Activities

Calm-down cards, movement games, and butterfly-garden activities for ages 3-7.

A social-emotional calm-down card with five gentle rainbow breathing steps for big feelings.

Rainbow Breaths Calm-Down Card

A gentle breathing game for big feelings - breathe a calm rainbow.

Ages 3-7

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A social-emotional calm-down card teaching the butterfly hug - a gentle self-hug for big feelings.

Butterfly Hug Calm-Down Card

A gentle self-hug game to help settle big feelings.

Ages 3-7

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A social-emotional grounding card: notice five things you see, four you touch, and more.

Five Little Senses Calm-Down Card

A noticing game that brings worried minds back to now.

Ages 3-7

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A social-emotional calm-down card teaching slow belly breathing - fill your tummy like a balloon.

Balloon Belly Calm-Down Card

A slow belly-breathing game for calming down.

Ages 3-7

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An active-play movement card: flutter like a butterfly, then freeze - inclusive, no competition, feet-on-the-floor.

Flutter and Freeze Movement Card

Flutter, then freeze - a wiggle game for indoors or out.

Ages 3-7

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An outdoor adventure card: a gentle backyard scavenger hunt with a look-closely wonder prompt.

Backyard Butterfly Hunt Outdoor Card

A backyard scavenger hunt for little explorers.

Ages 3-7

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More activities are on the way — everything here is always free, teacher-created, and made for grown-ups to share with their children.

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