Fall Mindfulness for Kids: Leaf Breath

Another fun Fall Mindfulness  exercise for kids-Leaf Breath! Pair this on a mindful walk as well as with a listening meditation and make it a fun mindful fall day with your kids. 

Deep Breathing

Deep breathing exercises are designed to support self-regulation, mindfulness   and brain break needs. 

Many times, kids can struggle at home and school with anger or frustration and they lack the coping strategies needed in those situations. They require tools to improve self-regulation. This can occur both at school and home.

Children, like adults, experience worry and anxiety, fears and can be nervous in life situations and having simple strategies on hand can help them cope during the day. 

One way to do this is to use mindfulness strategies like deep breathing exercises. 

Children who practice mindfulness will find it much easier to focus and actively engage in the classroom. Practicing mindfulness  and breathing exercises can be very powerful for kids as they grow and navigate the world we live in. Students in the classroom who use mindfulness   will bring a sense of collective calm to the space as well making the learning environment more favorable for everyone.  Incorporating mindfulness  can be fun ! 

Making deep breathing fun and combining it with a fun activity can help kids practice their breath and use breathing as a way to cope or calm down.  

That is where this Fall Mindfulness activity: Leaf Breath comes in. 

Leaf Breath

How to:

1. Hold a leaf in your hand. 
2. Take a large deep breath in through your nose.
3. As you breathe out, try to move the leaf with your breath. 
4. Inhale the fresh air in, and exhale out watching the leaf blowing in the wind. 

Ways to Use:

1. Use the Poster as a Printable and hang it in the classroom, therapy room or at home. 
2. Use the deep breathing exercises as a brain break during the fall when the leaves are falling off of trees.
3. Use it with a real leaf! Make it an activity and have the kids collect collect leafs outside 
4. Pair it with a  Mindful Walk or a Just Breathe Meditation
5. Combine this mindful leaf breath with a fall leaf sensory table or a Leaf Craft  .

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Let me know if you used this breath and how your kids enjoyed it!

Try out some of my other easy guided breath-work for kids: 

1. Just Breathe Meditation 
2. Hot Chocolate Deep Breathing