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:

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:

o How many colours do you see in the poster? Which?

o Which symbols do you see? e.g. a heart, children, ...

o What is the number of each?

o 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.

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