Compliments & Talents: Journey of Kindness

On the poster, you can find a variety of symbols.

• Sun (5 times): If you land on this square, the whole group compliments you.
• Hearts (5 times): If you land on this square, you should give a compliment of your choice to another player.
• Mirrors (5 times): If you land on this square, you should give a compliment to yourself. Categories can include character, looks, current actions, or moments of pride.
• Flowers (5 times): If you land on this square, you should discuss a talent you want to grow in or what talent you want your team to grow in.
• Talents with small stars (20 different ones): If you land on this square, you should decide which person of the group corresponds with the depicted talent. Depicted talents are (starting top left and following the path): Smart, collaboration, fantasy, being happy, handy, supportive, creative, adventurous, making choices, having many ideas, sporty, musical, energetic, calm, planning, spoiling others, social, mood lifter.

There are also special squares:

• Tornado (4 times) - Switch to another tornado on the game board.
• Reverse (3 times) – Switch direction. When you switch direction, this applies to all players in the group, meaning the next player immediately changes direction.
• Dice (3 times) – Throw again.
• Joker (4 times) - Use as a sun, heart, mirror, flower or talent. Your choice.

Trauma-informed considerations:

• Create a safe and supportive environment where children feel comfortable sharing.
• Allow children to pass if they feel uncomfortable with any exercise.
• Emphasize the importance of sincerity and kindness in all interactions.

The following games can also be played with this educational poster:

• Compliments & Talents: Story Quest Adventure

This game is part of the toolkit ‘Facing trauma - A toolkit on trauma-informed support for children and youth’. This toolkit is a cooperation between StreetSmart, Minor-Ndako, Save the Children Romania & SolidarityNow, cofinanced by the European Union. It provides simple tools to explore important topics like trauma, stress, self-care and emotions in a way that’s easy to use with different target groups.

For younger children, you can explore the poster by scanning the different elements:

• How many colours do you see in the poster? Which?
• Which symbols do you see? e.g. a heart, children, ...
• What is the number of each?
• Choose a drawing from the board and create your own story

Add an extra rule to make it more difficult: if another player lands on your ‘starting’ talent, they cannot choose you again and have to look for another player who matches this talent.

Looking for more ways to use this panel? Discover the alternative game variation here:

• Compliments & Talents: Story Quest Adventure - StreetSmart Play

• Develop the ability to give and receive compliments
• Enhance self-awareness and appreciation of others’ strengths
• Promote a growth mindset and self-improvement