Children as Super Heroes

Art therapy activity for children ages 5-7: 

Session 1: Individual Work

• Imagine that you are a super hero. What kind of powers do you have?
• Now draw yourself as that super hero!

Session 2: Group Work

• Combine all your super powers to defeat the evil villain! 
• Draw the battle and write a short text about your hero. 

During the first session, the children are assisted in choosing a super power that relates to their character, and elaborate on that. During the second session, the children are required to think how their super power can be used for good, and combine their strengths, thus, work together (literally and metaphorically). 

The activity combines the making of a character, and of a story, which can be helpful, especially in children in the autistic spectrum disorder, and working together as a team, which can be beneficial, especially for kids with ADHD. 

The result was not only a beautiful story, and a nice drawing, but also lots of fun!