"Use your words" doesn't work when the feeling is bigger than any word they have — and some nights you're the one barely holding it together. Big Feelings is two calm-down toolkits: one that helps your child name and move through hard emotions, and one that helps you do the same. So the whole house can finally breathe.
"Use your words," we say. But what if the feeling is bigger than any word they have?
Children can't regulate what they can't recognize — and they can't recognize what's never been named. Big Feelings gives them the language, the tools, and a quiet place to put what's too big to say.
Most feelings books do one thing. The Big Feelings children's workbook layers four research-informed approaches to emotional regulation into every emotion it covers.
Naming and describing each emotion in language a child can understand and trust.
One-minute body-based techniques that calm the nervous system directly.
Gentle journaling prompts that build self-awareness without forcing positivity.
Abstract coloring patterns that let a child externalize the feeling and take charge of it.
The eight emotions your child works through in the workbook. The patterns aren't cartoon faces — they're visual translations of how each emotion feels in the body. Useful for verbal and non-verbal children alike.
The bundle is the simplest choice — every children's product in one download. Or pick up a single piece. All instant-download printable PDFs.
Every children's product in one download — workbook, flashcards, and posters. The simplest way to give your child the whole toolkit.
The complete 24-page therapeutic workbook — all 8 emotions, techniques, prompts, and coloring patterns.
Eight double-sided cards — one per emotion — for pocket-sized calm on the go.
Eight wall-ready posters with 5-step calming guides for your calm-down corner.
Not sure yet? Download a free sample and see exactly what's inside — no payment needed. Every purchase delivers as an instant-download PDF.
At home, in the classroom, or in a counseling office — Big Feelings meets a child wherever the big feelings show up.
For the meltdown moments, the bedtime overwhelm, and the days when "use your words" just isn't enough. A screen-free way to sit with a feeling together.
"Finally, something that works."
And a kit for you, too → The Mom's Emotional First-Aid KitEvidence-informed, neurodivergent-friendly, and classroom-ready. Works for verbal and non-verbal children, including those with autism, anxiety, or selective mutism.
"My calm-down corner, complete."
A complete social-emotional learning unit that fits your morning basket or circle time. Use it once, return to it all year.
"The SEL piece I was missing."
The Mom's Emotional First-Aid Kit: fast, 60-second relief for the big feelings you carry every day — no bubble bath, no retreat, no "just self-care more." Each feeling has one tool you can reach for the moment it hits.
For when you're about to yell.
For when your mind won't stop racing.
For when you feel like you're failing.
For when you're keeping score.
For when you've lost yourself.
For when you feel unseen.
For when you're completely drained.
Your calm is the thermostat for the whole house. When you steady yourself, you steady them.
Big Feelings is designed for children ages 6–12. It works for both verbal and non-verbal children, including those on the autism spectrum, with selective mutism, anxiety, or sensory needs. Younger children may enjoy the coloring with an adult reading alongside; older kids often do the reflection prompts independently.
The workbook, flashcards, and posters are all instant-download printable PDFs — you print them at home on a regular printer.
Just a printer, some paper (cardstock is nice for the cards and posters but not required), and crayons, colored pencils, or markers. The eight calming techniques themselves need no equipment at all.
Yes. The workbook is built with educators and school counselors in mind — it's evidence-informed, includes a guide for grown-ups, and the posters are designed for calm-down corner display. For classroom sets, the printable format means you can print as many copies as your students need.
Because these are instant digital downloads, all sales are final — but the free sample lets you see exactly what you're getting before you buy. If something goes wrong with your download, just email us and we'll make it right.