“How are you feeling?” can be the hardest question to answer.
These cards makes it easier. Spread the cards out, ask the question, and let each person pick the Blob that matches how they feel. The conversation follows naturally from there.
Why the Blobs work
The Blobs speak the first languages we all learn: facial expression and body language. They have no age, gender or culture, so anyone can see themselves in them. There are no right or wrong answers. The same card might look hopeful to one person and lonely to another, and that difference is where the best conversations start.
What’s inside
- 50 full-colour Blob picture cards covering a wide range of feelings, from joy, pride and excitement to worry, anger, loneliness and sadness
- Teacher notes explaining how to get the best from the Blobs with one-to-one sessions, small groups and whole classes
- 20 suggested activities, including Story of My Day, Scale of Feelings, Picture of Me, and sorting and discussing the cards
- Handy 70 x 100 mm cards, easy to spread across a table, pass around a group or hold up to share
Ways to use them
- Morning or afternoon check-ins
- Circle time and PSHE lessons
- Pastoral and SEMH support
- One-to-one mentoring, counselling and therapy sessions
- Transitions, such as returning after a break or moving schools
- Staff wellbeing and team sessions
Who they’re for
The cards are suitable for all ages. They are used in primary and secondary schools, special schools, youth work, counselling, social care and with adults. They are especially useful for anyone who finds it hard to put feelings into words, including children with SEND, speech and language needs or English as an additional language.
Part of the Blob family
You can pair these cards with the Which Blob Do You Feel Like Today? Posters and Cards Set. For particular topics, there are also the Blob Counselling, Relationships and Resilience Cards. Find all Blob resources here.
Meet the creators
Ian Long is the illustrator and author of the Blob resources. He studied graphic design and worked as a self-employed designer in London for several years. He then spent five years as a youth and pastoral assistant at an Anglican church in Tewkesbury. After completing a PGCE, he taught in primary schools in Sussex and Hampshire for 17 years, during which time he gained a master’s degree in education. He has written more than 25 published Blob books and more than 50 self-published ones. The Blob resources are used in more than 120 countries by more than 3 million professionals. Ian runs Blob training events online and in person. He is married to Jane, and they have two adult children.
Pip Wilson was a pioneering youth worker, author and communicator. For many years he ran a youth club and community centre in one of the most deprived areas of London, working with young people, many of whom were caught up in gangs. During this time, Pip realised how important it was to manage his own feelings so that he was better placed to help others. That insight laid the foundations for what would eventually become the Blob Tree.
As well as writing more than 50 books, Pip was a charity CEO for more than 20 years. He worked internationally, running workshops and courses in leadership and teamwork, with emotional intelligence at the heart of everything he did. In later life he continued to share his “Pipology”, mentoring many people and running training courses for universities, businesses and charities around the world. He was passionate about encouraging people not only to love one another but also to love themselves, and he believed everyone was a “Beautiful Human Person”.
Pip died in 2023, leaving a wonderful legacy. His groundbreaking work continues to inspire people across the world, and his family now work closely with Ian and Blob Tree.
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