Help your child embrace their unique holiday traditions and overcome feelings of missing out!
Does your KS1 child sometimes feel left out or jealous of missing certain holiday events or activities? Our Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) Worksheet Packet is designed to help children manage these feelings by encouraging them to focus on their own special traditions and create new family projects. These engaging activities will empower your child to feel confident and proud of their holiday experience, reducing anxiety around not being part of every event.
Objective:
Help children overcome the anxiety of missing out on certain holiday events by celebrating their own unique traditions and creating new ones, reducing feelings of exclusion or jealousy.
What’s Inside:
This 5-page worksheet packet helps KS1 children recognize and appreciate their own family’s special holiday activities, and empowers them to create new traditions or projects to feel more involved and accomplished. Key activities include:
Celebrating unique family traditions and discovering what makes their holiday special
Creating new traditions or family projects to enhance their sense of accomplishment and excitement
By focusing on their own experiences, children will feel less left out and more connected to their family’s celebrations.
Key Features:
My Special Holiday Traditions – A fun activity to help children explore and appreciate their own family’s unique holiday traditions.
Create New Traditions Activity – Encourage children to invent new family traditions or projects, helping them feel more involved and excited about the holidays.
Reflection Prompts – Guide children to express their feelings about missing out on certain events while shifting their focus to what makes their holiday experience meaningful.
Why It’s Effective:
Built on Positive Psychology principles, this worksheet packet helps children:
Manage FOMO by encouraging pride in their own holiday traditions
Reduce jealousy by shifting focus to the uniqueness of their celebrations
Foster a sense of accomplishment by creating new holiday traditions or family projects
Strengthen family bonds through shared traditions, enhancing their sense of belonging and involvement
Through these activities, children will learn that missing out on certain events is okay, and that their own holiday experiences are equally special and valuable.
How It Works:
Each worksheet is designed to help children reflect and shift their mindset. Your child will:
Celebrate their own traditions with the My Special Holiday Traditions activity
Create new family traditions to boost involvement and excitement
Express their feelings about FOMO and explore how to focus on their unique holiday experience