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Understanding Emotions

Feelings Ball Toss / Emotions Sorting

Feelings Ball Toss

Feelings Ball Toss is a fun activity to play with kids to help them understand different emotions. The great part about the game is that it can be played a number of different ways.

Here’s How To Set It Up

  • Get a series of bowls or tubs. We used the different colored bowls shown about that we got at Dollar Tree for a buck a piece.
  • Label each bowl with a different emotions. You can write the emotion or draw a picture using marker, but we opted to print various emojis and tape them inside the bowls.
  • Get some sort of soft ball or object that can be tossed into the bowls. We bought a set of 12 puffer balls on amazon that we use for the game. In addition to not bouncing and rolling as much as regular balls, they’re also a nice stress reliever for the kids.
  • Set the bowls on one side of the room (up against a wall works well as a makeshift backboard).
  • Have the kids stand at the other side of the room with a ball.

Here’s How to Play

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October 24, 2017by Wayne Stocks
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