The Feelings Cup Series

The Feelings Cup™ Toolkit



Help children recognize big emotions before they overflow.

The Feelings Cup™ Toolkit is a printable emotional regulation resource designed to help children recognize body warning signs, understand what they’re feeling, and build healthy coping skills before emotions become overwhelming.

Using engaging visuals, guided activities, and practical planning tools, children learn how to identify when their “feelings cup” is filling, what causes it to overflow, and healthy ways to regulate their emotions in everyday life.

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, therapist, school counselor, or caregiver, this toolkit provides child-friendly resources that encourage meaningful conversations, build emotional awareness, and teach lifelong emotional regulation skills.

Inside the Toolkit

✔ The Feelings Cup Visual – Introduces the Feelings Cup concept in a simple, child-friendly way.

✔ Feelings Cup Explanation Guide – Explains how emotions build over time and why emotional regulation matters.

✔ Real-Life Feelings Cup Visual – Helps children connect the Feelings Cup concept to everyday situations.

✔ Feelings Meter – Helps children identify and communicate the intensity of their emotions.

✔ Body Warning Signs Activity – Encourages children to recognize the physical signals that emotions are increasing.

✔ Feelings Cup Reflection Activity – Guides children in understanding their own emotional experiences.

✔ Reset Plan – A personalized step-by-step plan children can follow when they notice their emotions building.

✔ Ways to Empty My Cup Activity – Helps children discover healthy coping skills that work for them.

✔ Calm Corner Planning Page – Guides children in creating a personalized calming space.

✔ Calm Corner Builder (Expanded Version) – Additional planning page to personalize calming strategies.

✔ Overflow Reflection Activity – Helps children process what happened after emotions became overwhelming and identify healthier responses.

✔ Printable Emotional Regulation Toolkit – Designed for repeated use at home, in classrooms, counseling sessions, or therapy.

Perfect For

• Parents & Caregivers

• Teachers

• School Counselors

• Therapists

• Social Workers

• Homeschool Families

Digital Download

This is a digital printable product. No physical item will be shipped.

After purchase, you’ll receive immediate access to download and print your toolkit for personal or professional use.

Created by The Journal Project

The Journal Project was created to help children understand big emotions through practical, trauma-informed resources that encourage emotional awareness, resilience, and healthy coping skills.