Worry Monster Activity Book for Kids and Teens

Big worries can feel a little smaller once you’ve fed them to a monster. 👾

Lots of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities carry worries around all day. “What if” thoughts can bubble up at school, at bedtime or on the way somewhere new, and they don’t always have the words to say what’s wrong. If that sounds familiar, you’re far from alone, and giving worries a place to go really does help.

The Worry Monster Activity Book is a playful, practical set of worksheets for kids and teens and the grown-ups who care for them. Children work through it with an adult at their own pace: finding out what worry is, noticing how it feels in their body, and then “feeding” their worries to the Worry Monster so they don’t have to carry them around any more.

WHAT’S INSIDE (28 pages):
💭 Understanding Worry – What Is a Worry?, Meet the Worry Monster
👪 For Grown-Ups – How to Use the Activity Pack, Why It’s Beneficial
🌡️ The Worry Thermometer – Fine, Mild, Anxious and Panic, plus a page to fill in with your own examples
🫀 Worries in My Body – spotting the body clues, from butterflies to a racing heart, with a page to label your own
✋ My Safe People – a hand to trace with the people you can talk to
🕒 Worry Time – how Worry Time works, with a clock to choose your own time each day
🗣️ Talking Back to Worries – example phrases, plus speech bubbles to write your own
✏️ Write Down Your Worries – two monster writing pages
👾 Make Your Worry Monster – an “I Am Your Worry Monster” colouring page and an example of how to use it
🧰 Toolkit – “Dear Worry Monster” notes, “I Need Someone to Talk To” cards, Worry Jar labels and four monsters to colour

HOW IT HELPS:
✔ Turns worries into something outside your child, so they feel smaller and easier to manage
✔ Gives children who struggle to talk about feelings other ways to share, through writing, drawing and colouring
✔ Helps children notice worry in their body before it builds up
✔ Worry Time keeps worries to one set part of the day, so they don’t take over
✔ “I Need Someone to Talk To” cards give a quiet way to ask for help
✔ Plain-English guidance for grown-ups on how and why it works

PERFECT FOR:

• Children and teens with SEND who worry a lot or struggle to talk about feelings

• Autistic children and children with ADHD, anxiety or sensory differences

• Parents and carers looking for a gentle, playful way to talk about worries

• SENCos, ELSAs, teaching assistants, school counsellors and family support workers

WHAT YOU GET:

• 1 printable PDF file, 28 pages, Letter size

• Prints on A4 too: just choose “Fit to page” in your print settings

• Print the notes, cards, labels and worksheets as many times as you like

• Instant digital download, so no physical item will be posted

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PLEASE NOTE
This activity book is for information and support. It does not replace individual advice from your GP, CAMHS, a counsellor or another qualified professional. If your child’s worries are severe, are stopping them from going to school or doing everyday things, or you are worried about their safety, please speak to your GP or school.
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