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Feelings & Emotions
If You're Happy and You Know It
Helping little ones learn to identify, name, and manage big feelings — building emotional intelligence from the very first coo.
For Infants and Toddlers
Infant & Early Childhood Connection Backpacks
Helping families connect and strengthen relationships through easy & fun learning activities! Each backpack includes books and simple activities that help families and children bond, play, and grow together.
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Check out from the library
Families borrow a backpack from their local library, just like a book.
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Bond, play & grow at home
Read together, work through the activity cards, and connect using the guide inside.
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Return & ready for the next family
The library restocks any used kit supplies, and the backpack goes back on the shelf.
Explore the backpacks
Tap a backpack to see what's inside
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Friendship & Kindness
Planting Seeds of Kindness
Small, everyday acts of kindness that build empathy, confidence, and stronger connections — for the giver and the receiver.
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Managing Outbursts
Cooling Your Volcano
Emotions rise in stages, just like a volcano. This backpack helps children spot the early warning signs and cool down before they erupt.
Bring these backpacks to your library
These backpacks are a great way for libraries to connect with and be a resource for families looking for fun and easy ways to bond with their children. Reach out to get started.
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Molly Rosenberg
mrosenberg@nebraskachildren.org
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Sami Bradley
sbradley@nebraskachildren.org
