Feelings Puppets
Act out the feeling, then flip it back to calm.
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What it is
Meet Pip, Mochi, Ember and Luma: four soft little critters with big feelings. Each fold-over stick puppet shows a feeling on the front (sad, scared, mad, excited, worried, silly, happy, tired). Flip it over and the same critter is calm again, with one simple idea for what helped. Little kids get to name the feeling, play it out, and practice the way back, all through play.
What's included
- Meet the critters + picture steps for making the puppets
- 8 fold-over flip puppets: feeling on the front, calm again on the back
- 4 draw-a-face puppets: kids give each critter a feeling of their own
- The Feelings Stage: a printable stage backdrop for puppet shows
- 12 puppet show cards with simple everyday stories (ice cream on the ground, a loud thunder boom, waiting for a turn, Grandma's visit) and two questions on each
- 6 ways to play: Guess the Feeling, Flip It, Puppet Show, Mirror Me, Feelings Freeze, Puppet Check-In
- How do I feel? check-in board with all 8 feelings to point to
- Grown-up guide: why puppets help, naming feelings, following your child's lead, printing tips
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Printing tips
Print the puppets and stage on cardstock. You'll need scissors (for grown-ups), a glue stick and 12 craft sticks (straws or paper strips work too). This is a digital file, so nothing will be shipped.
Terms of use
For personal, classroom, and counseling-room use. Please don't share or resell the file.
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