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It’s a fact that the child who enters kindergarten able to identify emotions does better academically than the child who knows their A-B-C’s and 1-2-3’s. The Flower Feelings address social emotional skill-building in a refreshingly playful Learning Kit.

Lively facial expressions on colorful plush flowers immediately engage children and help them recognize and talk about feelings. The feeling name is embroidered on the back of the toy.

The Learning Kit’s approach to teaching is simple and effective. Creative flash cards describe physical sensations and circumstances associated with different emotions. They suggest fun and creative hands-on activities that deepen understanding. The question and answer book about emotions is both amusing and sympathetic.

One of the problems in teaching about emotions is that children tend to mistake behavior for feelings. Or they regard feelings as who they are instead of an experience they are having. By giving feelings a physical presence the Flower Feelings define emotions as something other than the child and show that uncomfortable feelings are just as embraceable as positive ones. Flower Feelings help children think more clearly about ways to manage difficult emotions. They also help children recognize feelings in others, which builds empathy, an important social skill.

The beauty of educating children about emotions is that they bring experience with them. We don’t have to set up a lab or a play station. All we need to do is keep our eyes open and notice when we have a teaching opportunity. The Flower Feelings Learning Kit brilliantly validates the child’s experience, imparts essential emotional intelligence skills, and satisfies their natural curiosity with deep, wholesome understanding. Flower Feelings Learning Kit is an outstanding educational toy.