Are you ok? Emotions Mats

Are you ok? Emotions Mats is a set of ten circular floor mats designed to help young children recognise, name and discuss different feelings through visual prompts and active play. Each mat presents a specific emotional expression, giving parents, teachers and early years practitioners a clear starting point for conversation, matching and role-play activities.

The mats are made from natural rubber with a soft microsuede surface and non-slip rubber bases. Each piece measures 34 cm in diameter, creating enough space for children to stand, sit beside or point to a chosen emotion. Suitable from 12 months and designed for indoor and outdoor use, Are you ok? Emotions Mats can move between classrooms, nursery areas, home-learning spaces and prepared playground activities.

The ten-piece format allows several emotions to be displayed at once. Children can select the face that best fits a story character, copy an expression or move between mats as an adult describes different everyday situations.

What makes this product special

Are you ok? Emotions Mats moves emotional-literacy learning away from a small flashcard and onto a durable, child-sized floor resource. Children can physically choose and approach a feeling, making the activity more active and visible within group sessions.

Natural rubber, microsuede surfaces and non-slip bases provide practical material benefits. The 34 cm diameter keeps each expression clear while allowing the full set to be arranged in lines, circles or smaller selected groups.

Key features

• Set of ten circular emotion floor mats
• Each mat shows a specific emotional expression
• Clear colourful visual designs
• Made from natural rubber
• Soft microsuede upper surface
• Non-slip rubber base
• Each mat measures 34 cm in diameter
• Suitable for indoor and outdoor learning
• Compact pieces for flexible layouts and storage
• Recommended from 12 months

Emotional literacy

Are you ok? Emotions Mats helps adults introduce words for feelings using visible facial cues. Children can compare expressions, notice features such as eyes and mouth position, and connect a named emotion with an example from a story or familiar event.

The mats should not be used to tell a child how they must feel. Instead, they provide choices and language that can support communication. Adults can acknowledge that two people may react differently to the same situation.

Communication and language

Each expression in Are you ok? Emotions Mats creates a reason to talk. A practitioner might ask what the face appears to show, what could have happened before that moment or what the character might say next. Children can respond verbally, point or choose a mat.

Storybooks, puppets or everyday scenarios can be discussed alongside the set, although these additions are not included. The visual prompt helps keep conversation concrete and may support children who benefit from seeing a choice.

Social and imaginative play

Are you ok? Emotions Mats can support role play about friendships, sharing, surprises and problem-solving. Children might stand by a mat and act out a character, then move to another expression as the story changes.

In group sessions, participants can listen to different interpretations and discover that facial expressions can be read in more than one way. Taking turns, explaining an idea and responding respectfully support social communication.

Gross motor and active learning

The 34 cm floor format allows Are you ok? Emotions Mats to become part of movement activities. Children can walk to a named emotion, follow a route between expressions or move when a story character’s feeling changes. This combines emotional vocabulary with gross motor participation.

Non-slip bases support floor use, although adults should still prepare an appropriate level surface and supervise active sessions. Outdoor layouts can add space for larger group movement when conditions are suitable.

Why choose Are you ok? Emotions Mats

This ten-mat set offers durable, reusable visual prompts at a scale suited to active early years learning. Natural rubber, soft microsuede and non-slip bases provide practical advantages over paper cards, while the indoor/outdoor format supports flexible planning.

Parents can use selected mats for conversations about stories and daily experiences. Nurseries and schools can use the complete set for group emotional-literacy work, role play, communication and movement. Exact size and age information make it easier to assess suitability for the intended space.

Perfect for

• Nursery and preschool emotional-literacy provision
• Home conversations about feelings
• Storytelling and character discussion
• Small-group communication activities
• Active indoor and outdoor learning
• Role play and social-scenario exploration

Specifications

• Product name: Are you ok? Emotions Mats
• Product code: FF-828
• Contents: Ten circular emotion mats
• Dimensions: Each mat 34 cm diameter
• Material: Natural rubber with soft microsuede surface
• Base: Non-slip rubber
• Colours: Assorted colourful emotion designs
• Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor and outdoor use on a suitable prepared surface
• Batteries: Not required
• Learning focus: Emotional literacy, facial-expression recognition, communication, language, social skills, imaginative play and gross motor activity
• Recommended age: 12 months+