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Emotion Faces – Preschool Set 😊 😢 😄 😠 😴 😍 😈

A set of 7 flat emotion faces designed for preschool & kindergarten use. Originally made for my wife, who works with young children - she uses them as a tactile aid for emotion recognition and feelings discussions during morning circle time.

Kids can hold them, point to "how I feel today", sort them, or use them as story props. Tactile + visual learning works much better than flashcards for this age group.

What's included

• 😊 Happy – classic smile
• 😢 Sad – frown
• 😄 Grin – big open smile (:D)
• 😠 Angry – angled brows + frown
• 😴 Sleepy – closed eyes + small mouth
• 😍 In love – heart eyes
• 😈 Mischievous – wink + raised brow + smirk

A wider emotional range lets kids name feelings beyond the basic "happy/sad" - angry, tired, in love, and playful are all part of everyday life and worth talking about at this age.

Why these work in classrooms

• Flat & chunky - safe for small hands, no thin parts to break
• Round edges - no sharp corners
• Lightweight - easy to pass around in a circle
• No supports needed - print a whole class set in one evening
• Great in PLA - non-toxic, food-safe-grade filament available

Print settings

• ⏱️ ~60 minutes for the whole set of 7 (all on one plate)
• Layer height: 0.20mm
• Infill: 15%
• Supports: none
• Material: PLA (any color - bright colors work best for kids)
• Nozzle: 0.4mm

Tip: print each face in a different bright color so they're easy to distinguish across the room. Multi-color AMS users can mix several in one go. Two contrasting colors (e.g., yellow body + black features) also look amazing if you do a filament swap at the right layer.

Ideas for use

• Morning check-in: "Which face matches your mood today?"
• Story time: kids hold up the matching face during emotional moments
• Sorting games: match faces to picture cards of situations
• Calm-down corner: give a child the "sad" or "angry" face to externalize feelings
• "Today I felt..." journal prompt with the full emotion vocabulary
• Role-play: act out scenes using the mischievous and in-love faces