Feel Your Feelings

Emoji crossword puzzle
Emoji crossword puzzles aren’t just fun — they mirror real life. Just as we interpret a friend’s facial expression to understand how they feel, these puzzles invite us to “read” emojis and connect them with emotions. It’s a playful way to practice emotional recognition, build empathy, and strengthen word skills, all while enjoying the challenge of a crossword.
Emoji mood tracker
Here is a fun and enlightening activity to teach kids (and adults) to track their emotions throughout the day or week. By recognizing patterns and triggers, children can better understand their feelings and develop effective coping strategies, which promotes mental and emotional well-being from an early age and build a foundation for a healthier, happier life.

Feel Your Feelings storytime and activities
Here are some pictures of all the fun activities we did at our storytime, including an emoji cutout kit, giant slide puzzle, jigsaw puzzles, T-shirts, buttons, notepads, book signing, snacks, and lots of time to share stories and smiles.

Emoji cutout kit
Download an emoji cutout kit and create new feelings. You’ll be surprised how many emotions you can create with a few simple shapes. And if you make one small change, like turning a shape upside down, you will create a whole new emoji. This is a great way to continue the

Feel Your Feelings group activities
Here is a fun idea about how to use Feel Your Feelings in your classroom.

Feel Your Feelings, the braille edition
Here is a sneak peek at Feel Your Feelings, the braille edition. Not only is the book in braille, but it is also filled with tactile graphics, so you can literally feel your feelings!

Three simple reasons why we need emotions
Some emotions show us what we love, others protect us from harm, and as you can see in the rainbow illustration from our book, all of them put together, like colors on an artist’s palette, paint a beautiful picture of life. I’ll explain these ideas below. And, I have a fun challenge for you that I call “the joy of fear.”

Fear is your friend
We all know that emotions like love and gratitude are fun and beneficial oh, but what about emotions like fear, scared and worry? Believe it or not, all our feelings serve a purpose. Learn how.