**Note: This page is for educational inspiration. 'Positive Thinking Day' is an informal awareness day celebrated annually on September 13th. It does not have a single official founding body or website. For broader information on the benefits of positive thinking and mental well-being in children, please consult reputable psychological or educational resources focusing on social-emotional learning.
Sunday 13th September 2026
Understanding Positive Thinking Day in EYFS & KS1
Think happy thoughts! Positive Thinking Day, observed informally on September 13th, is a wonderful opportunity to focus on the power of optimism, resilience, and a 'can-do' attitude. While not tied to a single founding organization, it's a day embraced by many to encourage a positive mindset in our daily lives. It's about understanding that our thoughts can influence our feelings and actions, and that a positive outlook can help us overcome challenges.
For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this day provides a vital and empowering theme for exploring emotional well-being, resilience, and growth mindset. It's about teaching children to embrace challenges, learn from mistakes, and believe in their own abilities. This day offers fantastic planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about self-belief and perseverance both impactful and uplifting.
Why Is Teaching About Positive Thinking & Growth Mindset Important for Young Children?
Integrating lessons about positive thinking and fostering a growth mindset into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) develops their social-emotional development, academic success, and overall happiness. During their early years, children are developing their concept of self and learning how to approach challenges.
Resilience: Positive thinking helps children bounce back from setbacks and develop perseverance.
Problem-Solving: A 'can-do' attitude encourages children to tackle problems rather than giving up.
Self-Esteem: Believing in their ability to learn and grow boosts confidence and self-worth.
Emotional Regulation: Learning to reframe negative thoughts into positive ones helps children manage their emotions more effectively.
Embracing Challenges: Understanding that mistakes are opportunities for learning fosters a love for challenges and continuous improvement. Our 'We love challenge!' resource directly supports this.
Academic Success: Children with a growth mindset are more likely to engage with learning, persist with difficult tasks, and ultimately achieve more.
Engaging Positive Thinking & Growth Mindset Activities for Positive Thinking Day (0-7 Year Olds)
Make Positive Thinking Day a truly empowering and uplifting experience with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on encouraging optimism, perseverance, and a love for learning and growing! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by the extensive range of printable resources we have available.
Here's some inspiration for nurturing a positive mindset in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)
Growth Mindset Discussions: Use our ‘Growth mindset - picture communication poster set’ to talk about what a growth mindset means. Discuss phrases like "I can't do it YET!" instead of "I can't do it."
"We Keep Trying" Activities: Focus on perseverance. Use ‘Growth Mindset - we keep trying - puzzle match’ to illustrate how persistence leads to success.
Celebrate Effort & Progress: Recognise and praise effort, not just outcomes. Use our ‘Growth Mindset - certificate and note sheets - leaves’ and ‘Growth Mindset - certificate and note sheets - flowers’ to acknowledge children's perseverance. The ‘Get Better poster’ reinforces the idea of continuous improvement.
Visual Reminders: Create inspiring displays with our Growth Mindset banners. Our ‘Flowers notes sheets’ can be used for positive messages.
Challenge Area Focus: Set up a dedicated "Challenge Area" using our Challenge Area Displays for Birth to 3, 3 & 4 year old, and Reception. Emphasise that challenges help us grow and learn.
Good and Better Reflection: Use our good and better sheets to help children reflect on their learning journey, acknowledging initial attempts and then identifying how they improved.
Aspiration and Growth: Talk about future possibilities and what children might become. Our 'when...was a baby' booklet and 'when i grow up' sheets can encourage thinking about growth and aspirations.
Positive Affirmations: Teach children simple positive affirmations they can say to themselves, such as "I am strong," "I am clever," "I can do this."
Story Time: Books on Perseverance: Read stories about characters who face challenges and keep trying until they succeed.
These activities offer great inspiration for making Positive Thinking Day a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, laying strong foundations for emotional well-being, resilience, and a lifelong growth mindset.
To explore ideas surrounding additional early years events, please visit our 'Special Dates Calendar' page.
Printable resources to support teaching & learning surrounding: ‘Positive Thinking Day’
These sheets are intended to be filled out with children at the beginning of the year. Children can consider with an adult what they would like to get better at/be able to achieve.
Children can draw/write/make marks to express this. Included on the sheet is the phrase ‘I will keep trying!’ An important part of ‘Growth Mindset’ is the realisation and acceptance that it may not be easy, but with a belief in themselves and perseverance, they will achieve their goal.
More ‘Growth Mindset’ resources AVAILABLE HERE.
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Growth Mindset Posters - Sun Style.
These appealing posters have aspects of Growth Mindset written in child-friendly language to encourage positivity when facing a challenge.
More ‘Growth Mindset’ resources AVAILABLE HERE.
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Growth Mindset Picture Communication Poster Set. These A4 posters have aspects of Growth Mindset written in child-friendly language to encourage positivity when facing a challenge.
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Banner for Growth Mindset display.
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These puzzles are intended to be printed, laminated, and cut for repeated use.
