SADNESS FEELINGS PLAY PACK – Emotional Regulation & Feelings Chart Check In

Looking for a fun and developmentally appropriate way to help young children explore and manage the feeling of sadness? Our Sadness Feelings Play Pack is packed with engaging, hands-on activities designed to support emotional regulation, social-emotional learning (SEL), resilience, and coping skills in early childhood and elementary settings. This sadness-themed play pack provides a creative and interactive way for kids to understand what sadness feels like, recognize it in their bodies, and learn positive strategies to seek comfort, ask for help, and build hope.

What’s Included in our SEL and Coping Skills Resource:

• Welcome Letter to the Child – A warm, encouraging introduction to set a supportive tone for learning about sadness.
• Feeling Definition Page – A simple, child-friendly explanation of what sadness is and why it’s okay to feel it.
• What Sadness Feels Like – Helps children connect physical signs (tears, heavy body, quiet voice) to their emotional experience.
• Coping Strategies Poster – Practical tools to comfort the body, share feelings, and make safe, kind choices when feeling sad.
• Short Story and Reflection Questions – A relatable sadness scenario to prompt discussion, empathy, and problem-solving.
• Posters – Visual reminders that sadness is a normal feeling and that healthy choices can help lighten it.
• Playdough Face Mats – Children shape facial features that show sadness, supporting recognition of emotional cues.
• Strategies and Feelings Thermometer – Helps kids identify the intensity of sadness and select appropriate strategies.
• Gentle Guided Visualization Activity – Encourages mindfulness and body awareness to explore sadness in a safe way.
• Coloring Page – A calming, creative activity that provides space for self-expression.
• Mazes and Puzzle – Engaging tasks that build focus, problem-solving, and emotional regulation skills.
• Cut-and-Paste Strategy Activity – Interactive sorting activity to match sadness with healthy coping options.
• Draw It Tasks – Creative prompts for children to illustrate sadness and positive ways to handle it.
• Handwriting Practice – Reinforces emotional vocabulary and builds literacy and fine motor skills.
• Silly Sentences Activity – Mix-and-match phrases that bring humor to emotional learning and make the topic approachable.
• Scenario Choice Cards – Kids decide thumbs up or down based on different sadness-related behaviors.
• Think About Reflection Cards – Short scenarios with guiding questions to build emotional insight and problem-solving skills.
• Self-Reflection Questionnaire – A child-friendly check-in scale (Never, Hardly, Sometimes, Always) to reflect on sadness habits.
• Roll-and-Reflect Dice Game with Printable Dice – A playful activity that explores calming strategies and comfort-seeking behaviors.
• Certificate of Completion – A colorful, affirming award that celebrates emotional growth and self-awareness.

Our Sadness Feelings Play Pack is ideal for school counseling activities, SEL lessons, therapy sessions, small groups, or home learning. Support your students or children in recognizing sadness, managing big emotions, and building lifelong coping skills with this interactive, child-centered resource.