A colourful, reusable mindfulness and coping mat designed to help children feel calmer, more prepared and supported before, during and after hospital appointments.
 
Hospital appointments can feel overwhelming for children. Unfamiliar environments, medical equipment, waiting rooms and uncertainty about what will happen can all contribute to hospital anxiety and worry.
 
Our My Mindful Hospital Appointment Mat gives children practical, engaging activities to help them understand their surroundings, explore their feelings and practise simple mindfulness, grounding and emotional regulation strategies.
 
💛 Reusable, wipe-clean and ready to use
 
The mat is printed on durable 400gsm card and fully laminated, making it wipe-clean and suitable for repeated use.
 
It comes with a dry-wipe pen, so children can start using it straight away. Simply write, draw, complete the activities and wipe clean ready for the next child or appointment.
This makes it ideal for homes, therapy rooms, schools, hospitals, clinics and other professional settings.
 
🧠 What's on the mat?
 
The colourful illustrated hospital scene includes activities and prompts to help children:
Explore and name their feelings
Identify things that might be making them worried
Practise grounding through their five senses
Focus on what they can see, hear, touch, smell and taste
Think about questions they might want to ask
Prepare for what they may experience at hospital
Develop practical coping strategies
Build confidence around healthcare environments
Use mindfulness to help them feel more present and settled
 
The activities are designed to make conversations about hospital anxiety and medical appointments feel engaging, accessible and child-friendly.
🎧 Scan the QR code for FREE additional resources
 
The mat includes a QR code linking to free digital resources to extend the activities beyond the mat.
Children, parents and professionals can:
 
🔎 View the matching posters in a larger format – making the activities easier to explore and use together.
 
🎧 Listen to a free grounding audio exercise – providing an additional calming strategy that children can use before or during a hospital visit.
 
This means the mat isn't just a standalone resource — it connects children and adults to additional free resources they can continue using at home, in therapy or during hospital visits.
 
🧼 Made for repeated use
400gsm laminated card + dry-wipe pen = a reusable, wipe-clean resource.
Use it again and again, making it particularly useful for professionals working with multiple children as well as families preparing for more than one appointment.
 
👨‍👩‍👧 Who is it for?
 
This resource is suitable for children who feel anxious, worried or overwhelmed about hospital appointments, medical environments or healthcare visits.
It can be used by:
Parents and carers
Child psychologists
Therapists and counsellors
Healthcare professionals
Hospitals and clinics
Schools
Children's charities
Other professionals supporting children's emotional wellbeing
 
📦 What's included?
 
1 × My Mindful Hospital Appointment Mat
400gsm laminated, wipe-clean card
1 × Dry-wipe pen
1 × QR code providing free access to:
Larger digital versions of the accompanying posters
A free grounding audio exercise