The Calm Kids Activity Book: Personal Calm Down Kit

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“Oh my God! this is such a beautiful, detailed & practically very useful resource. I’m very happy with this purchase. I can easily discuss & explain these emotions even with my 4yo. There are so many beautiful images, options & activities for coping with each emotion type. Thank you for all your work, greatly appreciate it.”
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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!