🎨 Activity Summary:

“Feelings Forecast” – Kids become little weather reporters… for their emotions! Using weather symbols like sun, clouds, rain, and lightning, they check in daily and create a “forecast” that helps them express how they feel inside. It’s a fun and gentle way to build emotional awareness, vocabulary, and communication skills.

⛅ What You’ll Need:

Paper or a printable “Feelings Forecast” chart (you can make a weekly one!)

Crayons, markers, or colored pencils

Optional: cotton balls, tissue paper, or glitter for extra texture

A parent, teacher, or sibling to model and reflect on the forecast together

📚 How It Works:

1. Create the Forecast Chart

Draw or print a 7-day chart with space for kids to mark a “weather” symbol and write (or draw) how they’re feeling each day.

Examples:
☀️ = Happy or excited
☁️ = Tired or blah
🌧 = Sad or disappointed
🌩 = Angry or frustrated
🌈 = Hopeful or calm

2. Daily Forecast

Each morning or evening, ask:
“What’s your forecast today?”
Let them pick a symbol, color it in, and either draw a picture or write a few words about why they feel that way.

3. Reflect and Chat

Use it as a casual conversation starter.
“You picked rain today—what made your sky cloudy?”
Model healthy reflection without judgment.

4. Weekly Wrap-Up

At the end of the week, talk about the patterns:
“What kind of week did we have?”
“What helped your sky feel sunny?”
“What can we do on stormy days?”

🌈 Educational Benefits:

Emotional Literacy – Builds vocabulary and awareness around feelings
Self-Regulation – Helps kids notice and name emotions before acting on them
Routine Building – Encourages daily check-ins and reflection
Visual Thinking – Turns abstract emotions into visual, tangible symbols

🐯 Tiger Cub Bonus Prompt:

Can you design your own weather symbol for a new feeling?
What would “silly,” “confused,” or “grateful” look like in the sky?