Self Care Plan for Kids

This is a great exercise to start kids thinking about how they can stay well. Self-care helps us to build a reservoir of "calm" to help us cope when times are tough. There is a link to a self-care plan in the parent section of this site as well. This can be done as a family or as a class.Here you'll find link to two versions.

6 simple mindfulness exercises

Mindfulness techniques give children tools for self-regulating, which in turn allows them to pause and reset when they are losing control.

1. Notice five things
2. Take 10 breaths
3. Drop anchor

Guided Meditation Scripts

From Green Child Magazine: Click on the button below and browse the topics to see which guided meditation will most benefit your child. Click the image of the script you’d like to download, view as a PDF, or save. ou may need to sign up (free) to access them. If so, click here to do so.

Coping Activities from: CDC

Not all activities are relevant to our current situation but some may be helpful.

Be the Pond | Cosmic Kids Zen Den - Mindfulness for kids

A short mindfulness video for kids. In this episode of Cosmic Kids Zen Den I explain in a kid-friendly way that we are separate from our feelings. They come and go - and we can observe them - without getting swept up by them. There's a really clever way of remembering this - our mind is like

Covid-19 coloring activity

A coloring activity for kids to help them quell fears, prepare, and grow accustom to shelter in place.