Emotions Bean Bags

Help children recognise, express and talk about their feelings with the Emotions Bean Bags. Designed for children aged approximately 3 years and older, this engaging educational resource makes learning about emotions fun through hands-on play.

Each soft bean bag features a different facial expression representing a variety of emotions, helping children identify feelings, build emotional awareness and develop important social-emotional skills. The bean bags can be used for discussions, matching games, storytelling, movement activities and group learning, making them a valuable resource for both home and educational settings.

Perfect for parents, teachers and therapists, the Emotions Bean Bags encourage meaningful conversations about feelings while supporting children's emotional development through active play.

Product Features

• Soft, durable bean bags with expressive emotion faces
• Encourages emotional recognition and communication
• Ideal for individual, small group and classroom activities
• Lightweight and easy for little hands to throw, catch and hold
• Supports social and emotional learning 
• Suitable for indoor educational games
• Perfect for home, school and therapy environments
• Recommended age: 3 years and older

What Is Included?

• Set of 5 emotion-themed bean bags featuring a variety of facial expressions

How to Play

Invite your child to explore each bean bag and talk about the different emotions shown.

Children can:

• Name each emotion
• Match emotions to everyday situations
• Throw and catch a bean bag, then describe the feeling shown
• Sort emotions into positive, negative or calming feelings
• Use the bean bags during storytelling activities
• Role-play different emotions and facial expressions
• Play group games that encourage turn-taking and communication

As children become more confident, encourage them to talk about times they have experienced each emotion and discuss healthy ways to express their feelings.

Educational Benefits

Emotion recognition activities may help support the development of:

• Emotional intelligence
• Social-emotional learning 
• Emotional vocabulary
• Communication skills
• Listening and conversation skills
• Empathy and understanding of others
• Self-awareness
• Emotional regulation
• Hand-eye coordination during movement games
• Confidence in expressing feelings
• Cooperative play and social interaction

Ideal For

• Children aged 3 years and older
• Preschools and nursery schools
• Crèches and daycare centres
• Early-learning classrooms
• Occupational therapy sessions
• Speech and language therapy
• Social-emotional learning programmes
• Homeschool activities
• Home learning and family play

Important Information

Colours, facial expressions and packaging may vary slightly from the product images due to manufacturing updates.

Adult supervision is recommended for younger children. Always choose activities that are appropriate for the child's age, ability and stage of development.