The Big Feelings Card Deck — 60 Printable Emotion & Coping Cards for Kids

Point instead of explain.

Ask a five-year-old how they feel and you get "bad." Ask an eight-year-old and you get a shrug. Not because they're hiding it — because "frustrated" and "disappointed" and "left out" all live in the same undifferentiated lump until someone gives them the words.

Sixty cards. Half of them name a feeling. Half of them offer something to do about it. Both halves are pictures first.

📦 What's inside — 60 cards

• 40 emotion cards — from the basics through to the ones that cause the most trouble: jealous, embarrassed, left out, overwhelmed, disappointed
• 20 coping-move cards — each one a single action a child can take in under a minute, no adult required
• 3 card-back designs — so you can split the deck by age or by kid
• A sorting mat — "feelings I've had this week" — which turns the deck into a five-minute check-in
• Two card games — Feelings Charades and Match-the-Move, with rules on one page
• Print-and-cut guides — plus a business-card-template version if you'd rather use perforated stock

🖍️ How it works

Print on card stock, cut, put on a metal ring. Keep one set in the kitchen and one in the car. The car set is the one that gets used most — it's where the day gets processed.

❓ Common questions

Can I laminate these? Yes, and they're sized to standard 2.5" x 3.5" laminating pouches.

Non-verbal or speech-delayed child? The emotion cards are picture-dominant with the word small and secondary, which is why speech therapists tend to use this half of the deck on its own.

Digital download. Nothing physical ships. PDF, US Letter + A4.