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Breathing and relaxation activities

  • Belly breathing exercises for kids
  • Breathing exercises: relaxation activity for children, teenagers and parents
  • Mindfulness activity: children, teenagers and parents
  • Muscle relaxation activity for children, teenagers and parents

Calming activities to help kids feel safe

  • Grounding exercise for children and teenagers
  • Make a safe space: a calming activity for kids
  • Move the walls: a calming activity for kids

Drawing and craft activities

  • Collaborative drawing for kids: ideas and activities
  • Drawing, scribbling and writing activities and ideas for kids
  • Funny folded drawing: fun and creative activity for kids
  • Paper planes for kids: fun and easy activities

Physical activities suitable for small spaces

  • Mirroring: play and movement activity for kids
  • Move with the room: an exploration activity for kids
  • Shake it out: a whole-of-body activity for kids
  • Sock balls: a fun movement and coordination activity for kids

Sensory activities

  • Fabric play: imaginative and sensory activities for kids
  • How to make sensory bags for babies
  • How to make sensory bags for toddlers
  • What’s that sound? Sensory and thinking activity for kids

Thinking and imagination activities

  • ‘I spy’: turn-taking and talking activity for children
  • Guess the animal game for kids
  • Roll-a-story! Imaginative storytelling activities for kids
  • Memory game for kids
  • Torch light games and play for kids

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Raising Children Network is supported by the Australian Government. Member organisations are the Parenting Research Centre and the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute with The Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Community Child Health.

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