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Helping Kids Handle Big Feelings With Stories and Music
Singing songs together can be a special way to spend quality time with your child and a fun and creative way to express feelings!
Make a Ribbon Streamer
Explore movement and dance with this colorful ribbon streamer activity.
Explore Feelings With a Rubber Band Harp
Explore the feelings in music while playing a homemade rubber band harp.
Make a Poster About the Cowboy Spirit
How do you show your cowboy or cowgirl spirit? Use the “My Spirit” writing activity and printable cowboy boots to create a poster that shows how you help the people and animals in your community.
Practicing Empathy During Storytime
20 min activityTrying to understand what people are feeling can help us be kind and show that we care. Help your child practice identifying feelings as you read books together.
Stacking Cups as a Team
20 min activityPractice working together as a team with this cup stacking challenge.
Starting a Daily Feelings Check In
20 min activityUse a feelings face chart to help your family provide emotional support to one another.
Tell Me a Story: A Caregiving Storybook
Bring family together with a storytelling activity that can help connect, engage, and show care for one another. This craft encourages children to share meaningful moments and create a keepsake storybook filled with family memories.
Creating a Family Routines Chart
Making a family routines chart can help your family keep track of daily happenings and encourage communication and collaborative problem solving.
What’s In Your Heart? Creating a Collaborative Mosaic
20 min activityGather your family to talk, think through, and share how you care for each other and others. Then create a heart mosaic as a family project.
Celebrate Your Family Care Team with Fun Artwork
When a family member needs extra care, the rest of the family can become a helping team to support them. Celebrate your family care team by creating a poster, flag, banner, or t-shirt together.
Make Family Paper Bag Puppets
Just like Daniel Tiger likes to be a helper in his family, your child can be a helper too. Make and use puppets to practice empathy and compassion skills for when a family member needs extra care.
