Bear Emotions Kids Craft

Inspired by:

"Big Bear Was Not The Same" by Joanna Rowland and John Ledda

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This is a wonderful book for kids ages 4-7 (and older - even adults). Joanna did a wonderful job showing tough emotions (PTSD) in a kid-friendly manner and John's illustrations are lively and beautiful.

Materials:

• 8”x12” Felt Sheets https://amzn.to/3Lt16iR (I am using brown, light brown, black. You can choose your favorite colors.)

• Glue gun/sticks https://amzn.to/3qRyJTP

• Scissors or Cricut machine https://amzn.to/3wRpp67 https://amzn.to/3ISh8B5

Step 1:

Cut out shapes (templates below)…

• Brown Circles: 6”(1), 3”(2)

• Light Brown Circles:4”(1), 2”(2)

• Black Circles: 1”(2)

• Black Oval: 1”x2”(1)

• Black Shapes:

BearEmotionsShapesBROWN.pdf

Download PDF • 612KB

BearEmotionsShapesLIGHTBROWN.pdf

Download PDF • 612KB

BearEmotionsShapesBLACK.pdf

Download PDF • 614KB

If using a cricut machine, you can convert the pdf files to svg here https://cloudconvert.com/

I used 'poster board' setting on the cricut. Careful when removing pieces, you may need to trim some with scissors.

Step 2:

Glue ears, nose, and eyes to face (as shown)

Step 3:

Create different emotions using the mouths and eyebrows.

(note: don’t glue to keep it changeable)

Can you make… happy, surprised, scared, sad, mad