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Explore fun, creative, play-based ways to help kids make sense of and express big, messy emotions. From coloring tools to conversation prompts, these activities support emotional growth, connection, and confidence.

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Emotion card hidden in a pencil pot as part of the Hide and Seek Emotions Game for kids, showing how this emotional literacy activity works.

How to Play The Hide and Seek Emotions Game: A Fun Feelings Activity for Kids

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on March 1, 2026November 24, 2025

If you’re looking for a playful emotional intelligence activity for kids, the Hide and Seek Emotions Game might just become your new favorite. It’s easy …

Child holding emoji faces showing happy, sad, and neutral emotions illustrating how to teach kids emotional intelligence

How To Teach Kids Emotional Intelligence: 6 Play Therapy-Inspired Techniques

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on January 12, 2026November 18, 2025

If you’ve been wondering how to teach kids emotional intelligence in a way that actually sticks, you’re in the right place. Emotional intelligence isn’t just …

The Feelings Hotel - a creative emotional check-in for kids – a playful, printable emotions tool showing a hotel where children can ‘check in’ feelings using illustrated emotion suitcases.

How To Do The Feelings Hotel: A Creative Emotional Check-In for Kids

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on January 12, 2026October 31, 2025

Step into The Feelings Hotel, a place where every emotion gets its own room — even the prickly ones! This emotional check-in for kids is …

Child wearing a shirt and tie with pretend rocket wings, blasting off into a starry sky — symbolising the growth mindset for kids and the confidence to reach their full potential.

5 Simple Ways To Help Your Child Develop a Growth Mindset

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on January 12, 2026October 13, 2025

Want to help your child build confidence, resilience, and self-belief? The growth mindset for kids is a powerful way to do it. Here are 5 …

Colorful xylophone used as play therapy toys for children

Play Therapy Toys Explained: What They Are and How They Support Emotional Growth

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on September 13, 2025September 9, 2025

Play therapy toys are more than just playthings. Discover how dollhouses, sand trays, art, and more help children express feelings, heal, and grow emotionally. When children have big …

Finished mandala emotions activity for kids showing big feelings in bright colors

How To Do a Mandala Emotions Activity For Kids

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on November 3, 2025July 19, 2025

Looking for creative ways to explore emotions with children? This mandala emotions activity for kids supports emotional literacy in a fun and meaningful way. In …

The message - Live Your Life In Colors is written in colorful letters in chalk on a pavement - used to illustrate positive affirmations for kids

Affirmations for Kids: Can Simple Words Really Transform Their World?

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on September 15, 2025December 16, 2024

Are you wondering if positive affirmations for kids, really work? Well, it turns out neuroscience shows they’re more than just ‘nice’ words. Here we’ll discover …

Illustration of Albert Einstein with a cosmic background – featured image for Einstein quotes for kids post.

Best Einstein Quotes For Kids: Inspiring Imagination, Creativity and Kindness

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on March 21, 2026August 2, 2024

Children will love this collection of Einstein quotes for kids. These simple yet powerful words spark imagination, build confidence, and inspire qualities like kindness and …

Colorful, abstract “worry monster” artwork created by blowing paint with a straw—part of an activity that helps kids externalize anxiety by turning worries into characters they can name, explore, and talk to.

How to Externalize Anxiety for Kids: The Worry Monster Activity

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on October 2, 2025June 7, 2024

This fun worry monster activity helps children shrink overwhelming feelings and manage stress. Learn how to externalize anxiety for kids with this effective and engaging …

A wooden worry box for children, labeled 'Worry Box,' filled with small toys and trinkets. An engaging worry box activity for kids who worry too much, helping them express and manage their anxious thoughts

The Worry Box: A Simple Tool To Help Kids Who Worry Too Much

by Debbie McKelveyupdated on November 3, 2025March 30, 2024

Discover how the worry box activity for kids can reduce anxiety, validate feelings, and teach healthier coping skills for children who worry too much. Do …

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