Bumpi’s Feelings Faces Guide
A parent guide for using Feelings Faces to help children name emotions, recognize expressions, and build empathy.
What the Game Teaches
Feelings Faces helps children identify emotions like happy, sad, silly, and sleepy. Young children often feel emotions before they have the words to explain them. Naming feelings during a calm game helps build vocabulary for harder moments later.
The game validates emotions instead of treating them as bad. A sad face is not wrong. A sleepy face is not a problem. Each feeling is something a child can notice and name.
Parent Tips
- Make the face together after choosing.
- Use a mirror to copy the emotion.
- Ask, “When did you feel this today?”
- Keep the conversation short and warm.
Offline Follow-Up
Read a picture book and pause to ask what a character might be feeling. Use stuffed animals to act out happy, sad, tired, or silly moments. This keeps emotional learning playful and low pressure.
Sensory-Friendly Notes
The game uses large choices, soft visuals, and gentle feedback. There is no shame for picking a different feeling. The child is guided toward the prompt while still hearing that all feelings are okay.