Kids’ Guided Relaxation Script: Bubble Blower Magic

Help your child imagine using a magical bubble blower meditation to blow away any childhood worries.

The guided meditation helps kids visualize worries drifting away. And it encourages deep breathing with the effort of blowing the bubbles. Deep breathing regulates the central nervous system and signals the body to relax.

This kids’ guided relaxation script is copyrighted by ShambalaKids and may only be used for in-person or live virtual reading. It may not be recorded for audio /video.

Why Bubble Meditation Helps Kids

Bubble imagery gives children a practical way to release abstract feelings. Pairing imagination with slow breathing helps calm the nervous system and shift attention away from racing thoughts.

Through regular practice, your child will understand that how we perceive things outwardly is simply a manifestation of our inner thought processes. Children easily learn to shift focus to achieve a desired result – a skill many adults wish we had learned sooner.

Equally important, they’ll find calm and inner peace as we guide them to look within. This leads to a natural yearning to revisit often and explore their inner world through the wonderful gift of meditation.

You can either read this guided meditation script aloud to your child from the script here or the PDF version you can access below.

Bubble Meditation Script for Kids

Close your eyes and take in a very deep breath.

Imagine your tummy is a soft balloon. And as you inhale, make that balloon as big as you can.

Now, exhale and release it all. Just relax into the present moment. You might notice your belly fill up and then soften back down as you let the breath out.

Let’s do that again now… inhale fully and let it all go. You can make the balloon any color you want.

If your mind wanders at any time, that’s fine. Just come back to your breath and the present moment.

Now let your arms and legs feel heavy and cozy, like they’re melting into the bed or floor. Allow your body to continue relaxing while we use our imaginations to picture something wonderful.

In your mind, pretend you have just found a big magical bubble blower. It looks like any bubble blower but this one has special powers. It was made from magic… and it is huge!

Now, in your other hand, imagine you have a big bottle of magic bubble soap. Dip the blower into the magic bubble liquid. Make sure to get it nice and soapy.

Now you can start to blow through the bubble blower to make your gigantic bubble. If anything has been bothering you today — a worry, a hard feeling, or something you keep thinking about — imagine placing it gently inside the bubble.

Some bubbles may hold tiny worries. Some may hold bigger feelings. You can make as many bubbles as you need.

Just put it all in there.

Then continue blowing the bubble until you think it’s big enough. Make sure you keep breathing as you fill this bubble in your mind… you don’t need to hold your breath.

Nod your head when you have everything in it.

(Wait for nod)

As you finish, watch how a very strong, friendly wind comes along and carries your worry bubble far, far away. It carries it so far away that you will never have to worry about that again.

It’s leaving now. Watch as it goes.

You can blow up as many bubbles as you need to with your magical bubble blower. Put anything in there that is bothering you and watch as the wind carries the bubbles far, far away. They just float out into nothingness.

You can use this magic bubble blower whenever you need to… just by imagining it in your mind. I’ll be quiet now so you can finish.

If you want to talk about the worries you blew away, I’m happy to listen. Or if you don’t, you can rest peacefully knowing your body is calm and your mind can rest.

Take another deep breath and sway or gently wiggle your body. Feel how calm you are after the deep breathing and the letting go of anything that was troubling you.

Remember, your magic bubble blower is always there whenever you need it.

After the Bubble Meditation

If your child shows signs of dysregulation (meltdowns, tired but wired), here are some simple physical ways to help regulate your child’s nervous system.

Try another calming guided meditation or check out one of our other scripts that can help make breathing exercises a go-to for your child.

Bedtime relaxations are a worthwhile way to introduce the power of relaxation and meditation into your child’s life. Starting as young as age three, you can read a guided relaxation adventure to your child before bed. In doing so, you will help your child begin to use the mindfulness tools readily available to each one of us.

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