Monthly Meditations with Be Happy – January – New Year Yellow

A gentle January meditation about choosing happiness, noticing joy, and beginning the year with intention.

This guided meditation script invites children to explore the colour yellow as a symbol of happiness, hope, and fresh beginnings. Designed to gently counter the “January blues,” the meditation encourages children to notice joy in small moments and understand that happiness looks different for everyone.

Through calm breathing and imaginative visualisation, children are supported to relax their bodies, settle their minds, and step into the year ahead feeling steady and supported.

Meditation Scripts for Kids

This meditation guides children to focus on the colour yellow, noticing it in the world around them - in the sun, the stars, warm lights, and feelings of calm and comfort. As children breathe slowly and relax, they are encouraged to reflect on what brings them happiness and how choosing what feels good can help them navigate challenging or big emotions.

Our printable guided meditation script for kids is designed for professionals or parents, or anyone caring for children, to read aloud. It is calming, imaginative, and easy to use in a wide range of settings.

It helps children:

• Settle their bodies and calm busy thoughts.

• Let go of the “January blues."

• Explore their own happiness and understand that joy looks different for everyone.

• Build emotional awareness and self-reflection.

• Feel hopeful and supported at the start of the year.

How to Use

• Read aloud during class, circle time, assemblies, or therapy sessions.

• Use as a January mindfulness or wellbeing activity.

• Create a calm environment with soft lighting or quiet background sounds.

• Revisit throughout the month to reinforce emotional awareness and calm.

• Use alongside our printable My Yellow Bubble activity to help children explore what happiness means to them.

Features

• Complete guided meditation script (New Year-Themed).

• Clear, child-friendly language for easy read-aloud use.

• Warm January theme focussed on happiness and hope.

• Flexible length (approx. 5–7 minutes).

• Suitable for ages 5–14.

• Designed for teachers, therapists, and parents.

Benefits

• Supports children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

• Encourages mindfulness, calm, and focus.

• Helps children reflect on happiness in their own way.

• Builds emotional literacy and self-regulation skills.

• Supports a positive and gentle start to the new year.

Our New Year Yellow Meditation Script is a warm, supportive resource that helps children begin the year feeling calm, hopeful, and happy. Download now and support children in choosing their own happiness this year.