Blobs are a way of communicating using two of the first languages learnt as children – body language and feelings.
Appropriate cards can be selected from the pack for a discussion, or the choice of the images could be left for those with whom you are working to choose. The cards also help the user to understand how we all relate to one another.
Guidance booklets contain activities to use one-to-one or with groups to encourage discussion about anxiety, depression, worries, stress, and emotions in general, to support strategies for managing feelings and developing resilience.
The set includes:
- Blob Anxiety Cards
- 48 cards with a wide range of Blob images depicting feelings that have been described by anxiety sufferers
- Blob Depression Cards
- 48 cards featuring Blobs to depict feelings described by sufferers and cover the whole cycle of depression
- Which Blob Do You Feel Like Today? Cards
- 50 flash cards covering a huge range of emotions, each image can be interpreted differently by each individual, leading to endless possibilities for discussing feelings and emotions
- Blob Counselling Cards
- 48 cards to help children and young people through life’s traumatic experiences
- Blob Resilience Cards
- 48 cards to help children and young people develop resilience
- Blob Relationships Cards
- 48 cards to help children and young people discuss the importance of relationships
- Blob Mindfulness Book
- Use the Blobs to apply mindfulness to all aspects of life
- Blob Kindness Book
- Images and questions to help children and young people talk through Kindness
- Blob Loss Book
- A series of reflective tools to help everyone through the process of grief
- Blob Resilience Book
- Use the uniqueness of the Blobs to explore and enhance resilience
- Bumper Blob Education Collection Book
- This exciting collection is packed with new material. It features numerous topical and thought-provoking scenarios, including Wet Play Day and The Inspection, student cards, Blob Tree sheets, and a range of visual, emotional intelligence materials. Each image can be used as a short discussion starter or as the basis for a whole lesson.
- Blob Anxiety Book
- Essential visual tools to help people discuss and manage their anxieties
- Blob Themed Trees Book
- This innovative visual tool applies to many of the most emotive topics of today
- Blob Counselling Book
- A variety of tools expanding the Blobs into the whole field of counsellor training, useful for Counsellors working particularly with visual learners, enabling them to grasp complex theories more easily.
- Blob Depression Book
- Use these Blob pages as discussion starters on the subject of depression
- Blob Relationships Book
- Relationships are the essence of life. The Blobs here depict feelings and behaviours recognised by all and provide an opportunity for open discussion.
Suitable for all ages
About The Authors
Ian Long is the illustrator and author of the Blob resources. He studied graphic design and worked as a self-employed designer in London for several years. His second job was as a youth and pastoral assistant in an Anglican church in Tewkesbury for five years. Following a PGCE, he worked as a primary school teacher in Sussex and Hampshire for 17 years, during which time he graduated with a Master’s Degree in education. He has authored more than 25 published Blob books and more than 50 self-published ones. The Blob resources are used in more than 120 countries and by more than 3 million professionals. Ian hosts Blob training events online and in person. He is married to Jane, and they have two adult children.
Pip Wilson was a pioneering youth worker, author, and communicator. For many years, he ran a youth club and community centre in one of London’s most deprived areas. Here he worked with young people, many of whom were caught up in gangs. During this period, Pip realised the importance of managing his own feelings, which put him in a better position to help others. It was this insight that set the foundations for what would eventually become “Blob Tree”.
As well as being an author of more than 50 books, Pip was a charity CEO for more than 20 years, working internationally, and ran workshops and courses in leadership and teamwork, with emotional intelligence at the heart of his work. In later life, he continued to share his “Pipology”, mentoring many and running training courses for universities, businesses, and charities worldwide. He was driven by his work, passionate about encouraging people to not only love one another but also to love themselves, and believed everyone was a “Beautiful Human Person”.
Pip died in 2023, leaving a wonderful legacy. The influence and impact of his groundbreaking work continue to inspire people worldwide. Pip’s family is now working closely with Ian and Blob Tree.
“Anyone who buys these books, posters, and flash cards will find them of enormous value in promoting pupils’ emotional and physical well-being and safety…worth every penny“.
– Carol Smart, Special Needs Information Press
