This is a set of 4 wooden bars printed with different facial expressions. Children can make up to 64 different emotion faces. It helps soothe and validate children when they are in negative moods. It also encourages emotional literacy and development. Great for social stories and imaginative play. Adults can watch children talking about their inner world and feelings. Comes with 2 play dice allowing various types of play and learning. Board measures 28cm x 28cm.

Choose an assignment strip and look carefully at the situations. What emotions do you see? Slide a matching face underneath each situation and flip the strip for self-checking. Learn to recognise and understand various emotions and improve language skills. The game contains 4 basic emotions: happy, angry, sad and scared. Set includes 8 assignment strips and 32 small cards with faces. Stored in a wooden box measuring 45cm x 22cm x 8cm. Ages 4-5yrs.

Try to find appropriate situations for each emotion. In doing so, practise recognising and naming the 4 basic emotions: happy, scared, angry, and sad. Expand your vocabulary and learn to deal with emotions by discussing them together.

Includes:

• 24 wooden image cards
• 2 suction cups

Learn to recognise 8 basic emotions: happy, sad, disgust, anger, shame, afraid, love, amazed. Find 6 cards with situations that represent this emotion and talk about it. Talk about what you see and if you recongise this situation. Ages 3yrs+.

These Calming Cards have been created by a Psychology and Education professional to help children calm down when they're upset, mad, frustrated, sad or angry.

Teaching children calming techniques helps them develop the skills they need to recover from their most challenging emotions.

The Calming Cards are designed to help you teach them calming techniques. Calming strategies include deep breathing, muscle relaxation, grounding, visualisation, yoga and mindfulness.

Calming cards can be used in a variety of contexts including:

• A calming corner or calming space in the classroom
• Outdoors or away from the classroom
• Calming activities before sleep time

Calming Cards are designed to teach life long calming skills that, once learnt, can be drawn on when needed (without the continued prompt of a card).

Suitable for children aged 3 years and up (with educator's guidance) and for older children and adults as well.

The cards measure 9.5cm x 13cm and are printed on 350gsm card with double sided matte laminate.​ Includes heassian storage pouch.

4 Social Skills Board Games (Empathy, Manners, Emotions and Friendship) will help you develop and learn new social skills and behaviours simply by playing, laughing and having fun with your friends and family. This set uses different gameplays such as action games and sentence building games that will keep children entertained while learning about the topics of empathy, friendship, manners and emotions.

Contains 4 board games, 6 counters, a spinner, a die, and an answer sheet.

For ages 5-8.

Learn a range of essential skills that can be used in everyday life with this fun set of 6 Social Skills Games. Answer questions about how to deal with relatable scenarios, differentiate between right and wrong and learn how to express your emotions and recognise how others may be feeling. Some games include self-correcting elements for independent learning. 

Contains 2 board games, 2 matching games, scenario puzzles, empathy glasses, die, counters, and a game guide with instructions.

For ages 5-8.

Teach anger management skills to children with the Boiling Over Game, the keep calm matching game! Compete with your friends and family in this unique emotional skills style memory game. Learn to identify ways in which to stay calm and identify where you might lose your temper and boil over!

Match as many ‘Keep Calm’ cards as you can to win, before finding those ‘Boiling Over’ angry cards that will end the game.

Contains 24 ‘Keep Calm’ cards, 3 ‘Boiling Over’ cards, and a game board.

For ages 5-9+.

Compete with your friends and family to create the perfect recipe for a friend in this exciting social skills memory game! Match as many good friendship qualities as you can, before finding those bad friendship qualities that will spoil the broth and end the game.

Includes 20 ‘Good Friend’ cards, 3 ‘Bad Friend’ cards, and a game board.

For ages 5-6 years.

6 Personal Growth Games is a fantastic set of games and activities to introduce children into the world of adolescence! With games and activities that encompass themes of self-esteem, relationships, emotions and bodily changes, children will have a clear and more positive understanding of the social, emotional and physical changes that they will begin to undergo. Each activity has been designed in a conservative, sensitive, inclusive and engaging way.

Contains 1 board game, 1 counter game, 2 matching games, 2 ordering games, counters, and a die. 

For ages 8-9+.

Mix and match the egg parts to show a great combination of eggspressions. Great for social stories and imaginative play, Mister Eggs can help children learn to communicate their feelings effectively and develop cognition and communication skills. Board measures 28cm x 28cm. Ages 3 years+.

Emotions like fear, sadness, anger, surprise, and happiness, which accompany us throughout our lives. These emotions embody our inner wishes, goals and needs. They are a reaction to a situation or a condition. Children often experience intense emotions, which makes it even more important for them to learn how to cope with them and express them.

These 5 x 6 piece wooden puzzles develop and strengthen social-emotional-learning (SEL) skills, while also developing logical thinking and communication skills. Ages 3yrs+.

The Emotional Regulation Resources Set includes sensory aids for anxiety, emotional management and provides calming tools for those who require soothing.

