10/21/2026
Happy. Sad. Calm. Angry. 💛
Big feelings are easier to handle when you have a word for them. This tray had faces drawn around the edge, each with its feeling written beside it, and a pile of pom-poms in the middle.
Matching faces, pictures and hands-on play to a feeling helps toddlers:
💛 recognize and name different emotions
💛 build their emotional vocabulary
💛 begin to notice their own feelings and practice calming down
It's an early step toward telling us how they feel, instead of showing it only through frustration.
Which face would your little one pick today?