Lavalings are fun, colorful creatures in Mightier that kids collect as they play. Each Lavaling has its own personality, emotions, and strengths. Lavalings are Mightier’s way of providing encouragement and rewards to kids, while also communicating awareness, practice, and emotional control.
Hot Lavalings live in the wild, all over the Mightier worlds. Hot Lavalings appear throughout Mightier's worlds as fiery lava creatures. When cooled, they turn into rocks or gems.
During gameplay, Lavalings appear when heart rates enter the Red Zone, signaling the need for cool-down strategies like deep breathing or muscle relaxation. There’s nothing wrong with a child’s heart rate going up during play. It is going to happen, and we want it to happen! This is how kids learn what causes changes in their heart rate and how they can control that.
To collect a Lavaling, your child takes important and intentional steps that tie directly to their learning. Cooling a Lavaling requires Snowflakes, which are earned by successfully calming down. Collecting Snowflakes for cooling down also reinforces for your child, "You are really good at bringing your heart rate down"! Building that pride and confidence in children in their ability to regulate their heart rate on their terms is incredibly important for their later ability to translate this skill into real-life situations.