Tender Leaf Toys What's Up Bag

Help Children Understand, Express and Talk About Their Feelings

The Tender Leaf Toys What's Up Bag is a thoughtful educational resource designed to help children recognise, understand, and communicate their emotions in a fun, visual, and engaging way. Featuring a wide variety of facial expressions, this beautifully crafted wooden emotions set encourages children to identify how they feel, especially when they find it difficult to express their emotions in words.

Ideal for use at home, in nurseries, schools, therapy settings, and childcare environments, the What's Up Bag offers a gentle, supportive way to foster emotional literacy, self-awareness, and positive communication.

Whether used during circle time, one-to-one discussions, or everyday conversations, this versatile resource helps children build confidence in recognising and talking about their feelings.

Encourage Emotional Literacy

Understanding emotions is an important part of every child's social and emotional development.

The What's Up Bag helps children learn to:

• Recognise different emotions

• Identify facial expressions

• Understand how they are feeling.

• Develop emotional vocabulary

• Express thoughts more confidently

• Build emotional awareness

By making emotions visible and easier to understand, children gain confidence in discussing their feelings in a safe and supportive way.

Support Communication Skills

Not every child finds it easy to explain how they feel.

The What's Up Bag provides a simple visual prompt that encourages children to:

• Start conversations

• Express emotions without pressure.

• Build vocabulary

• Develop listening skills

• Improve confidence when communicating.

It is particularly helpful during times when children may struggle to find the right words.

Encourage Social and Emotional Development

Discussing emotions helps children build positive relationships and develop empathy for others.

Using the What's Up Bag encourages:

• Emotional regulation

• Self-awareness

• Empathy

• Kindness

• Compassion

• Positive social interaction

Children begin to recognise that everyone experiences different feelings and learn healthy ways to talk about them.

Ideal for Home, Schools and Therapy Settings

The versatility of the Tender Leaf Toys What's Up Bag makes it suitable for a wide variety of learning environments.

Perfect for use in:

• Homes

• Nurseries

• Preschools

• Schools

• Childminding settings

• Therapy sessions

• Counselling environments

• SEN and additional support settings

It provides an engaging resource for encouraging meaningful conversations about emotions throughout the day.

Develop Fine Motor Skills

Handling and arranging the wooden pieces helps strengthen important physical skills while children engage in emotional learning.

Children naturally develop:

• Fine motor skills

• Hand-eye coordination

• Finger dexterity

• Grip control

• Precision

These practical skills develop naturally alongside communication and emotional learning.

Encourage Imaginative Role Play

The different facial expressions can also be incorporated into imaginative storytelling and role-play activities.

Children can:

• Create stories around different emotions.

• Act out real-life situations.

• Explore feelings through pretend play.

• Discuss everyday experiences

• Build confidence through creative expression.

This combination of storytelling and emotional learning helps make conversations about feelings feel natural and enjoyable.

Beautifully Crafted by Tender Leaf Toys

Like all Tender Leaf products, the What's Up Bag has been thoughtfully designed with beautiful craftsmanship and child-friendly materials.

Its attractive design makes it an excellent educational resource that fits naturally into both home and classroom environments while encouraging regular use as part of everyday learning.

A Valuable Resource for Emotional Wellbeing

Supporting emotional wellbeing from an early age helps children build resilience, confidence, and healthy communication habits that will benefit them throughout life.

The Tender Leaf Toys What's Up Bag provides a simple yet effective way to help children:

• Recognise emotions

• Talk about feelings

• Build emotional confidence

• Develop positive relationships

• Strengthen communication skills

It is an excellent addition to any emotional wellbeing toolkit.

Product Features

• Wooden emotions learning resource

• Features a wide variety of facial expressions

• Encourages children to recognise and express emotions

• Supports emotional literacy and emotional wellbeing

• Helps children communicate feelings when words are difficult

• Encourages empathy, kindness, and self-awareness

• Develops communication and language skills

• Supports social and emotional development

• Encourages imaginative storytelling and role play

• Helps develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination

• Ideal for homes, nurseries, schools, therapy, and SEN environments

• Beautifully crafted by Tender Leaf Toys

Specifications

• Product Name: Tender Leaf Toys What's Up Bag

• Product Dimensions: 22.2 × 1.1 × 23.3 cm

• Recommended Age: Suitable for children aged 3 years and over

• Recommended Use: Emotional literacy, communication development, social and emotional learning, role play, therapy, and Early Years education