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Help Kids Snuggle Up To Their Feelings With SnuggleBuddies!
Violet Elephant reminds us that our forgiveness heals. Violet Elephant is one of seven PeaceMaker Pals in the SnuggleBuddies collection, helping children around the world learn to name and regulate their feelings. Each PeaceMaker Pal brings a different peace-making power we all have inside us to life!
The four "storyteller" mood emojis that live inside each SnuggleBuddy teach children the four main mood groups (Happy, Sad, Calm, Mad) and help them to share how they are feeling in daily, playful ways as well as during tantrums, meltdowns, or moments of frustration.
With over 6 ways to play, each SnuggleBuddies Plush comes with our SnuggleBuddies Feelings Sing-a-long Video and laminated Feelings Journal to help make mindfulness and noticing our feelings a daily habit!
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Help Kids Snuggle Up To Their Feelings With SnuggleBuddies!
Violet Elephant reminds us that our forgiveness heals. Violet Elephant is one of seven PeaceMaker Pals in the SnuggleBuddies collection, helping children around the world learn to name and regulate their feelings. Each PeaceMaker Pal brings a different peace-making power we all have inside us to life!
The four "storyteller" mood emojis that live inside each SnuggleBuddy teach children the four main mood groups (Happy, Sad, Calm, Mad) and help them to share how they are feeling in daily, playful ways as well as during tantrums, meltdowns, or moments of frustration.
With over 6 ways to play, each SnuggleBuddies Plush comes with our SnuggleBuddies Feelings Sing-a-long Video and laminated Feelings Journal to help make mindfulness and noticing our feelings a daily habit!
What's Included?
Violet Elephant Plush & Feelings Journal
Perfect for play & reinforces communication as safe and fun!
Super-soft mood emojis help non-verbal and overwhelmed kiddos share their feelings.
Laminated feelings journal makes checking in with our emotions a habit.
SnuggleBuddies Sing-A-Long Video
Illustrated sing-a-long video makes exploring our emotions fun!
Great for classrooms and morning circles
Available in 7 languages including english, spanish, german, french, mandarin, korean, and arabic.
Downloadable Activities
Introduce your child's SnuggleBuddy with fun activities you do together!
Created by child-development experts to nurture emotional intelligence through play
Your resources are emailed and saved to your GENM account for easy access on the go.
Support Your Child's Emotional Growth Through Fun Daily Practices!
Sing along to the SnuggleBuddies Feelings Song
Create a SnuggleBuddies Bedtime Ritual
Use in your Calming Corner during Time-Ins
Connect in the midst of a tantrum or meltdown
TOP REVIEWS
What Our Customers Are Saying
Melissa
“Velvety Soft, Irresistibly huggable! What a fabulous learning tool disguised as a functional and oh so huggable toy. My son simply adores his SnuggleBuddy and quickly understood the attached 'feelings emojis'. We used it to navigate our way through a recent emotional episode. It was easy, non-confrontational and actually enjoyable! Thank you!”
Emmett
“I need another! I got my SnuggleBuddy for work (I’m a school psychologist) and my five-year-old fell in love with it…so it has become hers! She also loves the feelings journal! Thanks for what you are doing. It's amazing work!”
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 90 reviews.
Love the new 2 eyed dolphin!!!
Barbara A.5/5Verified
Smoothing and Virbrant
We believe this tool will be helpful in our daily reach with our scholars. It's fun and vibrant.
Lacole B.5/5Verified
Snuggle buddies are a must have for feeling integration
We use our snuggle buddy everyday in Kindergarten. It’s a non negotiable and allows children a consistent way to unravel difficult emotions.
8408 H.5/5Verified
I love this dolphin for my calming corner! The children love its softness and that it knows the regulation colors!
Barbara A.5/5Verified
feedback
Bhavani Duggirala
10:18 AM (1 minute ago)
to reviews, Sirisha
HI Suzanne,
I bought this for my grandson for his third birthday.
Sirisha who is included in this mail is my daughter, her overall experience is gentle parent does not work with all children, which I agree with her. Perhaps there is no one solution that fits all, as a parent we have pick the tool out of all available tools what fits at that situation. Mother has that intuitive feeling, as she knows her child more than anyone else.
You could work with her if you want more feedback (sirishad12@gmail.com)
Thank you
Bhavani
Bhavani D.5/5Verified
Good
Large and soft! Daughter loves it!
Danielle H.5/5Verified
So snuggly!
My 4 year old loves his snuggle buddy. It’s super soft and he likes to pull out the symbols to show his emotions during the day.
Moniqua S.5/5Verified
The snuggle buddies normalize to kids that we all have feelings and it’s ok. This is so much more than just another stuffed animal. My kids love theirs and carry them around wherever they go: for a walk, to a hard appointment, etc.
