This free, fun, hands-on printable invites children, parents, and educators to slow down, connect, and learn together through meaningful conversations woven into everyday activities. Designed to nurture language, creativity, and emotional awareness, it helps children and the adults who support them build stronger connections while fostering curiosity, confidence, and compassion.
Every family is different, and daily life can feel full.
This set of printables is not here to add more overwhelm, but to support you in a simple and gentle way.
Pick and choose the activities that suit your child, your time, and your energy.
You’ll find some ideas below to help you get started.
How to use the printables
The easiest way is to print the full document and use the pages in any order that works best for you and your child.
What you will need:
- ✏️A pencil
- 🖍️Colour pencils
- ✂️Optional: scissors (for cutting practice)
Activities and ideas
Here are some ways:
1. Happy and sad face
Talk about how we look when we feel different emotions. Describing facial expressions is a great way to build listening, speaking, and understanding skills—especially when using a second language.
Try this:
- 🪞Use a small mirror (or the bathroom mirror) to observe your own expressions
- 👀Describe what you see
- 💗Then let your child try
You can also explore further:
Our bodies can show how we feel. This is called body language, and it helps others understand us. What does your whole body look like when you’re happy? Angry? Frustrated?
2. My happy and sad face
Draw and write. Copy the words happy and sad under the faces.
You can:
- 🖍️Use colour pencils
- ✏️Set a timer for a calm drawing activity
- ✍️Let children express freely
3. Left and right hand
Help young learners identify their right and left hand.
- ✋Place hands on the printable
- 🫱Flip hands over
- 🖐️Talk about palms and the back of the hand
Physical touch is one of the easiest ways to feel connected and loved. Try spending a few minutes giving gentle squeezes and rubs to the hands. As you do this, talk about how it feels—warm, soft, relaxing. Take turns giving each other a hand massage. Notice how adding intention to our touch helps us feel calm, connected, and good.
4. The parts of my hands
Go over the parts of the hand. Practice saying them slow, and then fast.
Make it playful:
- 👆“Show me your fingers!”
- ✋“Clap your index fingers!”
- 🤏“Wiggle your little finger!”
5. The parts of my hands (writing)
For children ready to write:
- 🖍️Use a whiteboard, notebook, or a salt tray for sensory play
- ✏️Practice writing the hand parts
6. My right hand & 7. My left hand
Use these as:
- ✏️Individual worksheets
- ✍️Simple review activities
You can download the printable here.
8. Five Likes and five dislikes
This activity helps children become more aware of their feelings and preferences.
I’ve used this at home, especially during:
- 🖍️starting school
- 💗big life changes
It helped my children understand:
- 🖤what felt difficult
- 💗what felt enjoyable and safe
You can:
- 📌Display it on a wall or fridge
- 💗Use it as a gentle reference during hard moment
This activity helps children notice fun and positive things they can think about when times feel hard.
Naming and writing down feelings can help make things clearer, and that can make it easier to figure out what to do next.
For more starting-school tips, check out this post.
For more on School refusal.
9. & 10. Feeling check-ins:
(Happy / Sad / Angry / Shy)
Use these as:
- ✏️Morning or evening check-ins
- 💗Transition activities
They help children build emotional awareness over time.
11. Indoor fun and outdoor fun
Help children express what they enjoy doing.
You can:
- ✍️Observe their play
- 💗Ask gentle questions
- ✏️Write down their preferences
By watching your child play, you can learn what they enjoy. It’s also important to give them space and gently ask about their preferences.
Write these down together and keep them visible as a reminder—especially helpful during moments of frustration, when you can look back at them to help your child feel better.
12. Food preferences
Food can be complex for children.
This activity helps build awareness in a gentle way.
A helpful approach:
- 🍳Involve children in food preparation
- 💗Avoid shaming
- 🥦Talk about how food supports our bodies
You might also try filling one out yourself.
13. Five likes and five dislikes- blank template
Use this as:
- 📌A poster
- 🖍️A reusable board (print and laminate it)
- ✏️A daily or weekly check-in
🌱Ready to get started?
This printable is designed to support calm, meaningful moments of connection between you and your child.
👉 Download your free printable below
✔ Instant download
✔ Use again and again
✔ Gentle support for communication and emotional awareness
There’s no need to do everything—just start with one small step. I hope this brings you and your child a little closer, one moment at a time.
Please remember to share your ideas with me, I would live to see how you use the worksheets.