Today’s giveaway is from Children’s Wallet Cards, one of my favorite resources for little ones. I pre-ordered the new Emotions deck many weeks ago, and was thrilled when it arrived yesterday! I’ll be carrying it to a baseball tournament this weekend, to help entertain my little boys. Marie-Claire is here today to introduce this fantastic new deck!
In her words:
Our much-anticipated Children’s Emotions Wallet Card deck is finally here. This gorgeous new deck features 36 photographs and 36 illustrations of children’s faces, each with a unique emotion. A indispensable new tool for beginning your family’s social-emotional learning together.
Not only does this deck introduce children to the wide range of human emotions, it helps start discussions about our children’s feelings, our feelings as parents and the feelings of others. The most extraordinary component to this deck is the inclusion that emotions have purpose, they are signals of an opportunity or a threat.
We’ve colored coded and organized the 36 cards to correspond to psychologist Robert Plutchik’s “Wheel of Emotions”, which categorizes emotions into eight categories: joy, trust, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger and anticipation. Robert Plutchik’s theory (in a nutshell) is that there are no bad or good emotions, they all serve a valuable purpose in our relations with others. They are not labeled “sad” or “happy” outright, they are simply numbered.
Our vast collection of companion resource sheets provide activity ideas, reference tools, conversation ideas, drawing prompts and even scenarios for discussion. Our resource area is found at www.YouGuysAreSoAwesome.com
These cards can be used as a learning tool in homes, schools and therapy centers. Families may also use them in a less structured capacity, where individual play is allowed to dictate the cards’ functions.
Deck photography by Rhiannon McCalmont, Illustrations by Marie Thorhauge.
About Wallet Cards:
– Irresistible card format (mimics material and feeling of a credit card)
– Extremely durable, stands up against bites and tears
– Non-toxic, bpa & phthalate free (third party tested and approved for all ages)
– Educational, grows with your child
– Easy to attach to a backpack, diaper bag strap
One winner will receive two decks of Emotions Cards. One for you to keep and one to give to a friend. In addition use discount code SMALLTHINGS25 to receive 25% off your total order in our store through Friday, September 11th. For your chance to win start by leaving a comment and then enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. Leaving a comment is all that is required to enter, though there are additional ways to earn extra entries! The winner is 7sprouts!
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jm says
Oh, wow! I could really benefit from these cards!
Sarah says
These sure look like they would be fun for the kiddos!
Mary Kay says
Would love to win these!
Anna says
These look awesome! Would love to try them with my daughter.
Gris fleur says
Just what I needed as we moved to France in a french school and some members of my family are lost.
Doofas says
These are such a good idea
Sue says
My daughter could use these in her new job working at a Head Start. Thank you!
Lisa DeArmit says
I am a kindergarten teacher in a small Catholic school. This cards would be a great addition to my classroom.
Joy says
I love the combination of photo and drawing.
Simone says
I do not homeschool, but really hope they cover that in my childrens school too…..
Monica says
Ooo.. My 3yr old would love these!
Stephanie says
What a unique giveaway! I’d love to win. 🙂
Jessica says
My nearly-2-year-old would love these and I’m sure her 4 year old brother would like them too. She loves to study pictures and photos and I’m always trying to find ways to keep her stimulated and occupied when we’re out and about.
Anastasija Podolyan says
I never saw such cards before, would be great to try them with my 4yo 🙂 she would love them!
Rachel Marie says
Love these!!
Katie mcginley says
I was just thinking about these today when doing some pre-Christmas brainstorming for my kids!
Maggie says
I’d love to win these. I have two children who greatly struggle with their emotions… It has created much heartache here. This might be a great visual for them to better communicate with my husband and me.