Set Includes (in order from top left to right):

• 1 x Hand Pressure Stress Tool
• 1 x Four Square Liquid Timer
• 1 x Atomic Bead Stress Ball
• 1 x Rainbow Bubble Fidget Tray
• 1 x Squeezy Mesh Stress Ball
• 1 x Balancing Bird
• 2 x Marble Fidgets
• 1 x Squishy Dinosaur Ball
• 1 x  Rainbow Slinky
• 2 x Spinning Tops
• 1 x Bendy Monkey
• 1 x Colour Change Stress Ball

Children who understand their emotions are better able to cope with them.

Feelings cards are a valuable tool and are used extensively when supporting children to explore their moods and emotions, strengths and vulnerabilities. These cards have been created and illustrated by an art therapist to promote discussion that will support emotional growth.

These cards can help to:

• Recognise and understand emotions
• Develop empathy and understand feelings in others
• Recognise feelings in the body
• Discuss fears and worries

This set of 26 beautifully illustrated cards feature a range of emotions depicted by different animals to help children identify and understand their own feelings. Decades of therapeutic experience have been applied when designing these cards and each illustration has been thoughtfully crafted to spark curiosity, conversation and connection.

The cards measure 15.5cmH x 11cmW and are made on 350gsm gloss art with gloss celloglaze on both sides. They are recommended for children aged 12 and under.

This unique wooden 8 block set promises hours of fun as children play with up to 4000 different variations of faces, from happy to sad, even scared or just downright spooky! Each block has 4 images, one on each side. A great resource for giving children the opportunity to recognize and discuss different emotions, it also encourages children to express and manage their own feelings important in developing self-reliance and resilience. A fun way to introduce emotions while encouraging children to feel positive and confident while they learn through play. Each block measures 13.5cmW x 4.5cm x 4.5cm.

These beautifully illustrated cards combine mindfulness with literacy in a fun and engaging way. The cards can be used in a group or individually while providing children with some practical tools that they can use to help further their mindfulness skills.

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

OUTCOME 3: Children have a strong sense of well-being.

Proudly handmade in Australia using Australian sustainably sourced timber.

Storage box measures 22cm x 15cm x 10cm. Cards measure 10.5cm x 15cm x 6mm.

Explore 14 fundamental emotions and learn ways to better understand and process these feelings. The ability to identify and understand our emotions is critical to our ability to regulate our emotions and to self-soothe.

Nothing feels better than sitting around in a group learning together. Our BIG Books are the perfect size for all to see as the teacher and children sit together for reading.

Measures 42cm x 30cm. 16 pages - 300gsm gloss celoglaze covers and 200gsm satin pages.

A teachable Lesson

Why Do I Feel Emotions big book teaches valuable lessons based on specific Australian curriculum and learning outcomes.

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.

Visual, vocabulary and Imagination learning

Captivating illustrations, photos and words can help to increase children’s imagination, creativity and sensory learning skills as well as provide wonderful classroom discussions.

Written by a psychologist

Thoughtfully written by Emma Williams, registered psychologist.

Develop positive thinking with this big book filled with positive affirmations. Each page encourages interaction and discussion with the class, allowing children to identify thoughts, actions or memories that make them feel positive.

Nothing feels better than sitting around in a group learning together. Our BIG Books are the perfect size for all to see as the teacher and children sit together for reading. Measures 42cm x 30cm. 16 pages - 300gsm gloss celoglaze covers and 200gsm satin pages.

A teachable Lesson

Positive Mindset Affirmations big book teaches valuable lessons based on specific Australian curriculum and learning outcomes.

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.

Visual, vocabulary and Imagination learning

Captivating illustrations, photos and words can help to increase children’s imagination, creativity and sensory learning skills as well as provide wonderful classroom discussions.

Written by a psychologist

Thoughtfully written by Emma Williams, registered psychologist.

Our new Gumtree Affirmation Carpet will provide some fantastic opportunities for children to become familiar with wonderful positive affirmations. The beautiful gumtree illustration is created by a local artist and features neutral earthy tones that will compliment and help to create a calming classroom design. 26 different positive affirmation words are presented on the gum leaves, providing children with plenty of opportunities to explore different positive affirmations that they may be feeling at the time.

Durable and soft plush pile, with cotton bound edges, round corners and non-slip backing. The carpet measures 3m x 2m. 

Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)

Outcome 1: Children will have a strong sense of identity.

Eggspressions Shape Sorter is ideal for learning about emotions through expressions and developing fine motor skills with the 12 shape sorting eggs. The eggs are bias weighted so they stand up in the correct position. Included are expression cards designed as topic starters.

An engaging and colourful set of 10 circular mats designed to help children explore and understand their emotions in a fun and active way.

From happiness and excitement to sadness and anger, surprise to just plain silly, each mat provides a visual representation of a specific emotion, making it easier for children to identify and articulate their feelings or recognize them in others.

Children can express the emotion depicted on the mat through facial expressions, body language, or even-role playing scenarios. These mats are durable to withstand playtime adventures, designed with non-slip rubber backing for safety.

The mats measure 34cm in diameter and are made with natural rubber and microsuede.