Help children navigate big feelings with simple, visual calming strategies they can learn and use when they need them most.
The Calm Down Cards are a beautifully illustrated set of 12 activity cards designed to support emotional regulation, mindfulness and self-calming skills. Each card provides an easy-to-follow activity that children can practise with a parent, teacher or therapist, helping them build a toolkit of strategies for moments when they feel overwhelmed, frustrated, anxious or dysregulated.
Perfect for creating a calm corner at home, in the classroom or in a therapy setting, the cards include a combination of breathing exercises, grounding techniques, movement, mindfulness and activities for recognising and expressing emotions.
The set includes:
- 5 Finger Breathing
- Lion’s Breath
- Lazy 8 Breathing
- Flower Breathing
- Calm Down Countdown
- My Emotions Wheel
- Yoga Pose
- Mindful Scavenger Hunt
- When Someone Is Bugging Me
- Grounding Activity Ideas
- Calm Down Activity Ideas
- Draw Your Feelings Activity
Why We Love Them
✓ Encourages emotional regulation and self-calming skills
✓ Provides visual prompts children can easily follow
✓ Includes breathing, mindfulness and grounding activities
✓ Helps children identify and express their emotions
✓ Ideal for calm corners and sensory spaces
✓ Suitable for home, classrooms, counselling and therapy settings
✓ Comes with a calico drawstring bag for easy storage
Spend time exploring and practising the activities together when your child is calm. With familiarity, children can begin to recognise which strategies help them when big feelings arise.
