Every feeling shows, if you know where to look.
Little Paws, Big Feelings is a gentle show for children 3 to 6. A family of cats in a house in Mexico notice, name and look after their big feelings, because a cat's feelings always show: in the ears, the tail, the whiskers and the fur. Each episode has a page here with a note for you, things to talk about, and a free printable.
Meet the family
PapaBig, gentle and playful. The family's storyteller, and its best napper.
MamaCalm, warm and patient. She notices first, and names feelings gently.
CarrotThe oldest kitten. A steady, kind big brother, with big feelings too.
PennyThe middle kitten. A careful noticer, often first to see when someone is upset.
PippyThe littlest. Brave, funny, and always trying to keep up with the big two.
1
Spot the clues
Every feeling has a body. The narrator points to one clue, like a flicking tail, so children learn to read feelings in others and then in themselves.
2
Name it
The feeling gets its word, the same way each time: "That feeling is called frustrated." One word, heard three times.
3
Cat calm
One cat-shaped move a child can do on the living-room floor, like the Big Cat Stretch, done together with the kitten.
