Creative Mindfulness for Schools
These free Creative Mindfulness activities are designed to help students relax, reset, and spark creativity during the school day. The pack includes 7 video activities and a printable resource to use in class or take home. Perfect as a lesson starter, a calm way to begin or end the day, or a creative prompt for art sessions.
Each 5–10 minute activity is broken into easy, step-by-step chapters. While designed for KS3, they’re a great moment of creative calm for all ages.
Mindful Moment
Take a mindful moment to observe the seascape from Turner Contemporary, grounding yourself in the present before transforming your experience into artwork using any materials you have to hand.
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Mindful Drawing
This activity uses drawing techniques to help you feel calm and creative, focusing on the process rather than the outcome through timed exercises.
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Looking Mindfully At Art
In this calming activity, take a guided meditation on JMW Turner’s The Evening Star and discover what you notice by slowing down with an artwork.
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Explorative Doodles
Take a calming guided meditation with JMW Turner’s The Evening Star and discover what you notice when you truly slow down with an artwork.
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Mindful Soundscapes
Practice mindful listening in this guided exercise and turn what you hear into a visual soundscape.
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Poet Personas
Practice mindful looking with a guided meditation on Patrick Heron’s Christmas Eve 1951, then write a collage poem from a character’s perspective, letting the painting spark your imagination.
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Drawing Your Breath
In this guided drawing activity, relax and flow by drawing in sync with your breath.
Try it outWhat is Creative Mindfulness?
Ever notice how time flies when you’re drawing or creating? Sometimes, it’s the act of making something, not the finished piece, that brings the most joy. That’s the essence of creative mindfulness.
The activities in these videos are designed to help you practice mindfulness—focusing on yourself, your thoughts, and your surroundings, so you can be fully present in the moment. Mindfulness means letting go of worries about the past or future and bringing your focus to what’s happening right now. It helps improve focus, boosts relaxation, and can even help you release distractions or stress.
Mindfulness takes practice, and you’ll notice your thoughts wander. When they do, simply observe them and gently bring your attention back to the task at hand—using the activity as your anchor to stay grounded in the moment.
Creative Mindfulness Resource
Download this free resource, full of simple exercises and activities to help practice creative mindfulness at home.
