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The kindness club

Empathy and emotions through play in early years education

Elisa Ciani

Product: Book

Trim size in cm: 26 x 20 x 5,2 cm

ISBN: 9788859050391

Publication date: 01/09/2026

Suitable for: Nursery 1st Level (ages 3-4), Nursery 2nd Level (ages 4-5)


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A cooperative game designed to help children aged 3 and over develop social and emotional skills. The story begins in the village of Chivalà, a place that has lost all its colours because kindness has become increasingly rare. Through kind words, thoughtful actions and shared activities, children work together to bring the village back to life, adding one colourful piece at a time to a large poster that gradually comes to life thanks to everyone’s contribution.

How do you play? Players take turns rolling the die and drawing a card from the indicated deck: Word, Action, Goal or Joker. After completing the activity on the card, they add a coloured piece to the large Chivalà poster. There are no winners or losers: the aim is to build a positive shared experience, where every player contributes to the success of the game.


• 96 cards divided into four decks (Word, Action, Goal and Joker)
• 1 wooden die
• 96 shaped puzzle pieces
• 1 large poster
• 1 instruction booklet



The kindness club

Empathy and emotions through play in early years education

Elisa Ciani



A cooperative game designed to help children aged 3 and over develop social and emotional skills. The story begins in the village of Chivalà, a place that has lost all its colours because kindness has become increasingly rare. Through kind words, thoughtful actions and shared activities, children work together to bring the village back to life, adding one colourful piece at a time to a large poster that gradually comes to life thanks to everyone’s contribution.

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THE BOX CONTENTS

96 game cards divided into 4 decks:

30 Words Cards

30 Action Cards

16 Wild Cards

20 Objective Cards

1 six faced wooden die

1 jumpo-sized cardboard poster, divided into 4 panels

96 coloured tiles

1 instruction manual

TEACHING OBJECTIVES

  • develop awareness and expression of emotions;
  • promote empathy, listening and mutual respect;
  • strengthen collaboration and a sense of belonging to the group;
  • encouraging the use of kind and inclusive language;
  • encourage caring for oneself, others, and the environment.

HOW TO PLAY

Players take turns rolling the die and drawing a card from the indicated deck: Word, Action, Goal or Joker. After completing the activity on the card, they add a coloured piece to the large Chivalà poster. There are no winners or losers: the aim is to build a positive shared experience, where every player contributes to the success of the game.

Leaf through some pages of the instruction book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation of the product:

THE AUTHOR

Elisa Ciani is a psychologist and systemic relational and family psychotherapist with clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has also received training in EMDR for children and adolescents. She provides training for educators and teachers and designs programmes and materials dedicated to the development of emotional and relational skills, integrating storytelling, play, and reflection to support emotional growth in educational and family settings.