Fun Activities to Accompany Friends, Not Foes

January 19, 2026

Engaging activities can deepen a child’s connection to the themes in Friends, Not Foes. Whether at home or in the classroom, these activities encourage creativity and reinforce lessons about kindness and courage.

1. Friendship Tree: Draw a large tree on a poster board. Have each child trace their hand on coloured paper and cut it out. On their handprint, they can write a kind action they can take toward others. Glue the handprints onto the tree as leaves. Display the tree to remind everyone of their commitment to kindness.

2. Role‑play Scenarios: Create short skits where one child plays Niza, another plays the bully and others act as classmates. Encourage children to practise responding to bullying with kind words and seeking help from adults. After each skit, discuss how different responses might change the outcome.

3. Letter to a Friend: Ask children to write a letter to someone who has been kind to them. They can share what the kindness meant to them and how it made them feel. This activity helps children recognise and appreciate positive behaviour in others.

4. Storyboard: Provide paper divided into panels and ask children to illustrate key scenes from Friends, Not Foes. This activity helps visual learners process the story and encourages them to retell it in their own words.

These activities are flexible and can be adapted for different ages. They emphasise the book’s messages while allowing children to express themselves creatively. Feel free to share your own activity ideas with us—we love hearing how you extend the story beyond the book.