🐾 Animal Emotion Cards for Kids (20-Card Emotional Regulation Set)
Help kids build emotional awareness, confidence, and communication skills with this adorable set of Animal Emotion Cards, featuring unique animal clipart and a calming plaid background. Designed for ADHD, autistic, and sensory-sensitive children, these visual emotion prompts make emotional regulation fun, simple, and engaging.
This printable set includes 20 total cards:
✨ 10 cards with emotions filled in (happy, sad, frustrated, silly, tired, scared, excited, calm, overwhelmed, proud)
✨ 10 blank cards so kids can name, draw, or identify their own emotions
Whether used at home, in classrooms, counseling sessions, therapy rooms, or calm corners, these cards help kids learn to recognize what they feel — and express it with confidence.
🌟 How to Use the Animal Emotion Cards
These cards are incredibly versatile and can support emotional learning in many playful ways, including:
🎯 Emotion Identification
Kids can choose a card that matches how they feel, helping build self-awareness and communication skills.
🎲 Memory or Matching Game
Print two sets to create a gentle, calming memory game that teaches emotion recognition.
🧘 Calm Corner Support
Display cards in a calm corner so kids can visually identify feelings before choosing a coping strategy.
🎒 Morning Check-In
Use for daily check-ins at home or school to start the day with clarity and connection.
🗣️ Social Skills Groups
Perfect for speech, OT, counseling, and small-group SEL lessons.
🎨 Creative Expression
Kids can draw their own emotions on the blank cards — a great option for nonverbal children or those who express feelings visually.
🌿 What’s Included
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20 printable emotion cards
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10 labeled emotions + 10 blank emotion cards
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Unique animal clipart on every card
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Warm plaid background for a cozy feel
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PDF format for easy printing & laminating
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Ideal size for small hands and classroom use
💛 Perfect For
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Parents supporting emotional regulation at home
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Teachers creating calm, predictable routines
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Therapists, counselors, and OTs
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SPED classrooms & SEL small groups
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Calm corners, morning meetings, and visual supports
🖨️ Print, Cut, Laminate, and Use Forever
For durability, print on cardstock, laminate, and use with Velcro dots, calm corners, or morning check-in centers.
🐻 Help Kids Feel Seen, Supported, and Calm
These Animal Emotion Cards make emotional learning approachable, visual, and fun — helping every child understand their feelings and choose calm, confident responses.
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Create calming emotional regulation rituals today.
