Arts and Crafts for Kids That Teach Social-Emotional Skills

Guided activities for kids ages 3–12 where cute Catbears characters teach children step by step through simple, short videos. Perfect for indoor activities at home, rainy days, and screen-free fun.

  • Adorable Catbears characters guide kids through every step
  • Simple, short videos that kids can follow independently
  • Uses safe materials you already have at home
  • Teaches teamwork, empathy, and coping skills while creating
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"Pure joy! My child gets far more than just another craft activity."
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How it works

Meet the Catbears — cute characters like Bear, Cat, and Koala who guide kids through each activity with simple, fun videos.

Cute characters guide every step

The adorable Catbears characters guide children through each activity with simple, short videos. Kids follow along independently using safe materials from home — while you focus on the moments that matter most.

Catbears characters guiding kids through arts and crafts activities
There is no better time than today to equip our children with life skills and tools for social challenges. The Catbears app provides this solution.
Michal Daliot
Michal Daliot
"Super Nanny," senior educator and family consultant, CEO and owner of the Michal Daliot Center, providing training and consulting for parents and family counselors.

Creative Projects Using Safe Materials from Home

Cute Catbears characters guide kids through creative activities using safe materials you already have at home. Suitable for preschool and elementary ages. Works at home, in school, or in kindergartens. Just open and start creating.

The Catbears - Using materials we have at every home
The Catbears - using recycled materials

Eco-Friendly

Glue, scissors, colors, cardboard boxes, and paper bags. We encourage the use of recycled materials to help build environmental awareness in children.

The Catbears - using only safe tools for children

Safe Tools for Kids

The projects use materials and tools that are kid-friendly – no hot glue guns or utility knives, so every child can create safely.

The Catbears activity pages for print

Printable Activity Pages

The projects include printable activity pages. You can print them on any home printer, A4 size, black and white.

Why kids love Catbears activities

Free printable activity pages for kids
Printable activity pages
Activity pages with clear cutting and folding marks, tested to ensure every child can follow them.
Step-by-step craft videos for kids
Video tutorials
Simple, short videos where adorable Catbears characters guide kids through every step.
Easy crafts for kids at home
Hands-on creative projects
Each project combines cutting, gluing, and coloring — practicing fine motor skills and creative choices.
Social emotional learning for kids
Social-emotional skills
Each activity focuses on a skill that helps kids work together — calming down, offering help, coping with frustration.
Social stories for kids
Social story games
We help Catbears characters find ways to cooperate through short games based on social stories.
Kids craft project success
I did it!
Difficulty levels are carefully adjusted for children. Success strengthens self-confidence and belief in themselves.

“As a speech-language pathologist, The Catbears is an amazing tool for emotional therapy. The cute characters and simple videos save me valuable prep time and let me focus on the child. I combine creative activities with mindfulness to address topics like emotional intelligence and social anxiety in a natural, engaging way. Knowing I have ready-made guided activities for every age — from crafts for 3-year-olds to projects for 6-year-olds — lets me invest all my energy in what matters most: the therapeutic relationship.”

Naomi, Speech-Language Pathologist

FAQ

Guided activities for kids where cute Catbears characters teach social-emotional skills through arts and crafts. Simple, short videos guide children step by step using safe materials from home. Kids learn teamwork, empathy, and conflict resolution through hands-on creating.
Ages 3 to 12. Works at home with siblings and friends, in kindergartens and elementary schools, and in therapy or social-skills groups. Great for rainy days, holidays, and weekends when you need indoor activities for kids.
Very little. Gather safe materials you have at home — markers, glue, scissors, a cereal box — print the activity pages and press play. Cute Catbears characters guide kids through each step with simple, short videos.
Catbears combines creative activities with social emotional learning. Each activity includes guided creation plus skill-building, developed through field testing in schools and therapy settings. The goal: crafts kids are proud of, plus real behavioral change.
We use natural moments of frustration during crafts as learning opportunities. Children learn coping skills — breathing to calm down, helping others, accepting differences. Parents report kids start using these tools in daily life, not just during activities.
The guided activities create situations where children must cooperate — they progress only when everyone finishes, practice taking turns, and help each other. Kids learn to handle conflicts through self-awareness rather than needing adult arbitration.
Each activity has built-in pause points. The group progresses only when all children are ready. This supports inclusion and reduces frustration for both fast and slower children.
Yes. Only child-safe materials found at home: paper, thin cardboard, tape, glue sticks, crayons or markers, and rounded scissors. No hot glue or sharp tools.
Yes. The first activity is free. Full access requires a monthly or annual subscription. Cancel anytime.
Teaching social skills in early childhood is far more effective than trying to change habits later. Catbears builds a foundation of empathy, cooperation, and emotional regulation that lasts a lifetime.
Children develop teamwork, turn-taking, communication, patience, problem-solving, empathy, and coping skills for frustration and anger. Each activity focuses on a specific skill practiced during the creative project.
Yes. Designed for 1-6 children. Works in homes, kindergartens, elementary schools, after-school programs, and social-skills therapy groups. Cute Catbears characters guide kids through each step with simple, short videos — making it easy to run with any group.