Taking a deep breath can automatically provide a feeling of calm. There are a lot of fun and engaging ways to teach deep breathing. Children can pretend to smell a flower and then blow bubbles. You can also have the children lie down and place an object on their stomachs. Ask them to watch the object go up when they breathe in and go down when they breathe out. Remind children and youth to use different ways to take deep breaths when they are feeling upset. One strategy to help children take deep, refocusing breaths is using an "Angry Bubbles" container. Start by asking a child who appears to be frustrated if they’d like a turn with the angry bubbles. Before blowing the first bubble, ask them to think about what is making them feel angry, take a deep breath, and blow it into the bubble. Explain that when the bubbles pop, the child should begin to feel better. Challenge them to use their fingers to pop the bubbles.