The Bear Cards: Feelings

What I love about these resources is that they cover so many feelings, so many products stick to the basics, but human emotions are not basic! You can show a graduation of feelings to help explain how you went from "happy" to "angry". They are also very versatile and come with lots of ideas. I think lots of Autistic kids will be able to think more about the faces because the bears are so simple and not distracting, for example in my experience with other cards, I think I have been talking about an emotion, but they are fixated with an object on the person's body that has distracted them. You can use in a group or one to one. I love them.

These cards are amazing to use with young children to help them to express their emotions. You also get a unique code so that you can download resources and print them off to use along with the cards. Colourful and an essential resource for ELSA's in schools and therapists. The children love them. Fast dispatch and great communication throughout this purchase.

Excellent tool to help children express themselves.

Used in a professional context with a large group of children. Each child chose a bear and could say why they chose that particular one and how it relates to them. some very interesting and unexpected discussions were had. These could be very useful in the home if you have a child who struggles to talk about emotions or even with challenging teens and adults. The one thing that I would change is to print them on slightly thicker card as little ones do like to bend more flimsier resources. Well worth the money.

Very colourful. Not having any words leaves the cards open to interpretation which can make expressions of emotions easier for some people

I love these cards and use them a lot in my work as they enable young people to think about and share how they are feeling even if they don’t have the language skills or don’t feel comfortable verbalising it The colours and the pictures are lovely and very attractive to young children whilst also appealing to teenagers too

Have bought several times for different schools. Work really well.

A social work colleague had some of these and raved about how children really liked them. I bought these recently to use on a team away day and they are really good with adults too, especially as an ice breaker. They are larger than I had thought, and very sturdy with a lovely feel to them so they will robust for working with children. The illustrations of the bears are very varied with subtle gradations of moods and feelings (which are not labelled so it is entirely a subjective choice) and really expressive.

These is a simple and practical tool to use for expressing emotions with little ones. It's fun and the pictures are great prompts for talking points to help kids express emotions.

I thought this is from innovative resources but it's an imitation

I recommend it for working with children

I am a clinical therapist for children and families... These cards are great for children who don't yet have a vocabulary- they are also great conversation starters for families who struggle with communication

I had a set of these cards a few years ago and was delighted to be able to buy another set. They will get lots of use.