Sculpt Your Inner Superhero: A Mindful Art Moment with Upward Together
A mindful moment of color, clay, and quiet courage with Upward Together
Today smelled like crayons and citrus.
Felt like soft clay warming in your hands.
Sounded like gentle giggles and scissors cutting through felt.
This wasn’t just an art project.
It was a return to self.
At Upward Together, we invited our students to pause — to check in with their imagination, their inner voice, their sense of quiet bravery. And then, with their hands and hearts, they sculpted it.
Their inner superhero.
Why We Sculpt
In a world that often asks kids to be louder, faster, more, we offered something else:
A moment to go inward.
To ask:
What does strength feel like in my body?
What color is my confidence?
If my courage had a face, what would it look like?
With just clay, craft sticks, and open-ended prompts, students created tender portraits of their own power. No masks. No capes. Just heart.
Sculpting As Soft Empowerment
This practice isn’t about performance.
It’s about process.
About slowing down enough to hear yourself think.
About giving shape to what lives quietly inside.
Each sculpture became a love letter to resilience. Some had glitter stars and pipe cleaner arms. Others had tiny eyebrows, bubblegum smiles, and pink wings. All of them told a story:
"I am strong."
"I am unique."
"I am ready."
And what a powerful thing that is — to see yourself reflected back in art.
Sensory, Simple, Sacred
Why does this matter? Because our nervous systems remember softness. Hands in clay = calm. Gentle play = grounding. A classroom full of tiny makers = community in action.
We’ve seen firsthand how mindful creativity supports:
Emotional regulation
Self-esteem
Connection without screens
And that glow-y post-art peacefulness that lingers
This is how we make room for joy. For self-trust. For expression that doesn’t need to be explained.
Make Space to Sculpt Your Inner Superhero
Want to bring this into your home or classroom? Here's what you need:
🧡 Modeling clay or play dough
🧡 Craft sticks or popsicle sticks
🧡 Loose materials: sequins, buttons, pipe cleaners, feathers
🧡 A question: What makes you feel powerful?
Let them explore. Let it get weird. Let it be theirs.
You might be surprised by what emerges.
This Is the Work of Upward Together
We believe in giving kids tools for expression — not just for art’s sake, but for well-being, belonging, and beauty. This project is part of our mission to transform burnout into peace, one mindful moment at a time.
And this one? It was magic. Soft, sticky, silly magic.
Stay soft. Stay sculpted. Stay you.
With care,
Upward Together
🌀 Mindfulness. Art. Community.
Let’s keep creating together.
