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25 Simple Mindfulness Activities for Kids

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25 Simple Mindfulness Activities for Kids

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1. Practice kind thoughts by prompting your child to think of 5 people they’d like to send kind wishes to

2. Bang on a pot/pan and invite your child to signal to you when they no longer hear the sound ‘hanging’ the air

3. Blow bubbles ‘slo-mo’ style, emphasizing a big deep breath in through the nose to fill the bubble… and out through the mouth as slow as possible

4. Squeeze and let go, tensing different muscles in the body for 5 seconds and then slowing releasing

5. Tune into the body by getting down on your child’s level and feeling each other’s heartbeats

6. Focus on breathing by building ‘Elsa’ ice sculptures’ by taking in a deep breath (don’t forget to smell the ‘chocolate fountain on coronation day!) and then slowly blowing out to create amazing ice creations

7. Have a ‘mindful’ snack by describing the smell, texture and taste of the food

8. Try this ‘Rainbow’ guided meditation to wind down at bedtime

9. Explore textures in nature, take a walk to collect several different objects and observe/describe how each feels

10. Have your child give you the ‘weather report’ on how they’re feeling, “I’m dark and cloudy with some raindrop tears coming out”

11. Find shapes in the sky by laying down together and choosing different objects to search for in the clouds

12. Practice noticing with art. Choose several different utensils and describe how they all feel different on the paper

13. Take a mindful walk pointing out sights and sounds along the way.

14. Explore touch by choosing several objects, then comparing the difference in how they feel dry vs. wet

15. Slow down by having a snack in ‘slow motion’ and taking notice of the taste throughout

16. Explore smell by inviting your child to help you cook a meal while taking notice of each smell present

17. Try ‘buddy breathing’ and invite your child to grab a toy/stuffed animal to place on their tummy while they lay down and take slow breaths, in through the nose and out through the mouth

18. Explore emotion by prompting your child to scan their body when experiencing a feeling, and describe where they feel it the most.

19. Try a playful guided meditation together

20. Use a happy moment to ‘soak in the good’ by pausing with your child to observe the pleasant physical and emotional feelings present

21. Sit down with your child and ‘color your feelings’ together depicting each emotion with a new color

22. “Press the pause button’ together during a tense moment (but not too tense) and check in with how each of you is feeling at that moment

23. Listen to some music and see how many different instruments you can each hear

24. Try a body scan together at bedtime

25. Explore gratitude by going back and forth with your child (for as long as you can!) to name as many things possible that you are grateful for

Source: parentswithconfidence.com

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This is an awesome introduction to what Mindfulness is! If you ever feel out of control, this explains why, and how quieting our minds can help us focus on what we can control!

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This is an awesome introduction to what Mindfulness is! If you ever feel out of control, this explains why, and how quieting our minds can help us focus on what we can control!

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What Is Mindfulness? | The Mindfulness Toolkit

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Smiling Mind is a free Mindfulness resource for all ages!

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Smiling Mind is a unique tool developed by psychologists and educators to help bring balance to your life. We suggest 10 minutes a day. What are you waiting for?

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Mindfulness helps us grow our imaginations and inner peace!

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Mindfulness helps us grow our imaginations and inner peace!

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