This Mindfulness Care Pack for Kids aged 5–7 is a free, beautifully structured resource designed to support children’s mental health, emotional wellbeing, and self-regulation through mindfulness-based activities. Created by wellbeing experts at Smiling Mind, the pack helps young children develop emotional awareness, resilience, and calm during times of stress, worry, or change.
The resource is divided into three core areas:
Recognising and Managing Emotions
Looking After Worry and Anxiety
Focusing on the Positives
Each section includes a variety of guided mindfulness meditations, reflection prompts, and creative activity sheets that help children:
Understand and express their emotions
Cope with anxiety and big feelings
Build gratitude, optimism and a growth mindset
Improve focus, attention, and calm
Develop resilience and self-compassion
Topics covered include:
Handling unhelpful thoughts
Noticing emotions through body awareness
Breathing exercises (e.g. Teddy Bear Breathing, Balloon Bellies)
Mindful movement and sensory games
Gratitude trees, savouring chains and growth mindset activities
Ideal for use in:
Classrooms, PSHE lessons, and wellbeing corners
One-to-one emotional support or therapy
Nurture groups and SEND settings
Foster care, early help, and family support work
Home settings with parents or carers supporting anxious or sensitive children
This engaging, age-appropriate toolkit supports kids aged 5 to 7 to better understand themselves, stay calm during challenges, and grow in confidence and emotional strength.
