We all love a good story. Isn’t it great when mum or dad reads a lovely picture book to you? There can never be too many stories, so why don’t we create one ourselves? It’s really easy – I’m going to take you on a trip to fantasy land.
Start by finding a place where you can lie down: in bed or on the sofa or wherever you feel most comfy. You can take your favourite toy there with you, whether that’s a soft toy dog, a LEGO figure or a doll. Snuggle up in a blanket, if it won’t make you too hot. Then close your eyes, take a deep breath and count to four in your head. One, two, three, four. Now slowly breathe out and this time count to six. Now once more. Breathe in. One, two, three, four. And out. One, two, three, four, five, six. And one last time. Slowly breathe in – one, two, three, four. And breathe out again – one, two, three, four, five, six.
Now imagine that outside the window there is a beautiful night sky with sparkling stars and the odd white, fluffy cloud here and there. One of those little clouds is drifting over to your window. The window is ajar, and you can feel a slight breeze. That’s the little cloud calling you. It wants to take you on a trip through the sky.
In your imagination, you get up slowly and walk over to the window. You open it a little wider and climb through to sit on the cloud as if it were a little boat. Ooh, it’s really soft. And cosy warm, like your duvet. Snuggle down in the cloud. The little cloud is now slowly rising up into the sky…