Free Feelings & Emotions Build-a-Face Printable
Help children put a face to their feelings. When emotions are difficult to recognise or talk about, a hands-on activity can make them easier to explore. This free 29-page printable activity lets children choose a character, mix and match eyes and mouths, and add emotion words to create different feeling faces.
Designed to make conversations about emotions feel more concrete and engaging, it also supports emotion recognition, fine-motor skills and scissor skills through play.
What’s included
- 29-page printable PDF
- Colour and printer-friendly black-and-white pages
- Multiple character faces
- Cut-out eyes and mouths
- Emotion word labels
- 10 emotion flashcards
- Simple instructions
- Feelings discussion prompts
- Black-and-white characters for colouring
Emotions included
Happy, Sad, Angry, Excited, Surprised, Funny, Calm, Grumpy, Sick and Nervous.
Ways to use it
- Build a face to represent an emotion
- Talk about the facial clues we might notice when someone feels a certain way
- Match expressions with emotion words
- Use the prompts to start conversations about feelings
- Practise cutting and positioning the pieces
- Colour and personalise the black-and-white characters
Who is it for?
A useful activity for parents, teachers, therapists and other adults supporting children at home, in classrooms, during emotional-literacy activities, in calm corners or as part of SEN/SEND and fine-motor activities.
Tip: For repeated use, print on card or laminate the faces and pieces, then use reusable adhesive dots or hook-and-loop fasteners.
More feelings activities
Try the Feelings Printable Board Game for Kids for another playful way to explore emotions.
Free digital download – PDF file. No physical item will be shipped.
Adult supervision is recommended when children are using scissors.
