I am feeling... drawing page for kids

Art is a Great Way to Express Yourself

As an artist and designer, I believe art is a great way to express yourself, including day-to-day feelings. This is one of the reasons I’ve loved my daughter’s first-grade daily Reflections pages, where she draws and writes how she is feeling each day. She completes these at school, and they are sent home. I genuinely enjoy seeing where she’s at emotionally each day, and it helps us connect and have something to talk about.

Use this “I am feeling” Concept at Home

For parents, this concept of an “I am feeling” drawing feels like a powerful at-home daily drawing tool. If daily feels overwhelming, perhaps initiate this art exercise every few days or even once a week. You may even want to create an “I am feeling” journal where your child can self-initiate a drawing based on how they feel that day!

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Setting a Precedence

Now, several years later, my daughter still uses drawings to express her emotions. When she gets angry or sad, I often find drawings left on my desk or a table for me to see. They often show her broken heart and our family members with different emotional faces. She may show mommy and daddy with mad faces and herself crying with short sentences that express how she feels. When she’s really happy, we find I love you notes left around the home.

Children’s Reflection Drawings: How am I feeling?

Here are a few examples of my daughter’s first-grade “I am feeling…” drawings. Seeing them collected here brings me such joy! (Here are gratitude and joy activities for families) Plus, they’ve helped initiate many meaningful conversations between my daughter and me!

How am I feeling? Give children an opportunity to draw and write how they are feeling each day. Let color and drawings and writing help little ones express their inner thought lives. — *I am feeling “happy.” — like a fresh, ripe, juicy slice of watermelon! 🍉*

How am I feeling? Give children an opportunity to draw and write how they are feeling each day. — *I am feeling “sleepey.” I especially love that my daughter drew herself wearing her new sleeping mask!*

How am I feeling? Give children an opportunity to draw and write how they are feeling each day. I'm always delighted by this creative way to learn more about my kiddo's inner thought lives! — I am feeling “sad rile sad. Best dog. But I am happy that he is in heaven. ;)” My daughter frequently talks about how she misses her dog, who died when she was three. She writes how sad she is and shows crying faces and happy faces because she believes he is in heaven.

How am I feeling? Give children an opportunity to draw and write how they are feeling each day. It's such a great way to capture excitement, disappointments, joys, confusion, sadness and more! — *I am feeling “excited!!!!! Beekus I’m going to Masunuten!!!!” The confetti and star eyes are such a great representation of her excitement about our annual family trip to Massanutten.*

How am I feeling? Give children an opportunity to draw and write how they are feeling each day. Each new drawing can spark a conversation that allows you to engage with your child and their emotions. — *I am feeling “nerves.” Seeing this drawing allowed us to talk about what was causing anxiety and nervousness.*

Have your kids draw on “I am feeling…” pages, too.

Share this activity with your kids, students, friends, and families. We’ve made it easy; you can click to download our FREE printable.

As an artist and designer, I believe art is a great way to express yourself, including day-to-day feelings. This is one of the reasons I've loved my daughter's daily Reflections pages, where she draws and writes how she is feeling each day. Check out this exercise and perhaps incorporate it into your day-to-day too!

Another option

If you’re familiar with the Arts and Bricks brand, you already know that we LOVE art and LEGO bricks. So, for all you LEGO-loving families out there, you may also enjoy, And Next Come’s L Free Printable for How Do I Feel Today using a LEGO Minifigure.