Description
The Emotions Coin Drop is a beautifully crafted, Montessori-inspired wooden toy designed to support emotional development in children. Featuring six emotions printed on the front and 30 matching wooden coins, it helps children recognise and match different feelings. The removable top has six slots, allowing little ones to drop the coins into the correct slots, combining fun with learning.
Suitable for children aged 12 months and up, this toy encourages creativity, emotional intelligence, and fine motor skills. Its simple, colourful design engages young minds, while specialists have discovered multiple ways to adapt its use for various age groups.
Perfect for use at home, in classrooms, daycare, or therapy sessions, the Emotions Coin Drop makes discussing feelings a natural and enjoyable experience, fostering positive connections between adults and children.
Recommended by Dr Gummer’s Good Play Guide
What our testers said
“I am feeling these ones, happy, silly and a bit angry” Girl, aged 6
“I like the yellow one” Boy, aged 3
What our experts think
Emotions Coin Drop is well made from wood and durable enough for young children to play with over and over. No setting up was needed and our testers could use it straight from the box. The children took time to look at the coins and spoke about what emotion they thought each face represented. Great for giving younger children an understanding of their emotions and words to label how they feel.
The younger testers also enjoyed pushing the coins through the slots, building on their fine motor skills. Older children were more able to discuss the emotions on the coins, giving examples of times when they had felt a certain way. They were keen to integrate the box and coins into their daily routine, using it to show how they were feeling at certain times of the day, such as first thing in the morning, after school and before bed. Once the children showed how they were feeling, it gave them a safe space to open up more and discuss their emotions more deeply. Really helpful for starting conversations between children and carers that they might not typically have.
Skills developed
– Encourages communication
– Helps teach self regulation skills
– Develops fine motor skills
