Big hollow letters spell "Take a Deep Breath" across the top of this calm down coloring page, on three lines. Below them, a little boy with closed eyes blows into a big round balloon, and five stars and three hearts float around the page. It is an easy page for ages 3 to 7, and the hollow letters are the most detailed part.

How this coloring page was created

For this page, we typed this idea into Colorin AI: "the words Take a Deep Breath in big hollow letters at the top, above a calm little boy with closed eyes slowly blowing up a big round balloon, with the whole drawing kept above an empty white margin at the bottom of the page". The boy, the balloon and the words on this page are the drawing that idea produced.

How to use it

Teachers can keep a stack of copies in the calm-down corner. Before coloring, a child can copy the boy: breathe in slowly through the nose, then breathe out slowly as if filling the balloon. A school counselor can color the letters with a student, one word for each slow breath. A family can hang the finished page by the bedroom door as a bedtime reminder.