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The Most Easy-to-Use Calm Down Corner Kit – 100+ SEL Activities & Coping Tools
Give kids the tools they need to manage big emotions—without extra prep for you!
The Calm Kids Activity Book is a portable, low-prep Calm Down Corner Kit filled with over 100 research-based coping strategies and SEL activities. From mindfulness breathing to journaling and yoga stretches, students learn hands-on ways to calm their bodies, regulate emotions, and refocus on learning.
Teachers love how this kit strengthens trauma-sensitive classroom management, while kids love the fun, interactive activities that make self-regulation engaging and empowering.
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Why You’ll Love This Calm Down Corner Kit
✅ 100+ coping tools & SEL activities – Students practice calming strategies that actually work
✅ Low-prep, ready-to-use – Print individual kits (in 3 different sizes!) or share digitally for no extra hassle
✅ Builds emotional regulation skills – Promotes self-awareness, mindfulness, and healthy coping
✅ Perfect for multiple settings – Use in classrooms, counseling offices, or at home
✅ Student ownership – Kids love having their own personal calm kit for self-regulation
The Emotional Regulation SEL Activities Are:
DRAW OR COLOR:
- Color or draw how I feel
- Draw what I wish for and hope will happen,
- Doodle something that makes me smile or laugh
- Just doodle or scribble
- Draw what happened
- Color a coloring page
EXERCISE, STRETCH or DO YOGA:
- Run, do jumping jacks, or do squats
- Ask if I can go on a short walk
- Do cross crawls
- Do yoga
- Play sports or another fun moving game
- Stretch
DO A BREATHING EXERCISE:
- Use a Breathing Board
- Bubble Breath
- Hot Cocoa
- Roller Coaster
- Hummingbird Breathing
- Elevator Breathing
FOCUS ON THE GOOD:
- List what I am grateful for
- Send a Heart Wish
- Remind myself of my strengths
- Look for the bright side of things
- Focus on what I have control over
- Make a plan to reach my goals
CONNECT WITH NATURE:
- Take a mindful walk outdoors
- Go on a nature treasure hunt
- Watch the clouds
- Imagine and/or draw a peaceful place in nature
- Ocean Wave Breathing
- Play outside
TALK ABOUT IT:
- Use I-Statements to talk about my feelings
- Say what I need
- Secret Hand Signal
- Talk to someone that I trust
- Talk it out to resolve a conflict
- Fill out a form to request a time to talk
JOURNAL OR WRITE A LETTER:
- Journal about my thoughts & feelings
- Write about my hopes, goals and wishes
- Brainstorm solutions for a problem I am having
- Send a thank you note
- Address an apology letter
- Write a letter to someone I love and/or miss
DO SOMETHING KIND AND HELPFUL:
- Do something kind
- Volunteer to do a chore
- Make a plan to help others
- Do something to take care of the earth
- Give out a kindness coupon
- Compliment someone
USE POSITIVE SELF-TALK:
- Use a positive affirmation
- Hand Over Heart
- Use a coping statement
- Make a strength bracelet
- Turn a negative thought into a helpful thought
- Practice my power pose
TAKE A BREAK:
- Use a break card and/or timer
- Get a drink of water
- Just stop, breathe, then choose what to do
- Take a mini-movement break
- Imagine a peaceful place
- Count to 10
READ OR LOOK AT HAPPY PICTURES:
- Read something interesting
- Look at peaceful photos
- Read about fun facts
- Learn some new jokes
- Look at cute animal pictures
- Make a calming collage
TIGHTEN THEN RELAX MY MUSCLES:
- Chair or wall push-ups
- The Boat
- Rocks and Socks
- Palm Presses
- Arm and Shoulder Massage
- Hug it out
USE A FIDGET:
- Use a helpful calming tool
- Piano Fingers
- Doodle
- Use headphones
- Finger Pulls
- Flexible seating
BUILD SOMETHING OR SOLVE A PUZZLE:
- Build or invent something
- Picture puzzle
- Spot the difference puzzle
- Jigsaw puzzle
- Word puzzle
- Mazes
DO A MINDFULNESS EXERCISE:
- Notice how my body feels
- Listen to my emotions
- 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding
- Find a rainbow
- Focus on just one thing
- Energy sphere
Make sure to grab a copy of our FREE Feelings Scales! They are a fabulous tool to use in classroom calm down corner kits!
