My Feelings – Printable Feelings Cards and Calm Choices Kit (A4 + US Letter)

Picture cards for the moments when the words won’t come. My Feelings is a printable feelings check-in: your child points to how they feel, picks what they need, and chooses something that helps. Made by a dad for his own autistic, ADHD son.

WHAT YOU GET (instant download, 7 pages)

• 24 picture cards (52 mm): 8 feelings, 8 “I need” cards and 8 calm choices
• 6 blank cards you can type on before printing
• How do I feel? board with an “I feel” slot, and a My calm choices board with an “I can” slot
• 2 “I feel / I need” strips: one for home, one for the bag or school
• A How big is the feeling? scale and a When I feel … I can … plan board
• A one-page set-up guide with tips
• The Card Maker: a small web page (zip) that prints matching cards with your own words

HOW IT WORKS

1. Check in: “How do you feel?” Your child points to a card or moves it to the “I feel” slot.
2. Ask what they need: help, a break, quiet, wait, stop, more, yes or no.
3. Choose a calm choice together and do it. On a calm day, make a plan for next time.

PRINT AT HOMEUK A4 and US Letter PDFs are both included. Print at 100% on thin card, laminate, cut along the thick blue borders and add hook-and-loop dots. The cards match the Morning Routine kit and the Daily Routine bundle.

PLEASE NOTEDigital download only: nothing is posted. An everyday visual planning tool, not a therapy or medical product. For personal and classroom use; please do not resell or share the files. Designed by me, with AI tools used to help draw and lay out the artwork; every card is checked by hand.