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Emotion Charades

Act out a feeling without words while the other guesses.

Age
age 5+
Duration
4-6 min

What you need

  • Paper & pena few slips

How to play

  1. Write feelings on slips of paper: happy, angry, nervous, proud, disappointed.
  2. Take turns drawing a slip.
  3. Act the feeling out without words while the other guesses.
  4. Talk briefly: when did you last feel like this?

Make it harder

  • Act with the face only.
  • Guess the feeling from a walking style.
  • Show two feelings one after the other.

What your child practices

  • Recognizing emotions
  • Expressing yourself
  • Empathy

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