💛 Emotions

Resources to Help Kids with Emotions

Visual resources can significantly help children handle their emotions by giving them clear, understandable representations of how they feel. Emotion charts, illustrated books with expressive characters and interactive apps help kids identify and understand their feelings more effectively.

These resources simplify complex emotions into recognizable images or characters, making it easier for kids to express what they're experiencing. Through them, children learn to articulate feelings, recognize emotional triggers and develop coping strategies in a way that fits their stage of development.

Emotion Thermometer

Emotion Thermometer

An interactive tool that helps kids identify and scale the intensity of their feelings from 1 to 5. With a playful, colorful design, the thermometer guides them from calm green to intense red, with personalized calming strategies for each level. Perfect during tense moments or as a daily self-awareness routine.

Emotions Board

Emotions Board

A playful interactive board where kids can explore, name and log their emotions daily. With colorful emoji cards, validation phrases and calming tips, it supports families in building an emotional-literacy routine — ideal for morning or bedtime check-ins.

Draw Your Feelings

Draw Your Feelings

A poster that helps kids at home or in the classroom recognize and express their emotions. Children trace the word for each feeling — building emotional vocabulary — and draw a face to match, practicing facial recognition and empathy. Have an open conversation about each emotion while doing the exercise.

Mood Meter

Mood Meter

Encourage kids to reflect honestly throughout the day and pick the face that best matches how they feel right now. Use it individually or as a group to spark conversations about emotions and their causes. A powerful self-awareness and self-care tool that helps kids notice patterns and build strategies for emotional wellbeing.

Calming Strategies

Calming Strategies

Prompt children to try different self-regulation techniques and notice which ones work best for each situation. Use individually or in groups, reinforcing the idea of choosing the right strategy for the moment — building resilience and emotional wellbeing in the face of stress or frustration.

How Are You Feeling Today

How Are You Feeling Today

Create a welcoming space where kids feel safe to share their feelings openly. Encourage them to point to or pick the face that best represents how they feel right now, opening the door to daily emotional check-ins and gentle conversations about how to work through big feelings.

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