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5 Mindfulness Exercises for Kids That You Can Do with Just Your Hands
When I look for mindfulness exercises for kids that will work well with our family and our routine, I am always on the lookout for exercises that can be done in the car or on-the-go, without any props. These hands-only mindfulness exercises are great for bringing kids into a place of present-moment awareness and into […]
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How to Make a Glitter Jar for Mindfulness — Easiest Recipe!
Making a glitter jar is an activity you can do with your kids to introduce them to how their mind works when experiencing difficult emotions and how to calm down during difficult times. Glitter jars have many names: I’ve seen them called glitter bottles, mind jars, mindfulness jars, calm bottles or calm down jars, galaxy […]
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Collaborative Stick Art: A Mindfulness Game
A cat, a volcano, or something else entirely? In this mindfulness game, each person starts with a handful of materials, and each person takes a turn to put down one item at a time to create a collaborative piece of art while everyone stays as silent as possible. The end result is sometimes very abstract, […]
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Mindfulness for Kids: 5 Ways to Practice Mindful Listening with a Bell
The sound of a bell or a chime can be used to focus attention for mindful listening exercises, and it’s a great way to introduce your kids to the “paying attention” part of mindfulness. The bell is very interesting to them and invariably most children will want a turn at ringing the bell. If you […]
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Teaching Mindfulness to Kids with the Raisin Exercise, Plus Other Foods to Try
When I set out to share mindfulness with my kids last year, I started with the raisin exercise. On the way home from school, I told them we’d be having a snack and my son asked what we would be eating, was it something new? I told him it was raisins and he groaned. “Those […]
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