NAME THE FEELING
Give emotions concrete language
Calm Cards connect feelings with body clues and simple language children can begin to recognise.
WORDS + HANDS-ON PRACTICE
Big feelings are easier to revisit when the tools already feel familiar.
The set pairs practical language for feelings with playful practice. Use the cards and puzzle when everyone is calm, then return to familiar words, characters and strategies when a real moment shows up.
BUILD A TOOLBOX
Explore more than one strategy
Breathing, movement, grounding, sensory and focus ideas give families several things to try.
PRACTISE THROUGH PLAY
Make the ideas easier to come back to
Calm Crew characters and hands-on play help strategies feel familiar without turning every moment into a lesson.
HOW TO USE THE SET
One set, a few simple ways to use it.
Start with the part that fits the moment. You do not need to use everything at once.
Start with a few cards
Choose feelings or situations that connect with what your child is experiencing right now.
Try a strategy together
Practise when there is enough calm and time to learn something new.
Bring it into play
Use the Puzzle to revisit characters, strategies and feelings in a low-pressure way.
Come back to what is familiar
When a similar moment happens later, use the words or tools your child has already seen before.
WHY THEY WORK TOGETHER
Words on one side. Play on the other.
Calm Cards support conversation and co-regulation. The Puzzle gives those same ideas another pathway through touch, movement and play.
Useful for
- Big feelings and frustration
- Transitions, waiting and sibling tension
- Calm-time practice before the hard moment
A GENTLE REMINDER
Introduce the cards, characters and strategies during calm moments first. Familiar tools are easier to return to when emotions rise.
More than one way to learn the same calming tools.
Use words when your child wants to talk, play when they need their hands involved, and let the two reinforce each other over time.
Give big feelings both words and a way to practise.
Calm Cards and the Calm Crew Puzzle work together to support emotional language, strategy practice and hands-on connection.