For our activity, we decided to use both sides of the frames for different purposes. One side being a place for them to draw their “Mood of the Day” and the other side being a place for them to draw a thought bubble that includes whatever they are thinking about at the moment. You can get these frames from IKEA for $0.99 each here or you can also get them on Amazon (link below).
Check out the below video to see the frames in before reading the tutorial:
HOW TO MAKE FEELING FRAMES:
Materials Needed: (affiliate links)
- IKEA Tolsby Frames
- White piece of paper (thicker is better)
- Scissors
- Photocopy of a child’s head
- Tape or glue
- Dry erase markers
What To Do:
- Start by putting together the frames.
- Next cut a piece of white paper to fit in the frame.
- Tape or glue the child’s photo to the bottom of the white paper.
- On the other side of the paper, write “Mood of the Day” near the top of the paper.
- Insert the white paper between the plastic inserts of the frame and you are good to go!
- Ask the child to draw a thought bubble and include what they are thinking about above their photo.
- Then ask them to turn the frame to the other side and draw their mood of the day!
- Erase and repeat daily!
I keep these frames next to each of my son’s beds at night with some dry erase markers. These would also work great in a classroom or homeschool environment!
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