Inside Out Emotions Game

This #InsideOutEmotions post is sponsored by #CollectiveBias, Inc. and its advertiser. Head to Walmart and buy a copy of the newly released Inside Out movie and play our Inside Out Emotions Game. Download your free printable and use the characters as playing pieces.

Inside Out Emotions Game

The Inside Out movie is a great springboard for discussing emotions with your kids. Head to the electronics department at Walmart and look for the Inside Out movie display.

I created a board game to help us talk about emotions even more. We used the Inside Out Tomy Toy figures as our playing pieces. You can purchase the toys at Walmart. We found them in the Disney aisle next to the Frozen toys. They joined the DVD in our cart. Then, I remembered we already had Joy and Sadness, so only Fear and Anger came home with us. All we’re missing is Disgust (she was sold out at our store).

Download the parts to the Inside Out Emotions game below:

• Inside Out Emotions printable game board
• Emotion scenarios

Choose you favorite character to serve as your playing piece.

You’ll also need a coin or a die. If you use a coin flip, you’ll move your character 1 or 2 spaces each turn (move 1 space for heads, 2 for tails). If you use a die, you’ll move your character, 1-6 spaces each time. Depending on what you roll, using a coin flip will make the game take longer.

How to Play:

1. Flip a coin or roll a die to determine how many spaces to move. (Move 1 space for heads, 2 for tails.)
2. When you land on a space, you will either act out an emotion or draw a scenario card. If you land on a white circle, draw a scenario card. Read the scenario and describe how it makes you feel. Do you only feel one emotion or many? If you land on a color, act out the emotion represented by that color. You could also give an example of a time you felt that emotion, or you could talk about different words that mean the same thing as the words used in the movie.
   yellow = joy
   blue = sadness
   green = disgust
   purple = fear
   red = anger
   
3. Keep moving through the game board discussing your emotions along the way.
4. Have fun!

Check out the stop motion animation videos Aiden and I made with Joy and Sadness.

Be sure to grab your copy of Inside Out at Walmart! Did you watch it in theaters? What did you and your kids think?