The meltdown has a name. Now it has a card.
One side for your kid. The other side for you.
45 cards · 20 Krewelings · $11.95 flat shipping
One card. Two audiences.
Your kid gets three things they can actually do, in their own words. Flip the card, and you get six more: three for home, three for the classroom. Here is Rizzo the raccoon, feeling grumpy, front and back.
Where the ~360 tips come from
Nine tips on every character card — counted, not estimated.
On the front
3 for the kid
Strategies a small child can do without help, in kid language, with a picture for each one.
On the back
3 for the parent
What helps at home, at bedtime, in the car, in the middle of a hard evening.
On the back
3 for the teacher
What helps with a room full of kids and a lesson to finish.
20 characters × 2 cards each = 40 character cards. 40 cards × 9 tips = ~360 coping tips in one deck.
For every parent, caregiver, or teacher who has struggled with children “melting down” as their words fail and emotions overwhelm them, The Krewelings is a fun way to teach kids how to recognize what’s happening inside their bodies and give them tools to regain control. What a wonderful gift for anyone who cares for young children!
— L.A. Dandrea, MD, FAAP (ret.)
Retired Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
A friend who reviewed The Krewelings independently — received no compensation or product.
What’s in the wrap
Character cards
Two per Kreweling, each with its own kid tips and grown-up tips, so a kid who has worn out one card has somewhere new to go.
Story-prompt cards
Open-ended scenes for circle time or the dinner table, each tagged to an SEL skill.
Guide card
How to use the deck, a short intro to SEL, and a QR code for a free printable pack — six coloring pages, two activity pages, and a mini-poster.
Read a story prompt in full
A Mixed-Up Feelings Day
One of the Krewelings wakes up with TWO feelings at the same time. Pick the feelings… okay, now…
- What does each feeling make their body or face do?
- Which feeling shows up first, and which one comes next?
- Does the friend try to hide the feelings, or talk to someone?
- What helps the feelings calm down or work together?
Tell the story of what happens…
SEL skill: emotional complexity and self-awareness
The other three: A Feeling Starts Small (emotional awareness and regulation) · A Surprise Visitor (empathy and social connection), where Obie the owl turns up as a guest · A Moment of Courage (confidence and courageous choices).
Practical details
Size and packaging
Each card is 3.5″ × 5.5″ — big enough for a small hand to hold, small enough for a stocking, a basket in the calm corner, or a backpack. The deck ships as a set in a clear cellophane wrap. We skipped the rigid box on purpose; teachers told us it would end up in a zip bag anyway.
How teachers actually use it
Home base is a basket in the calm corner. Pull one card for a whole-group check-in, hand one to a kid who needs a minute, or let a kid choose the character that matches their day. Each of the workbook’s deep-dive spreads carries a Krewe Connection line pointing to the right card for that lesson.
A note on what this is
Printed on the guide card, and worth repeating here: this deck is not a medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic tool. It is an educational resource designed to support emotional learning at home and in the classroom.
Better together
The deck is ready to ship
Every one is printed for your order. $29.99, plus $11.95 flat-rate shipping.
Add to cart — $29.99For schools & classrooms