Superhero Club Playground
The 16 breathing patterns inside our virtual playground can help turn your friend Breath into a powerful tool for managing emotions with confidence and ease.
Our best-practice approach to mindful breathing pairs each emotion with a specific breathing pattern that effectively restores balance, brings calm, or encourages uplifting feelings.
This evidence-based approach helps your child learn to use their breath to feel calmer, braver, focused, joyful, and more. As you practice together, you'll build a shared strategy for emotional-regulation that feels as natural and fun as play!
Play helps connect a child to the power of their breath!
Our virtual playground transforms mindful breathing into an engaging playtime experience, because kids learn best through play.
With a variety of interactive activities, designed to support different learning styles, children can build their emotional fitness and self-regulation skills in an engaging and supportive way.
★ Fun ways to play inside the playground:
Spin the wheel to decide which breathing pattern you will practice,
Enjoy the breathe along videos, online games & printable activities.
Play the My Friend Breath Board Game that turns mindful breathing into a playtime adventure, or
Explore the emotion of the month and record each practice on the Superhero Practice Tracker.
Allowing kids to choose how they play with their friend Breath turns mindful breathing from something they have to do, to something they want to do.
What our superheroes are saying
Unlock the Power of the Breath with 16 Superhero Breathing Patterns
Having 16 different breathing patterns allows children to build a broader emotional vocabulary and develop a deeper understanding of their feelings.
Each pattern is designed to help support a specific emotional state.
Whether calming an uncomfortable feeling or inviting in more uplifting ones, children will feel empowered to use the breathing pattern that best supports them to change how they feel.
For example:
Feeling shy or nervous? Use the turtle breath to become more confident and at ease in any situation.
Frustrated? Do the wombat breath to release tension.
Anxious or afraid? The brave breath helps build courage to face your fears.
Each superhero breathing pattern has its own easy-to-access webpage featuring:
★ A kid-friendly definition of the focus emotion,
★ Information on how, when and why to use the breathing pattern,
★ Breathe-along demonstration and practice videos guided by Ash and Kelsey,
★ Interactive online games to help embed learning,
★ Printable activities to download for offline fun and learning,
★ Printable breathing pattern poster with a QR code for easy access to the webpage.
The MFB Board Game - A fun-filled mindful breathing adventure!
Our My Friend Breath Board Game makes teaching kids the connection between emotions and breathing patterns easy, fun, and engaging!
This printable, snakes-and-ladders-style board game turns mindful breathing into a playful adventure for adults and children.
As players race toward the Superhero Clubhouse, they’ll discover how to use the power of their breath to manage their emotions in a supportive, progressive, and interactive way.
When play is the focus of learning, practicing mindful breathing becomes effortless and a whole lot of fun!
★ The MFB Board Game is included in the Superhero Club Playground All-Access Pass. Scroll down to learn more.
It is not available for individual purchase as it has been designed as a companion to the 16 breathing patterns inside the Superhero Club Virtual Playground.
Choose Your Playground Pass
Swipe to explore all 16 superhero breathing patterns!
Each piece of equipment in a playground, such as a slide, swing, or climbing frame, offers a child a different playtime experience and helps them to develop their gross motor skills and physical fitness.
In the same way, each of our superhero breathing patterns in our Superhero Club Playground offers a child a different playtime experience, and helps them to develop their emotional fitness skills.
Learn more about each feeling focus and its corresponding superhero breathing pattern below!
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing Pattern The Wombat Breath to support children to release frustration]()
Feeling Focus - Frustration
An angry outburst of frustration can be challenging - for everyone!
The wombat breath makes releasing feelings of frustration super empowering and super fun. Try it together today!
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern the flat tyre breath for when a child is feeling silly and excited need to calm down]()
Feeling Focus - Excited or Silly
How do you help to calm an excited or silly child?
With our quirky superhero breathing pattern that makes releasing excess energy loads of fun. We know this breathing pattern will quickly become a favourite for both kids and adults.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child feels anxious and needs to be brave]()
Feeling Focus - Anxious or Afraid
Looking for a way to help a child who is anxious or afraid?
Introducing a child to this special superhero breathing pattern will help give them the courage to handle any situation and feeling that comes their way.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child feels upset to help better feelings come their way]()
Feeling Focus - Upset
What can you do to help a child when they feel upset?
Empowering a child with this superhero breathing pattern gives them a simple strategy they can use to help themselves feel better when they are upset, hurt or sick.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child is confused]()
Feeling Focus - Confused
It can be uncomfortable to feel confused. All too often we give up and let confusion stop us from figuring out the problem.
This superhero breathing pattern has a unique way of helping to untangle a confused mind, so a child can seek help, ask questions, and work through their confusion in a calm manner.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child is calm and wants to invite joy - The Kookaburra Breath]()
Feeling Focus - Joy
Invite the energy of joy into your day and experience the sparkles of happiness it brings to your mind and body.
