Pillow Workshop - Daylesford

Next date: Sunday, 14 September 2025 | 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

The pillowcase scenario was originally inspired by the events during Hurricane Katrina in America. While evacuating on campus, university students used pillowcases to carry their possessions. This one-hour workshop is designed for children aged 8–10 and involves engaging discussions and interactive activities to help children understand the importance of being prepared during emergencies. Each child is given a pillowcase to decorate and take home to make their own personal emergency kit.

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Delivered by Red Cross volunteers and staff, the workshop encourages children to be active participants in their own emergency preparedness. The content is useful for all kinds of emergencies and includes activities to highlight the importance of being prepared. Pillowcase helps to reduce real and imagined fears and has successfully built children’s stress management skills.

Aimed at students in Years 3, 4 and 5 (ages 8–10), the one-hour workshop involves engaging discussions and interactive activities to help students:

understand and discuss the importance of being prepared.
prepare their mind for the thoughts and feelings that may arise before, during and after an emergency.
know what to pack in an emergency kit.

Each child is then given a pillowcase to decorate and take home, to start their own personal emergency kit.