Children's Pregnancy & Birth Home Education Activity Pack

Whether you are having another baby and their older siblings want to learn about what's to come - or you have a home educated child who loves biology - you'll find plenty to explore their interest of pregnancy, physiological birth and life after birth in this kid's activity, colouring and learning pack.

I believe it’s important to offer positive and empowering information to young people about growing and birthing babies; so I’ve designed this pack for children (and their grown ups!) to enjoy learning together - with child-friendly, non-clinical language and colourful illustrations.

CONTENTS

The 30-page wire-bound A4 book, printed on sturdy 170gsm silk paper with protective cover, includes colourful visuals and simple explanations of:

• how a single baby and twins are conceived and how a baby develops in the womb month by month
• what life is like in the womb for the baby and how a child can feel connected to the baby
• how the mother's body changes during pregnancy
• diagrams explaining the muscles of the womb, the stages of birth and the role of surges/contractions
• non-medical comfort measures women can use
• how breastfeeding works and what life is like for a newborn
• how recovery can be helped in the months after birth.

The 13 activity pages, printed on 200gsm silk card, contain:

• 42 weeks pregnancy calendar and womb baby icon for little ones to track their own progress of a new baby’s pregnancy journey.
• Pregnancy milestones colouring map to help explain and track the pregnancy journey and common milestones along way.
• Body changes and anatomy colouring and labelling to learn body parts and talk about how the body changes to accommodate a baby.
• Baby in the womb colouring poster with the words 'my baby knows when to be born' to help get across the idea that our body's have been designed to do this.
• Baby womb art templates to decorate, learn, cut out and make their own picture representing a baby in the womb, or even their own experience in the womb.
• Oxytocin cards to colour, cut out and sort
• Womb to world birth colouring map to explore how the flow of birth may happen and some comfort measures along the way.

This 30-page kid's book and activities pack take you on a journey through conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I have made this pack about straightforward physiological birth on the understanding that sometimes there are special circumstances and things don't always go to plan, but I still believe there is immense value in introducing young people to pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding in an optimistic, non-clinical way. I don't think we need to be teaching young children about the (often harsh) realities of the maternity system and how (often unnecessarily) over-medicalised birth has become in our culture.
My traumatic emergency birth ending in a NICU stay didn't dent my belief in my body and mother nature. I want all children to know that their bodies are amazing, and infinitely capable - and to go into birth believing it is safe. My intention is not to invalidate or judge the experience of those for whom the journey does not follow this path.

★★★★★ "I've bought it to share with my son, who is seven and is going to become an older brother for the first time next April. Growing this baby and welcoming them into the world is something I'd like to do as a family and I know this is going to help in a big way. We home ed and it feels important that he has a clear understanding of what's happening at each stage, such a great opportunity to learn about one of the most magical and vital things, ever! (I share your frustration with the skimming over of details about birth in the majority children's books)." - Josephine

★★★★★ "I ordered the new Children's Pregnancy pack and it is just brilliant! Beautifully packaged and thought through, the resources fill such a gap in providing clear, positive, and medically accurate pregnancy and birth information for children. As someone who experienced antenatal depression as I was so scared about childbirth, having seen such terrifying and negative portrayals of it, this is just awesome! Let's get sharing with the little ones in our lives to balance out the pregnancy and childbirth negativity that can be so prevalent!" - Esther Abrey

"This is a wonderful packet! Educational and interactive. Perfect for anyone wanting to learn more and/or teach their children about pregnancy and female anatomy in general. Very pretty." - Etsy buyer

Order today to enjoy free delivery on everything. Please see delivery information for shipping options to UK and visit my Etsy shop to order internationally (except EU due to to GPSR regulations).

Common sense disclaimer

My images are artistic representations, and the information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but I am not a trained professional and therefore there may be words or parts of the drawings that aren't 100% anatomically or clinically accurate. I’m just a stay-at-home mummy who loves birth - my materials are not intended to replace caregiver advice.

Copyright and personal usage

These images and text are copyright of Hannah Thomas of Womb to World Art and sole copyright is retained by them. This book has been designed and priced for personal use. The book and activity pages) may not be reproduced or transmitted for any reason. Licensed downloads for birth workers to use with clients are available.