Menstrual Hygiene Day activities

Encourage students to consider the reasons why people might feel uncomfortable talking about menstruation, and think about why it's a good idea to talk about periods openly.

Using conversation starters to encourage discussions, this activity aims to create a safe place for young people to talk openly about menstruation, and help them make informed choices about how to manage periods.

Get your students thinking about how our choice of language and words can make periods a taboo topic, and how we might tackle this.

Use this engaging true or false quiz to introduce your group to facts about periods that they may not have considered before.

Help your pupils learn about the differences between myths and facts, and get them thinking about how taboos can lead to the spread of dangerous misinformation.

Through short presentations using fact cards about period products, this activity aims to ensure that everyone in the group has a shared understanding of periods and how to manage them.

Use this card sort activity to start a discussion about ways to deal with some of the symptoms that may be experienced before and during a period.

Fictional 'what if?' scenarios encourage students to problem-solve emergency period situations, helping them think about being prepared, while considering that not everyone has access to the products or facilities they need to manage their period.

Stories from our work around the world help pupils understand that period poverty takes many different forms, and can impact people in both the UK and other countries.

A simple sewing craft activity teaches pupils how to create their own sanitary pad, while considering ways of tackling the issue of limited access to period products.