Help your child embrace and express a full range of emotions during the holiday season!
Not Just feel Pressured to be Cheerful!
The holiday season can bring a lot of joy, but it can also create pressure for children to feel constantly cheerful. Our Pressured to be Cheerful Worksheet Packet is designed to help KS1 children understand that it’s perfectly normal to experience a variety of emotions during this busy time. With fun, interactive activities, your child will learn to express and accept their emotions—whether they feel happy, excited, or even a bit overwhelmed.
Objective:
Help children recognize that it’s okay to experience a wide range of emotions during the holidays and that happiness is not the only valid feeling during this time.
What’s Inside:
This 5-page worksheet packet is thoughtfully designed for KS1 children to explore and express all their emotions, not just happiness. Key activities include:
Journaling and drawing to help children reflect on how they’re feeling
A Feelings Chart to track daily emotions, normalizing the ups and downs that come with the holiday season
By engaging in these activities, children can better understand and process their feelings, leading to a healthier emotional experience during the holidays.
Key Features:
Feelings Chart Activity – Children can create their own chart to track their emotions daily, helping them to see that it’s okay to feel different things on different days.
Journaling & Drawing Prompts – Fun, age-appropriate prompts encourage children to express emotions like excitement, sadness, nervousness, and joy through writing or drawing.
Normalization of All Emotions – Children will learn that every emotion is valid and that they don’t have to be “cheerful” all the time, especially during the holidays.
Why It’s Effective:
Using Positive Psychology principles, this worksheet packet supports children’s emotional well-being by:
Teaching them to acknowledge and express all of their emotions
Helping them develop emotional literacy through creative activities
Reducing the pressure to be constantly happy, fostering a sense of emotional self-acceptance
Building resilience by normalizing the experience of a variety of feelings
By creating a Feelings Chart, children will not only track their emotions but also build the confidence to express and talk about how they feel, even when it’s not happiness or excitement.
How It Works:
Each worksheet is designed to make emotional exploration simple and enjoyable for children. Your child will:
Create a Feelings Chart to track daily emotions
Journal or draw to express what they’re feeling in a creative, age-appropriate way
Learn to accept and process their emotions, without pressure to always be cheerful