Calm Down Corner Printable Kit, 12 Posters, Breathing Exercises, 24 Coping Skills Cards for Kids

A printable calm down corner kit for home, classroom or therapy room: 12 posters, 5 breathing exercises to trace with a finger and 24 calm tool cards. Print, hang the posters in a quiet spot and give your child a clear, friendly place to rest when feelings get big.

The posters use simple words and pictures, so young children can follow them without reading much. Many families, teachers and counselors use a calm corner to support toddlers, preschoolers, school-age kids and children with autism or ADHD.

WHAT YOU GET

• 12 posters, one per page

• 24 calm tool cards, 2 x 2 inches (5 cm), in 4 color-coded groups

• 12 blank cards to write or draw your own calm tools

• 2 PDF files, 15 pages each: US Letter and A4. The wording is the same in both files.

• 1 printing guide (PDF)

THE 12 POSTERS

• Our Calm Corner sign

• How Big Is My Feeling? A feelings scale from 1 to 5

• My Calm Down Steps: stop, breathe, choose, talk

• When I Feel Upset, I Can... A choice board with 12 calm tools

• Square Breathing

• Triangle Breathing

• Star Breathing

• Rainbow Breathing

• Lazy 8 Breathing

• Count to 10

• Look Around: 5 4 3 2 1 (see, touch, hear, smell, taste)

• My Calm Plan: a page to fill in, with space for 3 favorite calm cards

THE 24 CALM TOOL CARDS

• Breathe and rest (6): deep breaths, sit quietly, close my eyes, quiet corner, rest, take a break

• Create and play (8): draw, paint, read a book, do a puzzle, build with blocks, squeeze play dough, play music, quiet play

• Move and reset (6): drink water, wash my face, go outside, go for a walk, warm bath, wait

• Connect (4): hug a teddy, ask for a hug, ask for help, talk about it

HOW TO USE

1. Print at 100% scale on card stock or regular paper. Laminate the posters you will trace every day.
2. 2. Put the posters at your child's eye level in a quiet spot with a cushion or a soft seat.
3. 3. Try each tool together when your child is calm, so it feels familiar when a big feeling comes.
4. 4. Cut out the cards. Let your child choose 3 favorites and stick them on the My Calm Plan page.

PLEASE NOTE

• This is a digital download. No physical item will be shipped.

• The files are PDFs and are not editable. Use the 12 blank cards and the My Calm Plan page to make it your own.

• Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.

• This is a support tool, not medical or therapeutic advice.

• The illustrations were created by me with the help of AI image tools, then selected, checked one by one and laid out for print by hand.

TERMS OF USE

For personal, classroom and therapy use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own home, class or clients. Files may not be resold, shared or redistributed.

If there is any problem with your files, send me a message and I will fix it for you. This does not affect your rights under consumer law.