Emotion Cards

🌈 Emotion Cards — Feel It, Name It, Choose What Helps

Sometimes knowing how you feel is hard. Finding the words to tell someone can be even harder. 💗

These printable Emotion Cards were created to give children a simple, visual way to communicate their emotions — while also giving them 3 practical strategies they can try when they need a little support.

And this resource is extra special to me… 🥹

💡 The idea came from my autistic + ADHD son.

He wanted to create something that could help other children show someone how they’re feeling and what might help, especially during moments when talking feels difficult.

💗 What’s included?

The set includes 12 colourful emotion cards, covering:

Happy • Calm • Excited • Proud • Sad • Angry • Worried • Frustrated • Overwhelmed • Lonely • Tired • Anxious

Every card includes:

✨ A clear visual representation of the emotion

✨ The emotion written in easy-to-recognise language

✨ 3 simple, child-friendly strategies to try

✨ Bright, calming visuals designed to be easy to use and understand

✂️ Print • Cut • Keep Close

Print and cut out the cards, then keep them somewhere children can easily access them.

They could be kept on a lanyard, attached to a keyring, placed in a calm corner, kept on a desk or added to a regulation toolkit.

A child can then point to or choose a card to communicate:

“This is how I feel.”

and

“This is something that might help me.”

This can be particularly useful when emotions are big and finding the right words is difficult.

🏡 Perfect for…

Parents, teachers, teaching assistants, SEN/SEND settings, support workers, calm corners, regulation spaces and anyone supporting children with emotional communication.

Feel it. 💗 Name it. 💗 Choose what helps.

Different minds can create brilliant ideas — and sometimes the smallest idea can make a very big difference. 🌈

Created with kindness by @adhdteacher2

Digital download only — no physical product will be shipped.

This resource is intended as an educational/support tool and is not a substitute for individualised professional or medical advice.