Butterfly Bellies Feelings Cards – Build Emotional Awareness Through Play!

Support emotional growth and connection with this vibrant set of 45 butterfly-themed feelings cards with 7 ways to play, designed to help children name, explore, and understand a wide range of emotions. 

Each card features a colorful butterfly paired with a unique feeling word, creating playful opportunities to build emotional vocabulary and self-awareness. Perfect for kids ages 5–12!

This resource includes a list of 17 open-ended questions to guide meaningful reflection around:

Body Clues & Sensations

Triggers & Emotional Patterns

Feeling Expressions (thoughts, words, and actions)

Social-Emotional Connection & Empathy

To keep learning fun and engaging, you’ll also get instructions for 7 interactive games kids love, including:

• Feeling Questions

• Feelings Memory

• Feelings Charades

• Story Match

• Feeling Art

• Feeling Buddies

• Feeling Twists

Whether you’re a counselor, educator, or caregiver, the Butterfly Feelings Cards make it easy to foster emotional intelligence, build empathy, and encourage self-expression in a developmentally friendly way.

Product Includes:

• 5 PDF Pages with 9 cards on each page

  • Each card is 2.5 (W) x3 (L) inches

  • Each card features a playful butterfly character and feeling word (original artwork)

• 5 PDF Pages include the card front illustration for double sided printing, if desired. Check printer alignment if any issues with double sided printing and use cardstock for best results.

• Butterfly Bellies Feeling Card Instruction Page outlines 7 game options using the cards.

• Butterfly Bellies Feelings Questions List including 17 questions for exploration and learning.

Cards in this product are now also inlcuded in the Butterfly Bellies Self-Regulation Mega Bundle!

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Colors may vary when printing.

When printing double sided cards, use cardstock for best results.