little ones to complete alone or together, helping to maintain a healthy brain.

"Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die" - Tom Clancy

Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness is all about improving your mental wellbeing through making little day to day changes in your lifestyle. Each month they produce a calander to help improve your mental health and this month it is Optimism October!

We will update this calendar here regularly but for more information on Action for Happiness or to see some of the mental wellbeing events they are running just visit their page GO

The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers

The NNECL is an incredible organisation there to support care leavers with any of their educational needs. Their charity objectives are to provide guidance and support for care leavers education, advance the education of care-leaver service providers so they better understand the needs of care-leavers and to improve the services provided for care leavers. You can find more details on there website by clicking HERE

Over the next few months The NNECL have paired up with the Care Leavers Association to provide a creative wellbeing project for care-leavers. These sessions run weekly and are a great opportunity to connect with others online and learn new creative skills , just click HERE to find out more.

learning about nature

To experience the benefits of nature you do not have to understand nature but learning about the wildlife in your area can help to increase your connection to your natural setting and help you become more engaged with your environment.

Camping is a skill that without practice is difficult to learn, here are some simple tips and tricks to get you ready for the camping season, or even our Annual Camp-out event if you have applied to join us on our Under the Sky Events website.

Here is a helpful video by Scout Adventures teaching you the best way to pitch your tent.

This video gives you some good tips for making your camping experience as comfortable as possible.

This video shows you how to take down and pack away your tent so that it doesn't get damaged and is ready to use next time you're on an adventure.

TOP seven BRAIN CHALLENGES

Try switching hands
Do safe chores with your eyes closed
Do things upside down or backwards
Read books aloud
Like running? Try taking a new route
Try a new creative hobby
Use all your senses simultaneously

Kids learning

Learning is a vital part of a child's development, the ages of childhood are when your brain is most ready to take up new knowledge. This means it is super important to continue training the brain even in times like these, where work and motivation is harder to come by.

To make it a little easier here are a few links to helpful websites offering a range of games and activities for kids:

Noahs Ark Zoo Farm - Activities for kids GO

Eduction.com - Educational games for kids GO

Empowering Parents - Brain training exercises GO

BBC Bitesize - Educational games for children of all ages GO

Adult Learning

As we get older or ability to learn new skills slows down, but that doesn't mean we can't still learn! Continuing to learn new skills throughout adulthood has shown to have positive effects on the risk of demential, level of life fulfilment and happiness.

Here are a few helpful links to keep your brain ticking and improve your knowledge:

Amnesty International - educational courses GO

Open Learn - A great range of free adult courses GO

Braingle - The worlds largest collection of brain teasers GO

Luminosity - Daily brain training that tracks your improvement GO