These Mindfulness Activity Cards for Children are a free, beautifully designed set of printable prompts offering over 40 easy mindfulness activities to help kids calm down, manage emotions, and improve focus. Each card provides a short, child-friendly activity that supports emotional regulation, anxiety relief, and mental wellbeing through gentle breathing, movement, imagination, and sensory awareness.
Perfect for use at school, in therapy, or at home, these cards make mindfulness for kids simple, engaging and accessible. From belly breathing and muscle relaxation to gratitude practice and guided imagery, children learn how to pause and take care of their feelings in healthy ways.
Popular mindfulness activities include:
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Balloon Belly breathing
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Colour breathing and body scans
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Mirror faces and kind self-talk
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One-minute drawings and focus games
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Worry release and imaginary calm spaces
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Mindful movement, stretching and gentle wiggles
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Positive visualisation and gratitude reflections
Ideal for use in:
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Classrooms, calm corners, and emotional regulation stations
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School counselling, nurture groups and PSHE lessons
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Therapy sessions and early help support
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Foster care, family work, and wellbeing programmes
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Home routines and bedtime wind-downs
These mindfulness tools for kids are designed to be short, soothing and easy to use—even for children with additional needs or limited attention spans. Print and cut out the cards to keep in a calm-down kit, keyring, or classroom display for everyday emotional support.
A valuable resource for teachers, parents, social workers, and mental health professionals who want to help children build resilience, confidence and calm—one mindful minute at a time.