Esther L.5/5Verified
The snuggle buddies normalize to — The snuggle buddies normalize to kids that we all have feelings and it’s ok. This is so much more than just another stuffed animal. My kids love theirs and carry them around wherever they go: for a walk, to a hard appointment, etc.
Esther L.5/5
Serves its purpose and beyond!!
This came quickly, is high quality and my toddlers really enjoy pulling out the colors and holding the animal when they are feeling upset.
Emily M.5/5Verified
Beautiful parenting resources
I love all the high-quality resources from Generation Mindful. Having grown up in a generation and culture that didn’t realize the importance of gentle parenting, I now am proud of myself for raising well-centered children with emotional and social intelligence. These resources have taught me that all emotions are valuable, to listen to my own gut, and model self-regulation through a variety of calming techniques. THANK YOU Generation Mindful!!!
Sandra T.5/5Verified
Love it!
Heart snuggle buddy is so cute. Something great to cuddle when your child (or you) need a moment to themself.
Heather S.5/5Verified
Love
My 5 year loves his plushies including this one and the dolphin. They bring him so much comfort and are so soft and a really perfect size.
Nicole D.5/5Verified
Kids liked the book and the buddies! Thank you!
Heather5/5Verified
Big Feelings
My pre-schooler is learning to express his big feelings with words rather than shutting down. The owl is such a great tool for him to be able to use a visual at home or at school that will hopefully bridge to him being able to use words. His teachers love it!
Erika O.5/5Verified
Sensory Buddy
My son loves sleeping and snuggling with his fox. It doesn’t bother him much but the strings in back tangle super easy. I’ve stopped trying to untangle them since it doesn’t hinder him from enjoying it.
Khendrea W.4/5Verified
Indigo Owl Saves the Day
We love our owl and have had many discussions about trusting our intuition because of her. My son finds that for his big feelings - holding Indigo owl calms his heart and helps him find the words that are sometimes hard. The size is helpful for him to really snuggle into if he needs the extra comfort and for a while he really needed that support while processing some issues at school. We love our snuggle buddies!
Ashley M.5/5Verified
Great addition
A loved pairing by my children. Great addition to the time in calming corner!
Jamie G.5/5Verified
Great quality!
Really high quality stuff animal. My daughter loves generation mindful and we’ve been utilizing the different developmental resources as she grows. We love it!
Krista K.5/5Verified
One of my most used tools for regulation
I work in inclusive recreation in a community based setting (camps, rec programs, pd day programs, sensory spaces etc) as an Inclusion Specialist and I must say that these little buddies are so useful to help with emotional regulation.
Using the colors to communicate can be so helpful when someone is in a freeze state. I often use the buddies to work through conversations or conflicts that help kiddos then bring that into the shared world. They are also amazing for starting conversations with peers about what the different colors mean and what they need when certain colors are out. It opens and normalizes having different emotions and once we are able to better figure out our feeling we can choose the best tools to help us move forward.
These are a must in my opinion. I had bought a whole set and send them home with kids that really resonate with them. I will need to buy another set soon!
Alanna R.5/5
Great addition to my class
My school kids (ages 2-6) absolutely love this plush. It is a great tool for them to use when they are having big emotions. It is extremely soft so that they can cuddle it close and squeeze it tightly. They love the different hand-size plush attachments that they can squeeze which correspond to the colors on our emotions chart. (I use the monthly emotions calendar as a daily emotions check-in for them. I have each name in one of the daily slots. They check in when they arrive and can change how they are feeling at any point during the day.)
Debbie M.5/5Verified
soft, huggable, dynamic and profond but missing some emotions
I like the size of the snugglebuddy, but I don't know if my daughter likes it because she prefers smaller things for her arms (or really big ones) (she's 33 months). It is very soft and she likes to touch it. The emotions buddies often fall from the pouch, this is a bummer.
I like the emotions buddies that are all IN the heart, and I would have preferred more than 4 (happy, calm, mad, sad, scared, ashamed and shy), because often, my daughter doesn't recognize herself in on of the 4 emotions.
She likes to read the book in english several times per day even though that's not her language, because it's rhyming and the words make rhythmic sentences. My daughter likes to search for the animals following a list of the animals-totems that was with the book. I like that love is found in every part of what makes us who we are (internal motivation leads to confidence).
I would have preferred that the companion sheet of emotions calendar had more than just 4 moods, again, because the emotions that I named appear often in the day, and feel different than the 4 basic ones for her. Other than that, I really look forward to your french version of the book AND the Time-in tools. Please please please do it very soon!
Émeline O.4/5Verified
Great for hugs when emotions are high
My daughter loves the Snugglebuddy, its a great size for a good cuddle when she is feeling all the big emotions.
