hand2mind Feelings Family Hand Puppets, 5 Pieces, Social Emotional Learning Activity

Encourage children to connect to their feelings with the Feelings Family soft, friendly hand puppets they will love to hold! Each puppet expresses an emotion through its unique facial expression and design- providing children a comfortable way to identify and talk through their feelings. As they explore the puppet set through dramatic play, role-play, and guided discussions with peers and adults, children will start to understand five core emotions in themselves and in others: happy, angry, surprised, sad, and scared. These puppets are great social emotional learning toys for children to utilize during independent and guided play to build the skills they need to manage their feelings, foster relationships, and build healthy connections to the world around them. Children will learn how to use facial and body clues to identify their emotions. Encourage children to explore each puppet's attributes and think about how different emotions feel on the inside and look on the outside. This helps children identify how their own bodies are feeling and builds self-awareness. By recognizing these feelings in the puppets and then in others, children also build social awareness.<br><br>For over 55 years, hand2mind has encouraged hands-on learning and discovery, driving deeper understanding and helping children unlock their full potential. hand2mind is a pioneer in social emotional learning products that help kids manage their emotions and build mindfulness for kids. From kindergarten to middle school, hand2mind has you covered with products designed to enhance learning in the classroom and the world around us. Through innovation and discovery, we strive to find new ways to encourage students in math practice, literacy activities, STEM education, Social Emotional Learning, and more!

• Represent five unique emotions - happy, angry, surprised, sad, and scared
• Social emotional toys provide a fun way to spark conversations about positive and negative emotions
• Puppets include soft textures and make crinkle sounds that add a layer of sensory play
• Designed to fit on a child's whole hand, so they can use their thumb and pinky finger to move the puppet arms, and their other fingers to move the puppet's head
• Ages 3+