Grown-Up's Guide
Pip's Feelings Club ยท Episode 25: Pip's Toolbox
"Which tool?"Your child picks
"They could both help."No wrong picks
"Which tool is your favourite?"Let them teach it to you
The toolbox game from the episode
Miss Wren shows a problem and two picture cards, asks "Which tool would you use?" and waits. Then Pip does the tool she picked. No pick is wrong: "Good thinking! They could both help." Sometimes calming comes first and words come next: Pip does Turtle Time, then says, "I feel cross when you bump my bucket. Please be careful." A tool helps while the feeling is still there. Storms come and go, and everybody gets them.
Doing a sheet
Watch the episode together first: scan the code on Sheet 1, or visit pipsfeelingsclub.com. A calm 10 minutes, never as a consequence. You read the comic, your child does the pens. If they have forgotten a tool, act it out together or watch that episode again. Finish with a play card.
What to talk about
Sheet
Ask them
Do together
Which Tool?
"What was Pip's problem at the swing?"
"Which tool did she pick?"
"Which tool would you pick?"
Play the toolbox game: you say a small problem, they pick a tool and show you.
My Toolbox
"Which tool is your favourite?"
"Which one is tricky?"
"Where do your tools live?"
Draw their favourite tools on paper cards to keep.
When a storm is coming
1. Name it: "You look cross. That's okay."
2. Ask: "Which tool?" Offer two.
3. Do it with them. Then fix the problem.
When they're stormy
Too stormy to choose? You pick for them.
Calm the body first. Words come later.
Still too big? A cuddle or a quiet spot.
Do it out loud yourself
"I'm getting cross. Which tool? Turtle Time."
Let them pick a tool for you sometimes.
"That helped. I'm still a bit cross."
Catch them doing it well
"You picked a tool all by yourself!"
"You calmed down first, then used words."
"That was hard, and you tried a tool."
Try to avoid
"Wrong tool." Any safe tool is a good try.
Expecting a tool to make the feeling vanish.
New names. Keep the words from the show.
Every day (2 minutes)
Any calm moment: "Show me a tool!"
One made-up problem. They pick a tool.
Bedtime: "Which tool did you use today?"