Inside ME! - Emotion Body Map - Children's Mental Health Week 2025 Colouring Resources

Help children visualise how emotions are felt throughout their bodies with Inside ME! - Emotion Body Map. This printable Children's Mental Health Week activity encourages children to reflect on where and how they experience different emotions in their bodies, supporting emotional literacy and self-awareness. Of course, this resource isn't just for Children's Mental Health Week and can be used all year round to help children learn and understand the physical sensations emotions can bring.

Children's Mental Health Week 2025

As part of our Inside ME! series for Children's Mental Health Week 2025, this resource perfectly aligns with the theme "Know Yourself to Grow Yourself", encouraging children to deepen their understanding of their emotions and bodily sensations. It’s a perfect tool for classrooms, therapy sessions, or at home to support emotional growth all year round.

This Year’s Theme

Place2Be has partnered with Disney’s Inside Out for this year’s theme, and our Emotion Body Map aligns perfectly by helping children connect with their feelings through visual and creative expression.

How This Resource Aligns with Children's Mental Health Week

By exploring how emotions physically manifest, children can better understand their feelings, build empathy for others and recognise patterns that impact their mental health. The Emotion Body Map is a fun, hands-on activity that contributes to building emotional literacy skills that will support them through life.

Features

• Colour-Coded Emotional Expression: Assign a colour to each emotion, such as red for anger or blue for sadness, and visually map them on the body.
• Self-Reflection Questions: Thought-provoking prompts encourage children to connect emotions with physical sensations.
• Creative Customisation: Allows children to design their maps in a way that reflects their unique emotional experiences.
• Downloadable & Printable: Easy to use in various settings, including schools, therapy, at home and more.

Benefits

• Emotional Literacy: Teaches children to identify and express emotions in a visual and relatable way.
• Body Awareness: Encourages mindfulness by connecting emotions to physical sensations.
• Empathy Development: Promotes understanding of how emotions might be experienced differently by others.
• Therapeutic Tool: Aids educators and professionals in initiating conversations about emotions.

How to Use

1. Print the body map worksheet.
2. Discuss the activity with the child, explaining the connection between emotions and the body.
3. Assign a colour to each question or emotion, such as “Where do you feel happiness?”
4. Let the child colour in the areas where they experience each emotion, creating a vibrant, personal map.
5. Use the completed body map as a conversation starter or reflection tool to explore the child’s emotional world further.

Suggested Uses

• Classrooms: A group activity to promote discussion about emotions and body awareness.
• Therapy Sessions: A tool for exploring emotions in a safe, guided environment.
• At Home: A bonding activity to help parents understand their child’s emotional needs.

The Inside ME! - Emotion Body Map empowers children to explore how emotions manifest in their bodies, combining creativity with emotional insight. This hands-on activity helps children build emotional awareness and mindfulness while supporting their personal growth, and is perfect for promoting insightful discussions during Children's Mental Health Week.

Download the Inside ME! - Emotion Body Map today and help children understand their emotions in a fun, colourful, and creative way. Don't forget to explore the rest of our Inside ME! series and our 1000+ resources to continue supporting emotional well-being throughout the year!