CBTiger Card Game

Fourteen emotions, a deck of cards, and the rules of Go Fish. Children collect sets and answer a question about whichever feeling they are holding, which...

4.5(314 reviews)

Ages 6-14
47 cards
2-6 players
20-30 minutes

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47 cards
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Help your child...

Naming emotions
Coping with difficult feelings
Noticing what helps
Social skills

At a glance

Ages 6-14
In the box 47 cards
Players 2-6 players
Play time 20-30 minutes

About this game

Fourteen emotions, a deck of cards, and the rules of Go Fish. Children collect sets and answer a question about whichever feeling they are holding, which is a much easier ask than naming a feeling from nothing.

Some of the emotions are the difficult ones: frustration, worry, jealousy. Others are the good ones worth noticing on purpose. Over a few rounds a child ends up having said something about most of them, and none of it felt like being asked.

CBTiger draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, the practical ideas therapists use to help children handle strong feelings rather than be handled by them.

How it plays

Two to six players, 20 to 30 minutes. If you can play Go Fish you can play this, which means children can teach each other and adults can stay out of it.

Good for

A first step for families who have not tried anything like this before
Travelling, waiting rooms and anywhere a board will not fit
Therapists wanting a short, contained activity

In the box

47 cards covering 14 emotions

CBTiger cards fanned out, each showing an emotion with a question to talk about.

What families say

4.5314 reviews

Great for child therapy
Good thick quality cards. Easy to use. Great for child sessions.
– Anna
Great CBT game for kids....Great therapy tool.
I bought this game for my child clients and it's a crowd pleaser. It is pretty easy to play, and it offers a great range of emotions with great prompts. Highly recommend as a great way to build rapport, while also providing psychoeducation on the exploration of emotions, coping, and relationships.
– Marie
Great for a child therapist!
This is a great therapist game for kids
– KP
Great Therapeutic Tool with One Point of Feedback
High quality product, well made. Great therapeutic tool or for personal use to stimulate emotional dialogue and skills. Can't wait to use in my practice! Played with my kids to test out for clients; they liked it but my daughter had one significant point of feedback for the makers: the instructions use the universal "he" which she noted could make people feel left out or unseen. I hope the makers will consider a gender neutral term so as not to exclude players, as a therapeutic toy this is especially significant.
– Cha cha cha
Beautiful product, and my clients love it!
CBTiger has got to be one of the nicest therapy card games around. The box is small, but the quality is high! The cards are also made with high quality material and color, and there are various questions for each category. I’m a therapist, and my clients love these cards. They’re great for teaching kids the different emotions and learning how they can apply it. Although the instructions show how you can play this with a group, these cards work just fine when used as conversation cards with a client. Additionally, I might use these while playing a game with my client as we take turns. If you’re thinking of getting them and work with kids, don’t hesitate! They’re definitely an excellent addition to my therapy toolbox and one of my most used items.
– mitzi🐱💝
Adorable and functional!
As a therapist, I am always looking for creative ways to teach cognitive behavioral therapy to the kids I serve (I work with kids 8-14 primarily). This game is one that my kiddos look forward to playing every week. They love the characters, the bright colors of the cards, and enjoy how easy it is the play the game. Best of all, I can teach them about their emotions in a way that is fun for them. This game has extremely valuable in my weekly practices. Highly recommend for therapists and counselors!
– Timeless Optimist
Not sure if it’s me or if in just don’t get the game play
I like the questions and how they phrase them. I like the colorful characters and it seems kid friendly. I am confused as to how the game play actually works with asking questions but I can see I’m not the only one. I am debating on sending these back honestly.
– Portia James-McKnight
Love this!
So far all of my elementary aged clients (and even some middle schoolers) have loved this game. The cards are beautiful and the kids enjoy looking for the cute animals. The questions are easy to answer without feeling unfun but they are sufficient for processing and being truly therapeutic. I’d recommend for those who want an easy to use but fun CBT based game to engage kids and early teens in therapy. I purchased to have an easy way to introduce and practice cognitive coping with my TF-CBT clients.
– Martin