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The Feelings Detectives® Board Game - £7.99

£7.99

The Feelings Detectives® Board Game

A fun, family-friendly game that gets children talking about their feelings.

Talking about feelings can be tricky, especially for children. Asking “How was your day?” often gets a shrug. But turn it into a game, and suddenly children are sharing, laughing, listening and opening up in ways that surprise everyone.

The Feelings Detectives® Board Game brings our seven colour characters to life in a game children will want to play again and again, while quietly building the skills they need to understand and manage their BIG feelings.

The Feelings Detectives® Board Game

A fun, family-friendly game that gets children talking about their feelings.

Talking about feelings can be tricky, especially for children. Asking “How was your day?” often gets a shrug. But turn it into a game, and suddenly children are sharing, laughing, listening and opening up in ways that surprise everyone.

The Feelings Detectives® Board Game brings our seven colour characters to life in a game children will want to play again and again, while quietly building the skills they need to understand and manage their BIG feelings.

How to play

Players travel around the board as Feelings Detectives®, landing on coloured squares and solving feelings clues along the way. Each colour matches one of our characters, and players share, act out or solve a feelings challenge linked to that feeling. The first detective to reach the end solves the mystery! The Pack also includes 56 additional conversation cards and 8 question cards for each of the 7 Feelings Detectives®.

Meet the Feelings Detectives®

  • Red feels angry

  • Orange feels tired

  • Yellow feels happy

  • Green feels unwell

  • Blue feels sad

  • Purple feels scared

  • Pink feels worried

What children learn while they play

  • Recognising and naming different feelings

  • Spotting the clues in their bodies and behaviour before feelings get too BIG

  • Understanding that everyone has all kinds of feelings, including grown-ups

  • Listening to others and showing empathy

  • Simple ways to manage BIG feelings

  • Taking turns, sharing and playing together

Why it works

Children learn best through play. When feelings become part of a game, they feel safer and easier to talk about. Adults playing alongside get a gentle window into what’s going on for the child, without pressure or difficult questions. It follows the same approach we use in our Feelings Detective® programme, workshops and school curriculum, helping to make BIG feelings child-sized.

Perfect for

  • Family game nights

  • Classrooms and PSHE lessons

  • Nurture groups and SEN settings

  • Small group or 1:1 sessions

  • Counsellors, therapists and play workers

  • Childminders and after-school clubs

What’s included

  • Gameboard

  • Instructions

  • 4 Feelings Detective® counters

  • 56 conversation cards

  • Suitable for ages 4–11. Ideal for home, school and SEN settings.

Downloadable: Instant download PDF; simply print, cut out and play. Please be advised that the dice are not included.

Created by Sunny Kids Shine

Sunny Kids Shine helps children, families and schools understand and support children’s emotional wellbeing. Our Feelings Detectives® characters have been helping children talk about their feelings since 2018.