Explore Feelings with Sesame Street Friends

Three hands-on kits for kids ages 2–5 to explore feelings, friends, and kindness through play with their favorite Sesame Street friends!

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Work Through Feelings Big & Small

Kit 1: Feelings at the Fairs

During a trip to the fair, your child will discover that everyone has big feelings sometimes. Even grown-ups and Elmo!

What’s Included

  • Lift-the-flap story about the Sesame Street fair
  • Character cards to spark imagination
  • Memory games to practice identifying emotions
  • On-the-go mirror to make faces that match feelings

What They’ll Explore

  • Identifying emotions in themselves and others
  • Connecting emotions to expressions, body language, and physical cues
  • Using new vocabulary to name and communicate emotions
  • Understanding people can feel different emotions about the same situation

Your child will board a train with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and their friends to learn ways to regulate their emotions when feelings get big!

What’s Included

  • Lift-the-flap story about big feelings on the train
  • Board game to explore breathing, body awareness, and other self-regulation strategies
  • Scavenger hunt game to practice mindfulness
  • On-the-go tools for emotional regulation

What They’ll Explore

  • Identifying big emotions by the way they feel physically
  • Using words to describe their emotions to others
  • Strategies for emotional regulation like deep breathing or taking a break
  • Navigating conflict when emotions are big

Your child will explore how to be a kind friend and play with others alongside Cookie Monster and his friends!

What’s Included

  • Lift-the-flap story about Cookie Monster and his friends
  • Cooperative board game to practice playing with others
  • Activities to practice sharing and taking turns
  • On-the-go activity to practice kindness

What They’ll Explore

  • Ways to show kindness to friends
  • Setting rules when playing with others
  • Communicating about conflicts during playtime
  • Turn-taking strategies like counting or using a timer
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Why Social-Emotional Learning Matters

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Essential Skills

Kids can return to tools like sharing, taking turns, recognizing emotions in themselves and others, and emotional regulation throughout their lives.
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Compassion

Teaching kids to identify, express, and respond to emotions builds empathy and kindness while helping them develop confidence and self-worth.
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School & Life Foundations

Giving kids the building blocks for resilience, impulse control, and confidence lays a foundation for academic and personal growth.
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How We’re Different

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Friendly Faces, Safe Spaces

Familiar Sesame Street friends help kids explore emotions fully and safely

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Parent Support

Quick, simple videos and tips help families navigate big feelings together

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Future-Focused

Activities build social-emotional skills kids use throughout their lives

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Pair the Kits with the App

$130.00
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Includes:

  • Unlimited app access

  • 3 exclusive Learn with Sesame Street kits

  • Offline activities, self-paced classes, and printables

  • Grown-Up Guide by Begin for practical support, play tips, and ideas

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Child playing with Learn With Sesame Street Kit

Parent of a 3-year-old

He really loved the Elmo. That’s what we used. We’d leave it on the table, he knows where to find it, so when he is frustrated he says ‘I’m mad’ and then he squeezes it and takes three deep breaths.

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Parent of a 4-year-old

She expresses herself a bit more... she’s saying how she’s feeling more. ‘I’m frustrated. I’m sad. Mommy, I’m so excited.’

Child playing with Learn With Sesame Street Kit

Parent of a 2-year-old

I think she understands nervous and frustrated. She says that now to me. Like, ‘Mom I feel nervous.’ Like today we saw the train go by and she said, ‘I’m nervous. Can you pick me up?’...so like naming it a little bit more…

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Stay Curious. Ask Questions!

Every kit includes a lift-the-flap story featuring Sesame Street characters, two games that can be played with a friend or by themselves, an on-the-go activity, and a Parent Guide.

Kit 1 focuses on naming emotions, Kit 2 explores strategies for managing big feelings, and Kit 3 dives into kindness and playing well with others.

Plus, you get unlimited access to the Learn with Sesame Street app, which includes strategies for naming emotions, emotional regulation, taking turns, and conflict resolution.

Begin’s early learning experts designed the kits for 2–5 year olds learning important skills for social and emotional well-being. Many of the games in the kits have options for simple or complex play, which gives younger kids a fun introduction to essential concepts and older kids a chance to really challenge themselves!

Social and emotional learning is how kids develop the ability to understand their own feelings, show empathy for others, and build healthy relationships. It covers skills like recognizing emotions, managing frustration, taking turns, resolving conflicts, and communicating about how they feel.

These are not things kids are born knowing how to do. They learn them over time, and the earlier they start, the stronger the foundation. Social-emotional learning is at the heart of the Learn with Sesame Street program.

Early emotional intelligence shapes how kids learn, connect, and grow. Children who can identify and manage their feelings are better equipped to handle challenges, build strong friendships, and thrive in school. These foundational skills — resilience, empathy, impulse control — don’t just support childhood development, they last a lifetime.

They sure can. The kits are specifically designed to help kids practice real social skills through hands-on play.

Each kit teaches social-emotional skills in a natural, meaningful way — starting with recognizing emotions and building toward kindness, sharing, and cooperation. Familiar Sesame Street characters make it easy for kids to explore and practice skills that can otherwise feel challenging.

Each of the 3 kits builds on the last, taking kids on a natural progression through social-emotional learning. Kit 1 introduces emotions like happiness, sadness, frustration, and excitement, helping kids connect feelings to expressions and body language. Kit 2 tackles bigger, harder-to-manage emotions like anger and fear, with strategies like deep breathing and taking a break. Kit 3 brings it all into social situations — navigating disagreements, feeling left out, and practicing kindness during play. Together, the kits give kids a full toolkit for understanding themselves and connecting with others.
The games and stories in the kits are designed so that kids can use them independently. But co-play is an important part of reinforcing skills around turn taking, managing big feelings, and taking the perspective of others. The kit activities can be a great way to spend quality time with your child while practicing these important skills!
Yes! In our 2024 effectiveness study, preschoolers whose families used the full Learn with Sesame Street program (kits, app, and grown-up guide) showed an improved ability to understand, express, and regulate their emotions. Kids also began using emotional regulation strategies from the program and talked about emotions more frequently and deeply!

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