Happiness Activities:
* Gorge Happiness Calendar Creation
Goals: For you (and your partner) to figure out what consistently brings joy and happiness into your life, to generate your own October Happiness calendar.
Instructions & Products:
- Look at the Gorge Happiness 2024 Printed Calendar and the DIY Calendar.
- Brainstorm a list of 30-50 things that bring you and your partner joy. Try to avoid listing any that cost money.
Use science to help you. These activities are scientifically proven to enhance happiness & joy
- Gratitude
- Acts of Kindness
- Moments of Silence
- Creativity
- Nature
- Reframing
- Connection with Others
- Create your own October Calendar using the DIY calendar.. Refine the above list into 31 that will make the cut onto your calendar. Create your calendar.
- Do at least half of the activities on your calendar during the month of October.
*Adult Coloring Happiness Postcard Competition
Goals: To have a great time being creative and artistic with the potential for your design to be used in next year’s Gorge Art Box
Instructions and Products:
- Take a look at the current gratitude postcard. This drawing is made by local artist, Charlene Rivers, and is featured in the Gorge Art Box (an DIY Gorge souvenir activity box)
- Color this card and send or gift it to someone.
- Create your own Happiness design for others to color. Submit your design to Gorge Happiness on instagram or Facebook or by emailing: Emily.Reed@gorgehappiness.org. Gorge Happiness will choose the best card to be next year’s gratitude postcard design.
