What does Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness) celebrate?
Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness) is a day recognised around the world to increase awareness about epilepsy. The day encourages people to wear purpe and hold event in support in epilepsy awareness throughout organisations and communities. This can be done through class discussions, providing your families with important information and facts regarding epilepsy.
When is Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness) celebrated?
Saturday, 26 March
Activities – How to celebrate
- Invite the children to come dressed in something purple and donate a gold coin for a great cause: https://www.epilepsy.org.au/donate/make-a-donation/
- Teach your children about Epilepsy Awareness and why it makes them special.
- If a peer in the room, teach the toddlers and preschoolers signs and what do if their happens to be to be having a seizure and signs they may notice:
- Temporary confusion.
- A staring spell.
- Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs.
- Loss of consciousness or awareness.
- Cognitive or emotional symptoms, such as fear, anxiety or deja vu.
- Reading children stories in relation to epilepsy:
- Organise online or workplace training for your staff to boraden their understanding and skills relation to Epilepsy Awareness: https://learn.epilepsy.org.au/w/eventsor https://learn.epilepsy.org.au/w/services/