My Body Belongs to Me preschool activity: fun body outline craft teaching safety, consent, and trusted adults through play and creative learning.
Materials
- Large sheets of butcher paper or chart paper
- Crayons, markers, coloured pencils
- Stickers (stars, hearts, smiley faces)
- Child‑safe scissors
- Glue sticks
- Optional: swimmers outline template to mark private parts
What To Do
- Body Outline: Invite each child to lie down on butcher paper. Trace around their body to create a life‑size outline.
- Decorate Safely: Provide crayons and stickers for children to decorate their outline with clothes, favourite colours, and symbols of safety (stars, hearts).
- Swimmers Rule: Explain gently that the parts covered by a swimmers are private. Shade or colour these areas together to reinforce the concept.
- Safety Symbols: Encourage children to add stickers or drawings of trusted adults (e.g., Mum, Dad, teacher) around their outline.
- Affirmation: As children finish, guide them to say: “My body belongs to me. I can say stop. I can ask for help.”
Hints and Tips
- Keep language simple: Use clear, age‑appropriate words like “safe touch” and "stop".
- Focus on empowerment: Reinforce that children have the right to say “no” to unwanted touch.
- Avoid fear: Frame the activity positively — safety, respect, and trusted adults.
- Group reflection: Display outlines together as a “Safe Bodies Gallery” to celebrate children’s voices.
