Boiling Over - Keep Calm Matching Game

Help children build emotional awareness and anger management skills with Boiling Over – Keep Calm Matching Game, an engaging and interactive resource designed for classrooms, wellbeing programs, and home learning environments. This fun, memory-style game encourages children to identify calming strategies while recognising emotions that may cause them to feel angry or overwhelmed.

Players take turns matching ‘Keep Calm’ cards, learning positive ways to manage big feelings along the way. But watch out — uncovering a ‘Boiling Over’ card can end the game! Through play, children develop emotional regulation skills, self-awareness, and confidence in managing challenging emotions in a supportive, low-pressure setting.

Perfect for small groups, social–emotional learning sessions, or family game time, this game makes learning to stay calm both meaningful and fun.

Why Educators Love It:

• Supports anger management and emotional regulation

• Encourages discussion around feelings and coping strategies

• Builds memory, turn-taking, and social skills

• Ideal for group play, wellbeing lessons, and counselling sessions

• Play-based approach to social–emotional learning

How to Use It:

• Play as a memory-matching game with individuals or small groups

• Encourage children to talk about calming strategies as cards are matched

• Discuss what causes emotions to “boil over” and how to manage them

• Use during wellbeing programs, calm-down sessions, or SEL lessons

• Suitable for classroom, therapy, or home use

Details:

• Keep Calm matching game set

• Includes 24 ‘Keep Calm’ cards

• Includes 3 ‘Boiling Over’ cards

• Includes 1 game board

• Designed to support emotional regulation and anger management

• Suitable for ages 5–9+