Breathing Exercises - Kids Version
🫁 Breathing Magic! 🫁
Breathing is your superpower - use it anytime!
🎈
Balloon Breathing
1Put hands on your tummy
2Breathe in slowly - tummy gets BIG like a balloon!
3Breathe out slowly - balloon deflates
4Do it 5 times
🫁➡️🎈➡️🫁
⬜
Square Breathing
1Breathe IN for 4 counts
2HOLD for 4 counts
3Breathe OUT for 4 counts
4HOLD for 4 counts
⬆️4 ➡️4 ⬇️4 ⬅️4
🌸
Smell the Flower
1Pretend you're smelling a lovely flower
2Big sniff IN through your nose
3Now blow out birthday candles
4Long breath OUT through mouth
🌸👃 ➡️ 🎂💨
🐰
Bunny Breathing
1Take 3 quick sniffs through nose
2Like a bunny smelling for carrots!
3One long breath out
4Repeat 3-4 times
👃👃👃 ➡️ 💨💨💨
🐍
Snake Breath
1Big breath in through nose
2Breathe out slowly making "ssssss"
3Like a snake hissing!
4Make it last as long as you can
👃 ➡️ 🐍 ssssss
⭐
Star Breathing
1Trace a star with your finger
2Breathe IN going up
3Breathe OUT going down
4Do all 5 points
⭐ trace & breathe
❓ When Should I Use Breathing?
😠Feeling angry
😰Feeling worried
🏃Heart racing
😴Can't sleep
📚Before a test
🎭Before something big
💡 Practice when you're calm so your brain knows what to do when big feelings come!
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