Dana P.4/5Verified
We love our single buddies. Owl is large, soft and very cute, she is our favorite so far.
Melanie A.5/5Verified
My granddaughter loves her fox and owl snuggle buddies and takes them with us everywhere we go. She had all the emojis memorized in 1 afternoon and loves to pull them out to express her emotions. She is only 3 so she mostly uses happy and sad but we are learning to use the other two as well. This is a great grand parenting tool. Positive, happy and helps structure behavior even when you are not the main one in charge.
Melanie A.5/5Verified
We love our single buddies. — We love our single buddies. Owl is large, soft and very cute, she is our favorite so far.
Melanie A.5/5
My granddaughter loves her fox — My granddaughter loves her fox and owl snuggle buddies and takes them with us everywhere we go. She had all the emojis memorized in 1 afternoon and loves to pull them out to express her emotions. She is only 3 so she mostly uses happy and sad but we are learning to use the other two as well. This is a great grand parenting tool. Positive, happy and helps structure behavior even when you are not the main one in charge.
Melanie A.5/5
This one is just adorable! Colours are bright and material seems great and durable, my daughter is pretty much in love with foxy as she named him, loves getting in and out the hearts from the emotion pockets and tells me all about what they represent, even when with have play dates and someone is upset she gives him to her friends to help them regulate
Yrasema S.5/5Verified
It’s bigger than we imagined, so nice and soft, my son is so in love with his snuggle friend, he already named him and every time he is having big emotions he runs to grab him and shows me the colour of his feelings, helps us adults understand what he is feeling and is easier to help him regulate again
Yrasema S.5/5Verified
This one is just adorable! — This one is just adorable! Colours are bright and material seems great and durable, my daughter is pretty much in love with foxy as she named him, loves getting in and out the hearts from the emotion pockets and tells me all about what they represent, even when with have play dates and someone is upset she gives him to her friends to help them regulate
Yrasema S.5/5
It’s bigger than we imagined, — It’s bigger than we imagined, so nice and soft, my son is so in love with his snuggle friend, he already named him and every time he is having big emotions he runs to grab him and shows me the colour of his feelings, helps us adults understand what he is feeling and is easier to help him regulate again
Yrasema S.5/5
I am a school counselor (K-6), I purchased two SnuggleBuddies (fox and dolphin) to use in my calming corner with the “Time In Toolkit” that I purchased for my office. All of the students that have entered my office immediately grab one of the snugglebuddies and hold on to it while working on coping strategies. Regardless of age, every single student has gravitated towards them. The SnuggleBuddies are large enough that they can fill kid arms when snuggling and so soft! We identify the feelings attached to the SnuggleBuddie and it’s a great way to open the conversation about low energy vs high energy feelings (as seen on time in toolkit feelings chart). Two thumbs up!
Sara O.5/5Verified
I am a school counselor — I am a school counselor (K-6), I purchased two SnuggleBuddies (fox and dolphin) to use in my calming corner with the “Time In Toolkit” that I purchased for my office. All of the students that have entered my office immediately grab one of the snugglebuddies and hold on to it while working on coping strategies. Regardless of age, every single student has gravitated towards them. The SnuggleBuddies are large enough that they can fill kid arms when snuggling and so soft! We identify the feelings attached to the SnuggleBuddie and it’s a great way to open the conversation about low energy vs high energy feelings (as seen on time in toolkit feelings chart). Two thumbs up!
Sara O.5/5
So Cute and Helpful!
This hummingbird is super cute and my daughter (3) has absolutely fallen in love with it. She takes it nearly everywhere she goes. It's super soft and great quality. My daughter sometimes has a hard time expressing her emotions. The little mood emojis attached to the hummingbird are super helpful in helping her express herself when she is overwhelmed.
Devon N.5/5Verified
Ugh SO CUTE. and large, totally worth the price!
Mackenzie W.5/5Verified
Ugh SO CUTE. and large, — Ugh SO CUTE. and large, totally worth the price!
Mackenzie W.5/5
Great tool for helping emotional regulation
Super soft, huggable, and a great tool! I have been using this toolkit for about a month now with my daughter (5 years) following some behavioral outbursts at school and home. She has used the owl as a comfort object when upset and to identify what she's feeling in a tangible way, and than we correlate it to the posters. We love it!
Katherine S.5/5Verified
Adorable plush
Very comforting for my son.
Kelly C.5/5Verified
Love
We love our snuggle buddies. My son hasn't stopped talking about them since we got them !
Such a great addition to our quiet corner.
Reagan F.5/5Verified
Love love
We love our snuggle buddies. My son hasn't stopped talking about them since we got them !
Such a great addition to our quiet corner.
Reagan F.5/5Verified
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