Emotion Charades
feelings game for kids
Act out a feeling without words while the other guesses.
In short
Emotion Charades is a calm guessing game where one person acts out a feeling without words and the other guesses. All you need is a few slips of paper and a pen. It suits kindergartners who love to play pretend or make funny faces. Your child practices recognizing feelings in others, showing their own and empathizing with others.
What you need
- Paper & pena few slips
How to play
- Write feelings on slips of paper: happy, angry, nervous, proud, disappointed.
The full instructions are in the printable pack
3 more steps and 3 ideas to make it harder in the printable pack
All further steps and the ideas to make it harder are in the printable pack, together with all sheets to print.
See the printable packWhen it fits
- After a fight between siblings, once everyone has calmed down and wants to laugh together again.
- When friends come over and the kids want to play something together that doesn't end in roughhousing.
- On a family game night as a change from board games.
What your child practices
- Recognizing emotions
- Expressing yourself
- Empathy
Kids need to recognize feelings in others every day: at preschool, on the playground and later in class, when they want to know whether a friend is sad or mad. A child who can show and name their own feelings finds words more easily when something is wrong. Emotion Charades turns this into a game where wrong guesses are part of the fun too.
Works well before or after
Afterward, Statue Poses make a calm finish. If your child needs more movement first, start with Simon Says.