Feelings Are Friends with Aaliyah
Helping Kids Understand the Feelings God Gave Them

by Drew Cost

Meet Aaliyah!
Who is Aaliyah?
5 years old
What is she like?
Fearless and fun
What about feelings?
FULL of BIG feelings
What Are Feelings?
Heart Talk
How your heart talks to you
God's Gift
Help us understand the world
Many Types
Happy, mad, sad, silly, scared
Today's Big Feeling: ANGER

Like a dragon
RAWRRR!
Arms crossed
Eyebrows scrunched
Broken toy
Feeling upset
What Made Me Mad?
1
Friend took toy
My favorite one
2
Didn't give back
Felt unfair
3
Body feelings
Hot face, heavy tummy
Have You Ever Felt That Way?
Have YOU ever felt mad when something wasn't fair? What did your body feel like?
I Wanted to Yell!

Felt like YELLING
Big emotion rising
Then remembered
Feelings are okay
Choose kindness
Yelling hurts hearts
God Gave Me Feelings!
Divine Gift
God gave me feelings
Makes Me Strong
Even when I feel mad
Choose Kind
I can be kind anyway
My Feelings Helper Box
Special Box
Colorful container for feelings tools
Comfort Items
Stuffed animal for hugging
Expression Tools
Paper and crayons for feelings
What's in YOUR Helper Box?
Squishy Toy
Something to squeeze
Pet Picture
Someone who loves you
Favorite Song
Music that calms you
Special Book
Stories that help you
I Breathe Like a Bear (Housey)
Stop
Pause when mad
Breathe In
Big bear breath
Breathe Out
Slow and steady
Repeat
Until calmer
I Talk to God
Prayer Time
I tell God how I feel
Even messy feelings
He always listens
My Prayer
"God, I feel really mad.
Help me calm down
And choose love."
I Write or Draw My Feelings
Grab Paper
Get ready to express
Choose Colors
Red crayon = MAD
Draw Feelings
Makes heart feel lighter
I Use My Words
1
Express Feelings
"I didn't like when you took my toy"
2
Name Emotion
"That made me mad"
3
Suggest Solution
"Can we take turns next time?"
Then I Felt Better
We talked
Used kind words
2
2
We took turns
Shared the toy
We built together
Made a toy tower
Heart felt peaceful
Friends again
All Feelings are Okay
Faith-Based Affirmation
"God is with me in every feeling. I am never alone."
Let's Play a Feelings Game!
Can you make these faces? Try it in the mirror!
What Would You Do If...
Friend hurt feelings?
What would you say?
You felt really mad?
How would you calm down?
Someone was sad?
How could you help?
You felt scared?
Who would you talk to?
Make Your Own Feelings Poster!
Start Here
Use a blank poster
Get Creative
Draw your feelings
Display It
Hang it up to see daily
You Are So Brave
Courage
It takes bravery to feel your feelings
Choose Love
Even when emotions are big
You're Amazing
You're doing GREAT
Faith-Based Affirmation
1
Divine Design
"God made my feelings"
2
Growth Journey
"He helps me grow"
3
Never Alone
God is always with me
Your Turn!
Tell Someone
About a big feeling you had
What Helped?
Share what made it better
Draw It
What your heart felt like
The Feelings Prayer
Thank You
For my feelings
Help Me
Use them in kind ways
When I'm Mad
Help me breathe
When I'm Sad
Help me talk
The End (But Just the Beginning!)
Feelings are friends
They help us grow
God is with you
In every feeling
Keep learning
This is just the start
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Continue the journey
Fun Games
Interactive activities
Resources
For parents and teachers
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