My Emotions Are Like Clouds is a beautifully designed printable activity from Big Life Journal that helps children understand, express and manage their feelings in a creative and visual way. By comparing emotions to clouds—sometimes light and fluffy, sometimes grey and stormy—this resource teaches children that emotions are always changing, and that they can learn to cope with difficult ones using calming strategies.
This interactive resource encourages children to identify and label their emotions throughout the day, then match each feeling with a helpful self-care action or coping tool—like talking to a trusted adult, taking deep breaths, going for a walk, or reading a favourite book.
The activity involves cutting and assembling cloud-shaped pieces and attaching them to a colourful umbrella page, which represents the supportive tools they can use when emotions feel “stormy.” It offers both a visual metaphor and a hands-on way for children to reflect on their emotional experiences and build resilience.
What this resource helps children to do:
Understand that emotions come and go, like clouds in the sky
Learn that even difficult feelings are natural and manageable
Reflect on what helps them feel calm, safe, and in control
Create a personalised “emotional umbrella” filled with supportive strategies
Practise emotional literacy and self-regulation through engaging craft-based learning
Ideal for use in:
Classrooms and PSHE lessons focused on emotional literacy
School counselling and nurture groups
Therapy sessions or early help support for anxious or sensitive children
Foster care and family work to support emotional awareness
At home, to support children with expressing and managing big feelings
This calming and empowering activity is especially well-suited for visual learners and younger children who benefit from concrete tools to help them name and manage their emotions.
My Emotions Are Like Clouds makes a wonderful addition to any emotional wellbeing toolkit, helping children build the language, confidence, and strategies to handle life’s ups and downs.
