Inside Out 2 Emotional Regulation Board Game For Kids

Train of Thought – Inside Out 2-Inspired Emotional Regulation Board Game

Help kids explore and manage their big emotions with this fun, therapeutic board game inspired by Inside Out 2. Designed for children ages 8–11, this interactive printable game builds emotional intelligence, coping skills, and self-regulation in a way that’s both playful and powerful.

Whether you're a school counselor, therapist, teacher, or parent, this social-emotional learning (SEL) game helps kids better understand themselves—and others—through evidence-based play.

🧠 WHAT IT IS:

Players journey through Riley’s mind—visiting locations like Headquarters, Memory Dump, Worry Vault, and Sense of Self—while learning to recognize, express, and regulate emotions. Landing on activity squares prompts players to draw from a deck of cards filled with emotion-based prompts, brain facts, coping skills, and thoughtful scenarios.

📦 YOU WILL RECEIVE:

🎲 Printable Board Game (PDF in both A3 & Ledger size)

🎴 Train of Thought Emotion Cards – 9 emotions × 4 categories
(Provided in both A4 and US Letter for international printing)

✧Feeling Cards – “When was the last time you felt ___?”
✧Coping Skills Cards – “What helps you when you feel ___?”
✧Brain Fact Cards – “Did you know ___ helps your brain?”
✧What If? Cards – “What would you do if ___?”

📝 Instructions Sheet with gameplay tips and guidance

🔁 Unlimited reprints – use again and again in individual or group sessions

💡 BENEFITS:
✧Boosts emotional regulation, self-awareness, and coping skills
✧Encourages meaningful conversations about emotions
✧Builds executive functioning and decision-making abilities
✧Great for group therapy, SEL classrooms, or 1:1 counseling
✧Promotes social-emotional learning in an engaging, gamified way
✧Ideal for neurodivergent kids (ADHD, autism, anxiety, sensory needs)
✧Easy to print and play in any country (A4, US Letter, Ledger sizes included)

🧠 EMOTIONS INCLUDED:
Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, Disgust, Anxiety, Embarrassment, Envy, Ennui (Boredom)

🏫 USES:
✧Child therapy
✧Classroom calm-down corner
✧Social-emotional learning curriculum
✧Small group counseling
✧Homeschool mental health lessons
✧Play therapy & behavior management
✧Family game night with a therapeutic twist!

🖨️ INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD:

No physical product will be shipped. Upon purchase, you'll instantly receive PDF files for:

✧A3 + Ledger size Game Board
✧A4 + US Letter Emotion Cards
✧Instructions Sheet
All files are print-ready for use at home, in school, or in a therapy office.

✦ ABOUT US✦
Gentle Observations is a shop for therapists, counselors, parents, and individuals - who want to develop emotional awareness in others or improve their own mental well-being. In this shop, you can find play therapy tools and techniques and mental health-themed printables.

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✦PLEASE NOTE✦
✧No physical product will be shipped.
✧Colors may vary slightly due to different color monitors/printers.

✦PERSONAL USE ONLY✦
✧Commercial use is not allowed and is not for resale for any reason
✧We do not offer returns or refunds.
✧All sales are final.
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