As parents, we teach our children the words they need to communicate. But what about the words that help them express how they feel? Developing emotional vocabulary is like filling an emotional toolbox—each new word is a tool that helps children better understand and manage their emotions.

Here are some fun ways to fill that toolbox:

1. Emotion Charades:

Have your children act out emotions like happiness, frustration, or excitement, while others guess the feeling.

2. Emotion Matching Game:

Create cards with emotion words and matching facial expressions. Kids match the word to the correct face.

3. Feelings Bingo:

In this twist on bingo, children match real-life scenarios to the right emotions to fill their cards.

These games turn emotions into something your children can recognize, name, and handle—helping them build emotional skills they’ll use for life.