Free Tools & Printables for Kids’ Calm

Everything on this page is free, needs no sign-up and runs in a normal browser. Teachers, counselors and parents are welcome to link to it, print it and share it. It is the same breathing, counting and calm-corner routines our Pals are built on, so you can start tonight with nothing but a screen or a printer.

Free tools that run in the browser

  • Free toolBreathing Exercises for Kids

    A guided breathing circle that grows and shrinks on screen. Pick a pace, breathe along for a minute, done. Works on a phone, tablet or classroom smartboard.

    Open the breathing tool
  • Free tool4-7-8 Breathing for Kids

    The sleep-time count (in 4, hold 7, out 8) with the counting done for you. Three rounds is usually enough to settle a wound-up child at bedtime.

    Try 4-7-8 breathing
  • Free toolBox Breathing for Kids

    Four equal sides, four counts each. The one school-age kids can do at a desk before a test or after a fight at recess.

    Try box breathing
  • Free toolFree Visual Timer

    A colour that drains away as the minutes pass, so a child can see how much time is left without reading a clock. Set 1 to 60 minutes.

    Open the visual timer
  • Free toolThe Playground

    Every Pal's breathing light, countdown and night-light glow, recreated in the browser. Try the idea before you buy one, or use it as a free calm corner on a tablet.

    Open the Playground
Using this in a classroom or a resource list? Go ahead. Link to palcompany.co/pages/free-tools, print as many copies as you need, and if you would like a poster in a different size or language, tell us and we will usually make it. Setting up the space itself? Start with 15 calm down corner ideas for the classroom. The Pal Company makes screen-free breathing lights, visual timers and night lights for kids; the tools here are the free versions of the ideas inside them.

Free printable posters, cards and charts (PDF)

Letter-size PDFs, one page each. Print at home or at school; no email address required. A new one is added most days, so check back.