the mindlings
Slöjdföreningens Stipendium (Award) by Göteborgs Slöjdförening
Master Degree Thesis Project for Child Culture Design.
The Mindlings is a collaborative board game for introducing children from 7-9 years old to coping methods for stress management.
The game also introduces the 6 universal emotions.
The Mindlings is a platform to raise awareness about stress and introduce existing coping methods, as it is a problem that affects us all, and it is considered a public health issue, even in children.
Göteborg Universitet, Gothenburg, Sweden
Job title / position: Child Culture Designer
Completion year: 2021
The Mindlings game aims to build awareness about existing coping methods that can be inaccessible, especially to children.
Talking about stress in and with children is not that common, and some might even believe it is something that only adults experience.
So, when children encounter a stressful situation, they might not necessarily have tools that could help them cope.
The Mindlings game uses storytelling, mindfulness, self-esteem, empathy, and stress relief exercises to build up a toolkit that children can use in their lives.
It is intended to be played in a family setting, encouraging teamwork, interactions, sharing, and communication.
Collaborative games ended up being a fantastic tool to give families a space to share and learn together.
Most importantly, it created space to talk about topics that are generally not touched upon, such as emotions, fears, crazy ideas, and stressful moments.
