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Description

Exercise designed to get Beavers and Cubs talking about what makes them happy or sad

Resources

Flip chart paper
Pens

Instructions

On four pieces of flip chart paper, write the following:
- ‘What do you like doing at Beavers/Cubs?’
- ‘What makes you happy?’
- ‘What makes you sad?’
- ‘What do the words mental health or mental illness mean to you?’
n Put the flip chart paper on the walls, around the room.
n Supported by a leader, the young people gather around each piece of flip
chart paper and discuss their answers to each of the four questions.
n Dependent on group size, the activity can either be done as one large
group, or smaller groups.
n Answers can be given in a number of different ways such as talking in groups,
drawing their answer, writing their answer and acting out their answer.
n When addressing the question, what do the words mental health mean
to you, it may be that the young people cannot think of anything. If this
is case, encourage them to think about the words separately, mental or
‘health. Do these mean anything?
n Based on their answers it should be possible to discuss:
- What makes us happy or sad is related to our mental health.
- Everyone is different – what makes one person happy, might make
another person sad.
- Discuss/provide suggestions on what young people can do if they feel sad.
Activity:
WHAT MAKES
US HAPPY?
1. UNDERSTAND THE NEED
2. Plan Action
3. Take Action
4. Learn and Do More
5. Tell the World
6. Risks and Considerations
7. Connecting with Others
Adaptations This can be used as an activity for older Scouts, if shortened and the focus is
on discussing terms they don’t understand etc. Swap the flipchart to choosing
pictures to make a collage, mime or a creative activity.

Tags

• mental health awareness

Badge Links

• Community Impact - Identify