Meet. the Blobs! FREE. Stop smacking. Zig. Splat Flip. Plop. Zog. For mazes, drawing, puzzles, and even a board game,

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1 Meet FREE the Blobs! Stop smacking Splat Flip Zig Zog Plop For mazes, drawing, puzzles, and even a board game, plus information about children s rights, look inside!

2 Information Matching Puzzle Churches Network for Non-violence (CNNV) Oops! We have lost our shoes. Can you help us find them? The Children are Unbeatable! Alliance and the Churches Network for Non-violence work to change the law to give children in the UK the same protection from violence as adults, in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It s wrong to hit you. It s wrong to hurt you. And the law should say so. Guinny, Ollie and Hetty helped us to think of these activities. Thank you for all your great ideas! Draw a line between each Blob and their shoes... Find out more on our websites! Booklet created by Elinor Milne, Children are Unbeatable! Alliance, and published by the Churches Network for Non-Violence, Design and layout by Simon Scott. Artwork by Maa Designs. The Churches Network for Non-violence is a registered charity number The Children are Unbeatable! Alliance is administered by the Association for the Protection of All Children, APPROACH Ltd, a registered charity number These materials use images that are owned by Triangle, the NSPCC, Blackwell Publishing and Widgit Software, which are made available for educational and social support purposes. Widgit Symbols Widgit Software

3 Drawing Information It can be good to think about what it s like being in someone else s shoes. That means thinking about other people s feelings and being kind to them. Decorate a pair of extra special kindness shoes! It s wrong to hit you It s wrong to hurt you You have the right to be safe Treat other people the same way as you would like to be treated. The Golden Rule. This is a rule lots of different people use to help them decide how to behave. 2 3

4 START It s OK for your parents to hit you. True or false? Right swap places with the player in front of you (if there is one!) Wrong go back three spaces. Your little brother keeps calling you rude names. You are angry. What do you do? a. Hit him. b. Shout at him. c. Leave the room. Right go forward two spaces. Wrong miss your next turn. Instructions Cut out the game counters and the dice template. Stick the dice template together. Fold between the shoes to make them stand up. Throw the dice to move along the board. It s never OK for a grown-up to make you feel sad. True or false? Right go forward two spaces. Wrong miss your next turn. If you land on : You move 2 spaces forwards. You must also choose another player to move 2 spaces forwards. If you land on : You move 2 spaces back. You must also choose another player to move 2 spaces back. FINISH Big people are more important than small people. True or false? Right go forward two spaces. Wrong swap places with the player behind you (if there is one!) Good luck! Your big sister kicks you. What do you do? a. Kick her back. b. Talk to her. c. Tell a grown-up. Right have another turn. Wrong go back two spaces. To make the game a bit harder, use the questions on the board. If you land on a question, you have to answer it. The other players decide if you are right or wrong. They have to talk about why they think that. When youʼve finished playing the game, you can read what the Blobs think about the questions on page 6.

5 Game information Maze Flip: I think c. is the right answer. Even if you feel angry, it s wrong to hit or shout at your brother. Splat: I think this is false. Some people might think that it s OK for grown-ups to hit you to punish you. Sometimes this One day, Zog and Plop were feeling angry with each other. What should they do? is called smacking. But I think all hitting is wrong. Nobody should hit you or hurt you. Zig: I think this is true. Sometimes, we all feel sad, and that is fine. But nobody should make you feel sad on purpose by shouting at you or saying bad things to you. But talking and listening help me feel happy. Zog: I think either b. or c. are good answers. It depends how you feel. But you shouldn t kick someone even if they have Hitting makes me feel sad. Hit each other Go away from each other kicked you. Plop: I think this is false. Everyone is important, and everyone has the right to be safe, no matter how big or small they are. What else do you think we could do? Draw or write about it here. 6 7

6 Maze Matching Sometimes, the big Blobs want the little Blobs to learn something. What should they do? Find the words! L I S T E N E H H A P P Y T A L T F L I P Z I S H S A T L I R E I S T Z O G I R T A O S P G G L Z F T A L K H E R E S P E C T F Smacking Talking What else do you think we could do? Draw or write about it here. FLIP PLOP ZOG SPLAT ZIG RIGHT RESPECT LISTEN TALK HAPPY SAFE 8 9

7 Join the dots! No hitting!