Joyful Storytelling

•    Explore the concept of joy and its impact on mental well-being.
•    Enhance creativity and imagination through storytelling and play.

-    Gather everyone in a circle and introduce the activity.
-    Provide a prompt (e.g., "Tell us about a time when you felt really happy") and encourage each of them to share a joyful story.
-    After each story, engage the group in a discussion about the elements that brought joy to the story.
-    Collaboratively choose a few joyful elements from each story and brainstorm ideas for a short play incorporating these elements.
-    Divide them into small groups and assign each group a scene to develop based on the chosen elements.
-    Allow time for rehearsal and preparation.
-    Perform the short play for each other or for parents/guardians.

-    Gather everyone together after the performance.
-    Discuss the process of creating the play and the joy it brought to everyone involved.
-    Guide the conversation towards the connection between joy, creativity, and mental well-being by asking questions such as:

• How did working together to create the play make you feel?
• What were some of your favourite moments from the performance?
• Can you think of other ways we can use creativity to bring joy into our lives?

-    Use the opportunity to reinforce the importance of creative expression and collaborative play in fostering positive emotions.
 

-    Props and costumes for the play (optional)
-    Space for rehearsal and performance