Each puzzle match shows a progression in trying hard to get better at something.
The edges are all different so that the children can self-correct.
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These sheets are intended to be filled out with children at the beginning of the year. Children can consider with an adult what they would like to get better at/be able to achieve.
Children can draw/write/make marks to express this. Included on the sheet is the phrase ‘I will keep trying!’ An important part of ‘Growth Mindset’ is the realisation and acceptance that it may not be easy, but with a belief in themselves and perseverance, they will achieve their goal.
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These sheets are intended to be filled out with children at the beginning of the year. Children can consider with an adult what they would like to get better at/be able to achieve.
Children can draw/write/make marks to express this. Included on the sheet is the phrase ‘I will keep trying!’ An important part of ‘Growth Mindset’ is the realisation and acceptance that it may not be easy, but with a belief in themselves and perseverance, they will achieve their goal.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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These sheets are intended to be filled out with children at the beginning of the year. Children can consider with an adult what they would like to get better at/be able to achieve.
Children can draw/write/make marks to express this. Included on the sheet is the phrase ‘I will keep trying!’ An important part of ‘Growth Mindset’ is the realisation and acceptance that it may not be easy, but with a belief in themselves and perseverance, they will achieve their goal.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Growth Mindset leaf themed certificate and note sheets. These note sheets and/or certificates can be used to acknowledge when a child has persisted or risen to a challenge. The notes could then be put up as part of a larger display to celebrate the child and encourage others or sent home.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Growth Mindset flower themed certificate and note sheets. These note sheets and/or certificates can be used to acknowledge when a child has persisted or risen to a challenge. The notes could be put up as part of a larger display to celebrate the child and encourage others or sent home.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Growth Mindset Poster - Get Better
Poster to illustrate Growth Mindset. Reminding children to embrace a challenge as a path to growth!
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Banner for Growth Mindset display.
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Banner for Growth Mindset display.
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Growth Mindset Posters - Cloud Style. These colourful posters have aspects of Growth Mindset written in child-friendly language to encourage positivity when facing a challenge.
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Growth Mindset Posters - Daffodil Style. These A4 posters have aspects of Growth Mindset written in child-friendly language to encourage positivity when facing a challenge.
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Growth Mindset Posters - Sun Style. These appealing posters have aspects of Growth Mindset written in child-friendly language to encourage positivity when facing a challenge.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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Growth Mindset Notes - Flowers Style. These note sheets can be used to write down when a child has persisted or risen to a challenge. The notes could then be put up as part of a larger display to celebrate the child and encourage others.
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Growth Mindset - Quote by Carol Dweck - the professor who developed the idea of a Growth Mindset.
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Pack contains 7 x wall display banners which each span two A4 sheets.
Banners included:
Numeracy Wall
STEAM
Challenge Wall
Book Wall
Exploration Wall
Cooking Wall
Number Area
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This pack is intended to be used as an interactive challenge display for birth to 3. The first two sheets have a space that, once laminated, can have challenges written in using a whiteboard pen.
Alternatively, the challenge cards later in the pack can be cut and laminated and stuck on the display as a challenge starter.
For many of the challenges, some measure of independence is intended, however, the younger the child is the more scaffolding their learning will require.
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This pack is intended to be used as an interactive challenge display for 3 and 4 year olds. The first two sheets have a space that, once laminated, can have challenges written in using a whiteboard pen.
Alternatively, the challenge cards later in the pack can be cut and laminated and stuck on the display as a challenge starter.
For many of the challenges, some measure of independence is intended, however, the younger the child is the more scaffolding their learning will require.
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This pack is intended to be used as an interactive challenge display for reception. The first two sheets have a space that, once laminated, can have challenges written in using a whiteboard pen.
Alternatively, the challenge cards later in the pack can be cut and laminated and stuck on the display as a challenge starter.
For many of the challenges, some measure of independence is intended, however, the younger the child is the more scaffolding their learning will require.
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All About Me themed ‘Make it’ challenge cards pack. Designed to inspire children to make representations of some of the things which help to define them as people. 14 cards included in the pack.
So get out your old cereal boxes or whatever making materials you have to hand and allow yourselves to be inspired! have fun!
Keywords: art, junk modelling, artwork, art and craft, ourselves
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As well as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic, this sheet could be used at the start of a child’s time at a particular setting. It can then be referred to with the child at a later time to show them how much they have improved in writing their name, drawing themselves or even how much bigger their hand is!
Keywords: handprint, hand print, progress, grow, growth, bodies, body, ourselves, name writing, learning journey/journal
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First the children are to make a handprint/footprint on the sheet. Then, they are to use a set of building bricks to see how long their hand/foot is.
If preferred, children can draw around their hand/foot instead.
In addition, this is an activity that could be revisited at a later date to demonstrate change and growth.
Keywords: handprint, hand print, footprint, foot print, progress, grow, growth, bodies, body, ourselves, learning journey/journal, measure, non-standard units of measurement
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As well as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic to be completed at any time, this booklet is ideal for use during transitions. If you have a child who is moving to another setting or transitioning to school, you may like to fill this in with them to pass on to the next teacher/practitioner.
