Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox
Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox
Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox
Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox
Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox
Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox
digital card sets

Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox

Product Code: D3900

$39.95 inc. GST

digital cards, booklet, and activity ideas for use anywhere

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Product Overview

This is the digital toolbox version of the card set Stones …have feelings too!

Stones …have feelings too! Digital Toolbox brings the much-loved stone characters into a flexible, online format. With 52 illustrated digital cards and a digital booklet, this resource helps people of all ages build emotional literacy by naming, sharing, and reflecting on their feelings.

Each card shows a quirky stone character expressing an emotion, with three words on the reverse to spark conversation and interpretation. Playful and accessible, the Stones are perfect for schools, counselling, health services, and family work, making it easier to talk about emotions in creative and engaging ways.

The Digital Toolbox also includes ongoing access to our growing library of blogs, videos, and activities to keep your practice fresh and inspiring.

What's Included?
  • Digital version of 52 Stones cards
  • Digital booklet with activity ideas and conversation prompts
  • Ongoing access to blogs, videos, and card hacks
  • For more inspiration, explore our Ideas Bank.

We are adding and updating the Toolbox content regularly so check in to see what’s new. Customers must create an account to access digital products.

 

How to Use
  • In therapy: Use cards to explore difficult feelings and reframe emotions.
  • In classrooms: Build emotional literacy  and empathy through group discussion.
  • At home: Create playful, safe conversations about moods and experiences.
  • Online: Share cards during digital sessions, workshops, or remote learning.

To use the digital toolbox, simply create a customer account. All digital products follow our Digital Usage Policy – see Copyright and Digital Usage for details.

Creators
Russell Deal
Russell Deal
Author

Russell was founder and creative director of Innovative Resources. He has an academic background in social work, psychology and education. He published over 50 conversation-building tools through Innovative Resources. In 2013 he was the... 

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Ray Bowler
Ray Bowler
Designer Illustrator

Ray spent almost 30 years as a commercial graphic designer before founding Ark Publishing and collaborating with publishers like Innovative Resources. His quirky, soulful illustrations and designs have helped thousands of people explore their... 

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Suitable for

This resource is designed for people working in roles that support others, including:

  • Early years practitioners
  • Educators
  • Counsellors, psychologists and social workers

testimonials

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Stones…have Feelings Too! and supervision

‘I recently discovered that the Stones…have feelings too! cards are a fantastic resource for staff supervision. They helped a worker clearly express her feelings about planning, goal setting, and current family work. She chose stones that resonated with her and explored the associated emotions.

This sparked a valuable conversation about her strengths and how to use them to move toward her ‘preferred stones.’ It led to actionable steps for family intervention and her overall practice—a real ‘ping’ moment!

Thanks for this excellent tool. I’ll be integrating it more regularly in supervision.’

Denis Byrne, Anglicare
Revving up for fun and feelings in central New York

Susan LaFever, an elementary school counselor in New York, works with Pre-K to 2nd graders and loves using Innovative Resources’ card sets—purchased at her own expense ‘because they’re awesome!’

Each year, Susan picks a card set as her theme and creates opening activities for students and caregivers. In 2013, she used Stones…have feelings too! for children in changing families, helping them express emotions through family portraits and safe conversations. Students now walk into her room and point to cards that show how they feel.

She also integrates Sand Play Therapy, using stones for “zen” sand trays. This year, Cars ‘R’ Us decorates her office walls, while The Bears inspire feelings books and Strength Cards for Kids support other creative activities. Susan’s approach combines simplicity with imagination—making emotional learning fun and meaningful

Susan LaFever
Stone Therapy for Special Siblings

In September, art therapist Belinda Ryan used The Wrong Stone to inspire creative workshops for siblings of children in Adelaide’s Paediatric Palliative Care Unit. The pilot program for 8–12-year-olds aimed to help them connect, have fun, and feel special.

After reading the book, each child chose a ‘perfect stone,’ decorated it with a personal symbol, and helped create a colourful sand-and-stone mandala to take home. They also built a stone wall for a puppet show, using puppets to express feelings about having a sibling with a life-limiting illness.

Stones…have feelings too! and Pocket of Stones helped track emotions throughout the program. Each child received a copy of The Wrong Stone and stickers—a lasting reminder of their unique qualities and special place in the world.

The stones theme had a profound impact, reinforcing that everyone has a perfect spot, no matter what life brings

Belinda Ryan, Art Therapist

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