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Help kids express their emotions with a Post-it® Note feelings chart

Help kids express their emotions with a Post-it® Note feelings chart

Recognising and naming feelings is part of a child's social and emotional development. Here's an activity you can use to help your child start to understand and identify emotions. You can even use it to talk together about how to express feelings in positive ways.


  • What you need:

    1 – 559mm x 559mm Post-it® Big Pad
    1 pack of 76mm x 76mm Post-it® Super Sticky Notes, any colour
    1 marker

    What you need

  • What to do:

    1. Pull out a page of the Post-it® Big Pad and write "How [insert your child's name] feels right now" at the top.

    Pull out a page of the Post-it® Big Pad and write "How [insert your child's name] feels right now" at the top.

  • 2. Draw a face and hair outline that matches your child.

    Draw a face and hair outline that matches your child.

  • 3. Start drawing faces that reflect different emotions on the Post-it® Super Sticky Notes. Talk together about different feelings people experience, and what each feeling looks like.

    Start drawing faces that reflect different emotions on the Post-it® Super Sticky Notes

  • 4. Place the Post-it® Notes around the edge of the page, and label each one.

    Place the Post-it® Notes around the edge of the page, and label each one.

  • 5. Stick your page to the wall in the kitchen or bedroom—somewhere you and your child can easily see it!

    Stick your page to the wall in the kitchen or bedroom

  • 6. Have your kiddo switch out the feeling on the chart as it changes to reflect what they feel.

    This activity was brought to you by Creative Kidstuff and Post-it® Brand.


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