Any parent or teacher would know that when toddlers and young children are triggered by stressful or uncomfortable situations, they can show their big emotions by throwing really big tantrums. Kids often have meltdowns because they don’t understand how to manage those big upsetting feelings. That’s why we designed these free finger tracing calm down cards that you can use at home or in the classroom as an effective way to help children calm down, breathe, and relax.
The great thing about these printable calm down cards is that they can be used anywhere – whether it’s in your classroom, at your home’s calm down corner, or as part of a travel busy binder or quiet book for kids to stay calm during long journeys in the car or plane. You may even want to carry these free finger tracing calm down cards out to restaurants, supermarkets, weddings, or common places where your child is likely to get bored and irritable.
How do kids use these free Tracing Calm Down Cards?
After you download and print out these free printable finger tracing calm down cards, you can laminate them or paste them on colorful cardstock to make them more durable. Then the next time your child or student begins to show signs of stress, discomfort, or anxiety, you can pass them these set of finger tracing calm down cards and instruct them kindly and gently to:
- Find a quiet space in the house or classroom
- Sit in a comfortable position with the cards in your child’s lap or on a table in front of them
- Get them to choose a card and slowly trace the lines with their finger
- When they’re done with the first finger tracing card, they can either continue tracing the same pattern again (sometimes kids find repetition soothing) or they can go on to the next finger tracing calm down card and trace the next pattern
- At the same time, try and encourage them to relax their shoulders and focus on their breathing as part of this guided meditation exercise for kids
After using these finger tracing calm down cards, your little ones will feel much calmer, happier, more relaxed, and ready to continue on with their day. Tantrum avoided, yay!!
Download Free Finger Tracing Calm Down Cards
This set of free finger tracing calm down cards includes a direction card and 10 finger trail cards with colorful and pretty designs for finger tracing. Here is a preview of all the free finger tracing calm down cards that we have designed (scroll down to download them for free!):
Download the complete set of printable finger tracing calm down cards for free by clicking on the “Download Here” button below:
We hope your kids enjoy using these finger tracing calm down cards. For more printable calm down activities or mindfulness worksheets, check out our free printable gratitude journal for kids and our highly popular collection of free dot marker worksheets.
NEW PRINTABLE: Free Shape Breathing Exercise Cards
We hope your kids enjoy using these finger tracing calm down cards! Don’t forget to download our set of free shape breathing exercise cards for your little ones to practice deep breathing exercises while using their fingers to trace fun and familiar shapes. For more printable calm down activities or mindfulness worksheets, check out our free printable gratitude journal for kids and our highly popular collection of free dot marker worksheets.
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