Blob Bullying

Diverse and inclusive, the Blob figures are a proven way to help children and adults share their feelings and experiences. Without age, culture or gender, they enable the individual to focus on feelings and body language. In this book, the Blobs explore bullying. From Blob Trees to Bingo games, cards and emotional scales, the Blobs provide a visual structure that allows children, teenagers and adults to open up about being bullied.

Offering unique activities that help scaffold conversations for people of all ages and abilities, this is an essential resource for teachers, teaching assistants, youth and social workers, psychologists, counsellors and all those who work with and have caring responsibilities for others.

Contents:

• Introduction
• How to use these sheets
• Stages of Bullying
• Blob Victims
• Bullying Blob Tree
• Kindness Blob Tree
• Unkind Blob Tree
• Human Rights Blob Tree
• Numbered Blob Tree
• Gaslighting Sheets
• My Feelings Diary
• Blob Mood Detector
• Drawing The Line
  • Drawing The Line Bully
  • Drawing The Line Victim
  • Drawing The Line Bystander
  • Drawing The Line Angrr
  • Drawing The Line Anxiety
  • Drawing The Line Bullying
  • Drawing The Line Isolation
  • Drawing The Line Depression
  • Drawing The Line Overwhelmed
  • Drawing The Line Self-acceptance
  • Drawing The Line Self-confidence
• Bullying Cards
  • Blob Abuse
  • Blob Bullying
  • Blob Caged
  • Unkind Classroom
  • Unkind Playground
  • Blob Online Dangers
  • The Cycle of Revenge
• Blob Bingo
  • Blob Bingo General
  • Blob Bingo Anger
  • Blob Bingo Happy
  • Blob Bingo Lonely
  • Blob Bingo Sad
  • Blob Bingo Worried
• Blob Bullying Situations 
• Blob Control Discussion Starter Sheets

All ages. 124 pages

About The Authors

Ian Long is the illustrator and author of the Blob resources. He studied for a degree as a graphic designer, 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 Masters Degree in education. He has authored more than 25 published Blob books, as well as more than 50 self-published Blob books. 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 the most deprived areas of London. Here he worked with young people, many of which were caught up in gangs. During this period, Pip realised the importance of managing his own feelings, so he was 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, running 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 charity’s all over the world.  He was driven by his work , passionate about encouraging people to not only love one another but to also love themselves and believed everyone was a “Beautiful Human Person”.

Pip died in 2023, leaving a wonderful legacy. The influence and impact of his ground breaking work continues to inspire people across the world. Pip’s family are now working closely with Ian and Blob Tree.