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Smell the flower, blow the candle
Age range: 3–6 years
- Duration
- 5 min
- Location
- At home
- Category
- Home
- Type
- Activity
How to try it
Sit together and breathe in slowly through the nose as if smelling a flower, then blow out slowly as if blowing out a birthday candle. Hold up one finger as the candle so there is something to aim at. Do three rounds when everyone is calm, so it feels familiar when a day gets bumpy.
Materials
No special materials listed.
Safety note
Use a finger, a paper candle, or a pinwheel, never a real lit candle. Keep the breaths gentle rather than big, have your child sit, and stop if they feel dizzy.
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Why it matters
A slow breath gives your child a simple thing to do with their body when feelings are big.
Benefit
Calming down
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