Equally, if you are a reception teacher about to receive a new cohort, you may like to send this home in advance of your new children starting with you.
In addition, the booklet in full or selected pages from within the booklet are ideal for use at the start of a child’s time at a particular setting/the start of the school year.
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As well as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic to be completed at any time, this booklet is ideal for use during transitions. If you have a child who is moving to another setting or transitioning to school, you may like to fill this in with them to pass on to the next teacher/practitioner.
Equally, if you are a reception teacher about to receive a new cohort, you may like to send this home in advance of your new children starting with you.
In addition, the booklet in full or selected pages from within the booklet are ideal for use at the start of a child’s time at a particular setting/the start of the school year.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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As well as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic to be completed at any time, these sheets are ideal for use during transitions. There are two sheets. The first is ideal to be completed by an adult alongside a child and the second by the child.
If you have a child who is moving to another setting or transitioning to school, you may like to fill this in with them to pass on to the next teacher/practitioner.
Equally, if you are a reception teacher about to receive a new cohort, you may like to send this home in advance of your new children starting with you.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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As well as part of an ‘All About Me’ topic to be completed at any time, these sheets are ideal for use during transitions. There are two sheets. The first is ideal to be completed by an adult alongside a child and the second by the child.
If you have a child who is moving to another setting or transitioning to school, you may like to fill this in with them to pass on to the next teacher/practitioner.
Equally, if you are a reception teacher about to receive a new cohort, you may like to send this home in advance of your new children starting with you.
Original artwork drawn by Sara Murphy and final digital resources created by Stuart Murphy. COPYRIGHT ON ALL OF THE RESOURCES HOUSED ON THIS WEBSITE IS HELD BY ‘LITTLE OWLS RESOURCES’. OUR RESOURCES (INCLUDING THE IMAGES WITHIN THEM), CANNOT BE SHARED OR SOLD COMMERCIALLY.
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This booklet is for children to complete as they come to the end of an academic year or their time at a particular setting.
There are prompts on each page to spark ideas as the children think back over their experiences.
This pack makes up a ten-page booklet (including the cover sheet). There are versions for each page with lines for writing and versions with blank boxes. It is intended that you print only the pages you require to make up your booklets. For example you may choose to print only the blank box versions so that children only draw their responses.
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Ideal gift for children at the end of an academic year or coming to the end of their time with you in your setting. Place a photo from when they first started with you in the first box and a more recent photo in the second box. Marvel at how they’ve grown! Choose from 4 different colours.
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Four sheets which can either be used separately or put together as a booklet. Each sheet compares an aspect of life when an individual was a baby and now to demonstrate how we all change as we grow. The spaces on the sheets are intended for drawings, however photographs or writing may also be used. On the first/front cover sheet there is space for a child’s name and 2 separate boxes for a drawing/photo of them when they were a baby and now. The subsequent sheets have spaces to compare toys, food and where they sleep/used to sleep. Tasks can be completed within settings/school or given to children as a home learning challenge.
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Two different sheets intended for children to think about and record their thoughts concerning when they grow up. You may like to prescribe the area for them to think about e.g. the job they would like to do, or you may like to leave it as a more open ended task to allow the child(ren) to respond with what their initial thoughts are when looking forward in time. For example a child might say ‘be a nice person’, ‘have a family’, ‘learn how to drive a car’. Task can be completed within settings/school or given to children as a home learning challenge.
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Wednesday 9th September 2026: Time to get puzzling! International Sudoku Day is a fantastic occasion observed annually on September 9th. This date was chosen because Sudoku is famously played on a 9x9 grid! While…
Tuesday 8th September 2026: Read all about it! International Literacy Day is celebrated every year on September 8th. Established by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in…
Monday 7th - Friday 11th September 2026: Reduce, reuse, recycle! Zero Waste Week is an annual, international campaign that takes place during the first full week of September. It encourages individuals, businesses, and communities to…
September 2026: Hooray for friends! Friendship Month is a wonderful, informal initiative often celebrated during September (though sometimes observed in August or February) to shine a spotlight on the…
September 2026: Crunch, munch! Snack-tember is a fantastic, informal awareness initiative that encourages a focus on healthy snacking throughout the month of September, particularly as children return to school…
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This page is for educational purposes only and is intended to support early years and primary practitioners with ideas and resources related to 'Positive Thinking Day'. 'Positive Thinking Day' is an informal awareness day celebrated annually on September 13th. It does not have a single official founding body or website. We do not claim any rights to specific trademarks or official materials associated with this day. For broader information on the benefits of positive thinking and mental well-being in children, please consult reputable psychological or educational resources focusing on social-emotional learning.
Sunday 6th September 2026: Time to get cosy with a book! 📚📖 National Read a Book Day is an unofficial observance, primarily celebrated in the United States, annually on September 6th. Its simple yet powerful…