This superhero breathing pattern combines the power of the breath with the joy of laughter, to trigger the release of endorphins, which are a natural mood-boosting chemical.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child is feeling worried]()
Feeling Focus - Worried
Kids worry for various reasons, just like adults do. Sometimes worrying can cause undue stress and anxiety.
This superhero breathing pattern gives a child a strategy they can use to help calm worried thoughts in their mind and body.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child is overwhelmed by anger to help calm their furious feelings]()
Feeling Focus - Furious
Movement and breath combine to release furious feelings from the body and mind.
The actions in this superhero breathing pattern, along with the power of the breath, help a chid to shift their furious energy in a super fun way.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child is feeling tired]()
Feeling Focus - Tired or Low Energy
Looking for a fun way to power up your child’s mind and body, so they feel invigorated, focused and ready for action?
This superhero breathing pattern provides a natural energy boost, making a child feel more alert and ready to tackle tasks or get back in the game.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for when a child is feeling shy or nervous]()
Feeling Focus - Shy or Nervous
Is your child sometimes shy or nervous, especially in a social situation?
Teaching your child this subtle, yet super effective, breathing pattern will help them release their shy or nervous energy to become more confident and at ease in any situation.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for expanding a child's experience of gratitude]()
Feeling Focus - Grateful
Discover how giving thanks can make your child feel happier!
Expressing gratitude supports a child’s emotional well-being, as well as boosts their self esteem. This superhero breathing pattern helps to amplify good feelings in a child’s mind and body and is a wonderful way to start or end the day.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern for helping a child when they are overwhelmed]()
Feeling Focus - Overwhelm
The busyness of our daily lives can often lead to feelings of overwhelm, for both kids and adults!
This superhero breathing pattern is a quick relaxation hack that can help to diffuse an emotional meltdown triggered by overwhelm.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern the butterfly breath for when a child is feeling sad]()
Feeling Focus - Sad
Sadness can often make kids feel alone. You can help a child learn how to navigate through this uncomfortable emotion using the power of their breath.
This gentle self-soothing superhero breathing pattern is a simple and effective way for a child to let go of their sad feelings.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern the kettle breath for when a child is feeling mad]()
Feeling Focus - Mad
Feeling mad often leads to behaviour outbursts that can be very challenging and uncomfortable for all involved!
This breathing pattern is a quick and effective way to help a child release mad feelings from their mind and body and return to calm.
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern the starfish breath for when a child is feeling scared]()
Feeling Focus - Scared
One of the greatest gifts you can give is the gift of calm - especially to a scared child!
Teaching a child how to use this superhero breathing pattern to help soothe their scared feelings is a skill they will use for life!
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![My Friend Breath Superhero Breathing pattern the humming breath for when a child is feeling calm to help happy feelings come their way]()
Feeling Focus - Calm to Happy
Let’s help all kids to experience the joy of feeling happy by teaching them this delightful breathing pattern.
The more a child practices this superhero breathing pattern when they are calm, the more empowered they will become to help happy feelings to come their way.
View a sample breathing pattern webpage
Each superhero breathing pattern is presented on its own webpage, with breathe-along videos, games, activities, and more. Learn how fun and easy playtime inside the playground is by visiting the sample page below.
What’s inside the Superhero Club Playground?
By connecting a specific breathing pattern to a specific emotion, we have made it easy for both adults and children to turn to a shared strategy when a child is experiencing a particular emotion.
Understanding which breathing pattern to do to best support themselves in the moment empowers a child to manage their emotions, anytime, anywhere.
Each of the 16 superhero breathing patterns inside the playground includes a kid-friendly definition of the focus emotion.
Understanding how to name the way they feel is an important step in developing the skill of emotional-regulation. It also helps your child to create a connection between the feeling they are experiencing, and the breathing pattern they can use to change their emotional state.
A follow-along demonstration video, guided by Ash and Kels, introduces the say-and-do game for each emotion, and it’s associated breathing pattern.
This game is the core strategy we use to teach emotional-regulation. It explains when and why to do each superhero breathing pattern, as well as showing a child step-by-step how to do each element of the breathing pattern.
Each playtime practice video is guided by Ash and Kels. These provide an easy and fun way to help your child proactively practice, which is the key to creating the connection between a specific emotion and a breathing pattern.
The more a child practices the say-and-do game, the more likely they are to recall the breathing pattern when they are experiencing the emotional state.
Online interactive games, that cater for different ability levels, add to the fun of learning and practicing each superhero breathing pattern.
There are puzzles, memory games, memory races, spot the differences, and more! These games help to further develop a child's connection between an emotion and the corresponding breathing pattern. They also assist in the development of their concentration, attention, perseverance, comprehension, and receptive skills.
All of the 16 breathing patterns come with a printable guide with related activities to complete for offline fun and learning.
Alongside the printable activities, this guide includes a breathing pattern poster. This poster features a QR code to provide easy access to the videos and game. Print and display in your home, office, or classroom so that children are empowered to autonomously play with their friend Breath anytime they choose.
