Experiencing the loss of a loved one can be especially difficult for children who may not fully understand death. At Funera.Sydney, we encourage families to guide kids through grief using creative outlets they relate to best - art and play.

Here are some meaningful activities to help children express emotions:

• Memory Paintings - Have them paint favourite memories or the special qualities of the deceased using colourful art materials.
• Memory Jars - Decorate jars by filling with mementos, stories, or pictures of the loved one to treasure.
• Memory Boxes - Let them design a special box to hold keepsakes by decorating with photos, stickers, craft items.
• Memory Books - Make books together by clipping pictures and adding handwritten captions about the person.
• Planting Flowers - Help them choose seeds to plant in remembrance of the loved one as they watch new life emerge.
• Drawing Emotions - Give them a feelings chart and have them draw how they feel about the loss using colours/shapes.
• Therapeutic Toys - Provide play dough, slime, fidgets, stress balls to manipulate as they talk about the death.
• Music Therapy - Play or make soothing songs together to sing in memory of the deceased.
• Storytelling - If they have questions, read age-appropriate books on grief as a launch for discussions.

Guiding children to express themselves through engaging, hands-on activities provides an outlet for complex feelings they struggle to verbalise. Please reach out to Funeral.Sydney, one of the top funeral companies in Sydney, for other grief resources.