Olli & Waffle
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Big feelings belongAges 4–8

The First-Day Adventure

New shoes, a new room and a knot in Olli’s tummy that needs a name.

The whole adventure

Start anywhere you like

There is no required order and nothing starts automatically.

  1. 1 · Watch together

    First Day Back

    7 gentle minutes

  2. 2 · Read or listen

    The knot in your tummy on the first day

    7 minute story

  3. 3 · Play on screen

    Memory Match

    Tap two cards. If they match, they stay open.

  4. 4 · Take it offline

    First-day feelings cards

    15 minutes · materials listed

Talk about it

  1. 1Where do you feel worry in your body?
  2. 2What would make a first day feel one bit easier?
  3. 3Which feeling card would Olli choose?

For the grown-up

What sits underneath this story

Naming a feeling is useful even when the feeling does not disappear.

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