Activity best for children age 2 and up

For this activity it may be helpful to have a mirror handy!  For today’s activity we will be making “Junk Drawer Self-Portraits”.  A self-portrait is where you make a picture of yourself, specifically your face.  In today’s activity you will be creating and changing your self-portrait multiple times depending on your emotions.

Sometimes throughout our day to day lives things happen that make our emotions, or feelings, feel big and out of control.  Some situations can make us feel happy and it’s hard to contain our excitement and our joy and all we want to do is jump and run.  Some situations can make us feel angry and we may want to say and do things that are unkind.

By exploring how situations impact our emotions we can learn how to regulate our emotions and make smart, healthy choices no matter how big our emotions may become.

Guiding Questions:

What parts of my face should I include in the portrait?

How can I change this to make it represent me even better?

How does my face change when I feel different emotions?