In the fun snakes-and-ladders-style MFB Board Game, kids will enjoy linking emotions to breathing patterns. While also deepening their breath awareness and discovering the magic of mindful breathing.
As they race toward the Superhero Clubhouse, kids will develop important skills for emotional-regulation, resilience, and confidence.
Our board game provides an engaging way for children to develop these skills through play, turning mindful breathing into a powerful tool they can use anytime, anywhere!
The MFB board game offers three levels of playing cards, enabling you to customize the experience to your child’s progress, and provide the support they need to develop and reinforce the skill of mindful breathing.
- Level One introduces kids to the power of their breath in a fun, stress-free way, building a strong foundation in mindful breathing.
- Level Two invites them to deepen and show their understanding.
- Level Three empowers kids with the knowledge of when to apply their breath in real-life situations, building confidence and emotional resilience beyond the game.
The Superhero Pledge is a fun way for kids to commit to practicing mindful breathing, turning it into an enjoyable daily routine. By making this pledge, children actively engage with their breath, helping to integrate mindfulness into their lives.
Saying this playtime practice pledge:
Helps settle a child and transition them into a breathwork practice session.
Sets the tone and prepares them to engage with their breath in a focused manner.
Enhances the effectiveness of their playtime practice.
It is a joy to share the magic of the breath with children, families, and communities around the world.
We are grateful to do so through our My Friend Breath resources, as well as in-person, and virtual author visits.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Our recommended age range for our Superhero Club Playground is 3 - 10+ years old.
How your child engages with the superhero breathing patterns will depend on their age and maturity. We have found older children as well as adults have also benefited from learning the different breathing strategies offer in the MFB playground.
We do suggest that the earlier you teach your child mindful breathing the sooner they will learn how to use mindful breathing to help them regulate their emotions.
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The more often a child practices mindful breathing, by playing the say-and-do game, the more confident they will be to turn to their breath in times of need to help change the way they feel.
Proactive breathing practice is a type of emotional fitness training. Just as other healthy fitness habits are recommended to be done daily, playing with their breath through mindful breathing should be something your child does for a few minutes on most days.
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Both resources have a focus on the importance of proactive practice to help embed the skills of mindful breathing for emotional-regulation and resilience.
The Playtime with My Friend Breath book provides a structured storyline that your child can follow as they are guided to practice our four foundational breathing patterns for when they are feeling sad, mad, scared, and calm, to help happy feelings come their way. This book also includes a range of fun interactive activities which help your child to deepen their understanding of how and when to use these breaths.
This book comes in two formats - a generic version with Ash, and a personalized version featuring your child, which takes their engagement in the activity to the next level.
The Superhero Club Playground provides a range of different breathing patterns that, through practice, help to expand your child’s repertoire of resources that they can use to support themselves in emotional experiences.
Expanding your child’s vocabulary and understanding of the rainbow of different emotions they will encounter throughout life empowers them with a strong foundation of emotional fitness, so they feel capable of handling any challenges that come their way.
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1. Play with your child
Join your child and play together in the playground.
Be creative and find moments in the day to visit the playground together.
Remembering that even if it is for as little as one to two minutes this time is still impactful in building their emotional fitness skill.
Attaching breathing playtime practice to an existing habit, e.g. their nighttime story, will help it become part of your child's daily routine.
2. Be a role model
Show what mindful breathing practice looks like, by playing say-and-do yourself.
Children are visual learners, they learn from watching. When you experience an uncomfortable emotion, show them 'in the moment' how you use your friend Breath to self-calm.
3. Set them up for success
Provide your child with easy ways to access the superhero breathing pattern webpages. This can look like:
- Printing and displaying the superhero breathing pattern poster/s in a place they can calmly and easily access for self-guided play, such as a calm corner or playroom.
- Saving the webpage as an icon on the home screen of your phone or tablet, or the favourites in your web browser, for quick access.
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In the superhero breathing pattern descriptions we suggest that your child does each breathing pattern five times and then pauses to notice how they feel. If they need to, they can continue doing the breathing pattern until they feel calm, and their friend Breath feels calm too.
The time it takes to change how they feel can vary from day to day, experience to experience.
So it is important to encourage your child to continue to use their superhero breathing if, after pausing to check in, they are still experiencing the uncomfortable emotion.
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To keep the game fresh and engaging!
The emotions on the wheel change each month, giving kids a chance to explore different feelings and breathing patterns over time. This variety helps reinforce mindful breathing in a fun and exciting way!
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Absolutely! Our My Friend Breath books and resources support and help amplify the mindful breathing and social-emotional components of other well-being programs.
If you are using the Zones of Regulation approach to teaching self-regulation our breathing patterns can be used as a support tool in each of the zones. You’ll find the specific zone included in the information on how, when and why to use the breathing pattern on their unique webpage and inside the guide.
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To provide access to our Superhero Club Playground for multiple people you can purchase a Superhero Club Membership.
Our membership options provide equal and unlimited access to all our digital books and resources, which includes an all-access pass to the Superhero Club Playground.
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