Goal: This activity helps children recognize, express, and communicate their emotions in a fun and visual way. It encourages self-awareness by connecting feelings to facial expressions, colors, and weather patterns.
Instructions for Use:
Draw Your Feelings Inside & Outside:
In the first two blank faces, children will draw:
Left Side: How they feel inside (e.g., happy, sad, nervous).
Right Side: What their face looks like on the outside (e.g., smiling, frowning).
This helps children understand that sometimes their inside feelings don’t always match their outside expressions.
Express Feelings Through Colours:
In the paint splashes, children will colour in the shades that match their emotions.
Encourage them to think about:
What color feels like happiness?
What colors do you feel when you're frustrated or excited?
Choose a Weather Emotion:
Ask the child: If your feeling was the weather, what would it be?
Have them circle or colour in the weather that best represents their mood.
☀️ Sunny = Happy
⛅ Cloudy = Unsure
☔ Rainy = Sad
⛈️ Stormy = Angry or frustrated
🌈 Rainbow = Hopeful