BrainFrame Psychology for Kids: Activities
EMOTION-BOTS PAPER CRAFT

This is a fun and interactive craft that helps children explore their emotions by choosing the emotion of their robot! Paper crafts are classic and simple, which makes them great from young children. Kids can choose the black and white version of the templates and let their creativity shine by coloring in their emotion-bot! This emotion craft is a really great activity for young kids to do while their older siblings are busy learning all about emotions!

Materials:

• printer,
• paper,
• scissors,
• glue,
• OPTIONAL: cardboard (cereal boxes work great),
• OPTIONAL: coloring supplies (crayons, pencils, paint)

Instructions:

• Print out your templates of choice.
  • You will need to print off a robot template and the faces templates.
  • There are three different robots to choose from.
• If you chose a black & white template, color in the emotion-bots.
• OPTIONAL: If you want the emotion-bot to be more solid and last longer, glue the template onto a piece of cardboard.
• Cut out the robot body template pieces. Children may need adult supervision or assistance for this part.
• Glue the template pieces of the robot body together:
  • EMOTION-BOT 1 (the left robot in the photo):
    • Glue the antennas on top of the head and the ears on either side of the head.
    • Glue the rectangle head on top of the body.
    • Glue the purple vents and bottons onto the body.
    • Glue the arms onto either side of the body.
    • Glue the feet onto the bottom of the body.
  • EMOTION-BOT 2 (the center robot in the photo):
    • Glue the two antennas on top of the head.
    • Glue the oval head on top of the body.
    • Glue the purple doors onto the body.
    • Glue the arms onto either side of the body.
    • Glue the feet onto the bottom of the body.
  • EMOTION-BOT 3 (the right robot in the photo):
    • Glue the antenna on top of the head.
    • Glue the head on top of the body.
    • Glue the purple monitor screen onto the body.
    • Glue the purple base to the bottom of the body.
    • Glue a wheel to the bottom of each stem of the purple base.
• Now comes the fun part! Choose the emotion you want your robot to be and cut out the appropriate face. Cut out the robot body template pieces.
  • You can either cut out the square that contains the whole face or cut out each part of the face (eyes, nose, mouth) separately.
• Glue the robot face onto your emotion-bot's head.
• Enjoy your adorable emotion-bot!