#AllChange@Home
Creative and practical resources for our community during the Covid-19 #StayAtHome
Over the coming weeks, while we are all required to stay home and maintain safe social distancing - All Change will be continuing to run our projects remotely and sharing creative activities and practical resources here on our website to support our community.
From 17-30 June 2020 All Change and the #WordAssociation present a special lockdown edition of the Word2020 festival #WellConnected - a special 2-week ‘Pop-Up’ festival filled with online and offline activities and events for families, young people, older people and people experiencing isolation – sharing original work by local people and artists.
Enjoy poetry by All Change’s company of Older People, Inspire! young parents and B Creative young women working in collaboration with House of Illustration here:
WORD2020 #WELLCONNECTED
See below for:
A range of All Change creative activities for all ages to do at home and links to activities provided by our Associate Artists and our friends in the arts and cultural community too.
Useful links to local and online services providing practical support and advice for a range of everyday needs including - mental and physical health, food and shopping, finance and more.
The All Change team and Associate Artists Sarah Blanc and Cecilia Knapp planning a live ZOOM session for Inspire young parents
ReCreate: A fun family aerobics session for everyone from Tracey (aka Associate Artist Sarah Blanc)
ReCreate - part 2: Room On The Broom themed singing and story session with Associate Artist Fran Lobo
CREATIVE ACTIVITIES - from All Change Associate Artists and our friends:
1. All Change Associate Artists - Cecilia Knapp and Sarah Blanc have created:
Thirty Creative Things to do … in Thirty Days - from dancing to your favourite song, writing a love letter, doing a science experiment - to doing some fun aerobics for all the family!
2. 10 Creative Writing Activities by Cecilia Knapp for young people, part of our B Creative programme.
3. ZOOM workshop for young women with All Change Associate photography artist - Marysa Dowling - 4pm, Thursday 4 June, part of our B Creative programme.
4. For families with children age 11 and under, our friends at Little Angel Theatre have some wonderful stories and activities to do 3-6 years and 7-11 years.
5. All Change Associate Artist - Simon Mole is running fabulous live poetry workshops online.
6. Our wonderful friends Lyrix Organix are launching LOCKDOWN YOUR AERIAL. A live stream series of multi-artist shows for 60 golden minutes. Every Wednesday and Saturday 3pm GMT from 1 April 2020. Family-friendly, not-for-profit and free to view. Treat yourself. Treat the kids. Sign up HERE
More activities coming soon…
PRACTICAL RESOURCES - online and local support services:
Young Minds - offers some practical tips about what you can do to deal with anxiety about Coronavirus, and for looking after yourself whilst self-isolating.
Samaritans - a free telephone helpline to call to speak to somebody at a difficult time. Open 24 hours a day, every day - call 116123 and online advice.
Share the Love from Body & Soul - is providing a weekly MindSET Livestream session that will be accessible to any young person in psychological distress. You can register for each session and receive a link that will provide access to the event.
Anxiety UK - offering resources and information about how to deal with anxiety.
Headspace app - offering free resources called 'Weathering the Storm' to deal with Coronavirus including meditation, sleep and movement exercises.
Mee Two app - a free peer to peer support app for young people who are anxious.
We Are Islington - for if you require support to get food to your home.
Phone number: 020 7527 8222 (We can call this on your behalf, if you'd prefer not to)
TOP TIPS for coping during the Covid-19 #StayAtHome from our
Inspire! young parents:
Keep it simple! Try doing activities with your child that focus on one colour each week e.g the colour RED - finding red things in your house, looking for red things out of the window, eating red food, drawing or painting with the colour red
Try to remember that this situation is temporary and that things will get better again!
When you are having a difficult day or struggling with the idea of the lockdown, try to think of something that you are currently grateful for e.g. a roof over our heads, lovely weather, technology to stay connected with each other
Use the time to learn new skills. Make the most of the time when children are sleeping!
Use this time to find out new things about your child.
Don't be too hard on yourself - perfection isn't progress, if you stumble it is ok.
Even though we miss the outside, enjoy what you can and soak up the Vitamin D when you can
Don't doubt yourself - we are human! Be sure to remind yourself of what you're achieving.