LumiLumi / For parents
Printable feelings cards
Eight cards for kids ages 4 to 8. Print, cut along the dashed lines, and keep them in the calm-down corner or on the fridge. A child who can’t find the words yet can point at a card; the back of each card gives one thing that helps. They pair with the feelings chart.
It can feel like: Light and bouncy inside.
What helps: Share it: tell someone what made you happy.
It can feel like: Soft and steady, ready for things.
What helps: Notice it. This is what we practice for.
It can feel like: Heavy, slow, maybe tears.
What helps: A hug, a quiet spot, a story together.
It can feel like: Hot, tight, want to stomp.
What helps: Candle breathing, stomp it out, then talk.
It can feel like: Shaky, fast heart, want to hide.
What helps: Stay close to a grown-up, breathe slowly, look around.
It can feel like: Thoughts go round and round.
What helps: Say the worry out loud, then do one small thing.
It can feel like: Everything feels like too much.
What helps: Rest, water, a snack, early bedtime.
It can feel like: Fizzy, can’t sit still.
What helps: Jump ten times, then slow breathing.