Memories & Goodbyes
Balloons - write a message on a luggage label and attached to a helium balloon - or a bunch of them and release into the sky.
Light a candle - many people use this as a way to remember a special person on a special date. You may need a grown up to help and never leave the candle unattended.
Fireworks - ask a grown up to release fireworks into the sky, have a bonfire and invite family and friends.
Hold your own ceremony - light candles, read from your holy book, read poems or prayers, sit together holding hands and sharing memories.
Write a letter or make a card or picture - seal it in the envelope and take to the grave or where the ashes are scattered or put in your memory box.
Visit - go the park, the zoo, the beach or a football match - anywhere you enjoyed being together and remember the fun you had. Start to make new memories.
Plant seeds, bulbs or a tree - watch it grow. Make a special area in your garden with a seat where you go and sit and remember.
Bake a cake and decorate it with your loved one's name - share it with family and friends.
Cook a favourite meal or take favourite food on a picnic - invite family and friends, it could be a special place to visit.
Make a Christmas decoration to go onto the tree - add your loved one's name, the date and a Christmas message.
Add your loved one's name to a Christmas wreath and take it to the grave or a special place.
Ask other people for their memories - write them down and put them in your memory box. You could make a book of all your memories.
