* hand2mind Express Your Feelings Playing Cards

The Express Your Feelings Playing Cards are an engaging social and emotional learning resource designed to help children recognise, understand and talk about their emotions through fun, interactive games. Ideal for primary schools, early years settings, SEN environments, counselling sessions and home learning, these colourful cards encourage meaningful conversations while supporting children's emotional wellbeing.

The set includes 100 playing cards, featuring 82 Feelings Cards and 18 Recognise & React Cards, all colour-coordinated to match 20 different emotions, including the five core feelings. Bright, child-friendly illustrations show children expressing emotions such as happy, loved, confident, angry, shocked and many more, helping learners identify and discuss feelings in a safe and engaging way.

Designed by teachers, the included Activity Guide provides a variety of games and discussion ideas that encourage children to explore emotions, develop empathy and build positive communication skills. The cards can be used as flash cards, sorting activities, matching games, group discussions or emotional literacy games, making them a flexible resource for classrooms and therapeutic settings.

Suitable for individual, paired or group activities, these playing cards help children develop emotional vocabulary, self-awareness and confidence while supporting positive mental health and social development.