A Creative Online Safety Activity Pack

Children don’t need more rules about screens. They need skills.
In a world where sharing happens instantly, “Pause Before You Post” is no longer just good advice — it’s an essential life skill.
This printable activity pack helps children practise exactly that.

Through creative design, guided discussion, and real-life scenarios, children learn how to:

• Slow down before reacting

• Think about how others might feel

• Understand digital footprints

• Make safer, kinder choices online

• Build emotional regulation and impulse control

And most importantly, they learn how to pause.

Start With the Story

This activity pack is an extension of the D.O.G book Pause Before Posting.

We always recommend reading the book first.

The story introduces the idea in a gentle, relatable way. This pack then turns that message into practice.

Story first. Skill second.

That’s how learning sticks.

Why This Matters

When children feel angry, excited, embarrassed or left out, posting quickly can feel automatic.

But once something is online:

• It can be shared.

• It can be screenshot.

• It can be difficult to undo.

Online spaces remove the natural pause that exists in face-to-face conversations.

So we teach children to build their own pause.

Not through fear.Not through lectures.

Through creativity, reflection and conversation.