The Blank Page Activity Guide: Adding Colorful Purpose to Illness

The Blank Page Activity Guide: Adding Colorful Purpose to Illness

The Blank Page series helps children explore illness, develop coping skills, and find hope. Whether navigating a personal illness or an illness of a loved one, this Activity Guide can be used alongside the Blank Page diagnosis-specific books or as a standalone resource.It features over 10 therapeutic activities, tested by child life specialists, to support coping, introduce children to illness, and promote empowerment and resiliency. In this series, “The Blank Page” main character brings the book pages to life. "The Blank Page" expresses emotions through colors, lines, and textures. When a new illness leaves a messy mark on the Blank Page, it wonders if any beauty can emerge from it. Written by Allie Jones, a Certified Child Life Specialist with a master's degree in counseling and over a decade of experience, this guide encourages children to explore hope and gain a new perspective on illness.