Slide Away’s support provides children with the opportunity to talk about their grief, express their feelings, hold onto their memories and find ways of coping on difficult days. When children come together they realise, sometimes for the first time, that they are not alone. Other children have been bereaved too and that the feelings they have are shared by others - they are not alone.
The children make Memory Jars (picture attached) where each different coloured layer of sand links to a memory that the child has of the person who has died. Stories are very important as children can often identify with the characters in the story who may, for example, be anxious and have lots of worries.
The donation we have received will enable us to provide a book for each of the 120-150 children we support each year. It will also provide every child with their very own Snowy Bear who provides a tangible link to their time with Slide Away.
