Mindful Breathing Activity Tool for Children – Food
This printable resource features 23 calming breathing cards designed to support children in slowing down and becoming more aware of their breathing. Each card includes a familiar food item such as fruits, snacks, and meals, which children can visually follow using their finger as a guide. As they trace the outline, they are prompted to breathe in, pause, and breathe out in a steady rhythm, helping them develop controlled breathing patterns.
The use of recognisable food images makes the activity appealing and easy to engage with, especially for younger children. These simple breathing prompts can help children feel more settled, improve attention, and manage big emotions in a safe and structured way.
Mindfulness Breathing Exercise Cards for Kids – Shapes
This free printable set includes 13 mindfulness breathing exercise cards designed to help children slow down, focus on their breathing, and calm their bodies. Each card uses a simple shape – such as a circle, square, triangle, star, heart, spiral, or infinity loop – that children can trace with their finger while following the breathing instructions. As they move along the shape, they practise breathing in, breathing out, and sometimes holding their breath for a few seconds, which helps regulate their breathing and settle their emotions. The visual shapes make the activity easy to understand and engaging for children, while also supporting emotional regulation, concentration, and relaxation. These cards can be used in classrooms, therapy sessions, or at home as a simple tool to help children manage stress, anxiety, or strong feelings.
Mindfulness Breathing Exercise Cards for Kids – Objects
This free printable PDF includes 21 engaging breathing cards to support emotional regulation and calm behaviour in children and young people. Each card features a familiar object such as a rocket, fire truck, school bus, race car, unicorn, balloon and more. Children follow clear visual prompts to inhale for three seconds, hold for three seconds and exhale for three seconds. The simple design makes mindfulness and deep breathing easy to understand and practise.
These tracing exercises for kids help reduce anxiety, manage anger, improve focus and support self-regulation. They are especially helpful for children with ADHD, ASD or social, emotional and mental health needs. Ideal for use at home, in classrooms, therapy sessions or nurture groups, this printable resource gives parents, carers, teachers and professionals a practical calming tool for supporting children’s wellbeing.
