Kimochis Bug Box Set

by Kimochis

Product Features

• Bug is a caterpillar who is afraid of change. He is thoughtful cautious and has a secret dreams of flying
• Bugs wings tuck away in a pocket in his back
• Bug comes with 3 feelings Happy Brave Left Out
• Bugs feelings can be stored in his front pouch
• Learn to express yourself with fun and easy lessons included in the 48 page feel guide

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.8 x 13.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001QVAWQY
• Item model number: Bug
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 8 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,123 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Kimochi (Key.Mo.Chee) means "feeling" in Japanese. And Kimochis are what come inside each character. Kimochis are small pillows with a feeling (happy, sad, silly, brave) printed on one side, and a corresponding facial expression on the other. Each Kimochi character comes with a set of three feelings and a How-To Kimochis Feel Guide. The characters also have a special pocket where kids can store their "Kimochis" - or feelings. Using the characters and their Kimochis, kids can get in touch with their emotions through puppetry and play. The Feel Guide introduces the fun and quirky personalities of each character and offers parents fun tips and engaging activities to help strengthen parent child connections and develop healthy social and emotional skills. Go on. Express yourself with Kimochis.

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ADORABLE and loved by the kids!, August 11, 2010

A Kid's Review

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Kimochis Bug Box Set (Toy)

Bug is a-freaking-dorable! I am a therapist and he has helped my little clients talk about their feelings, particularly anxiety. He is well loved by boys as well as girls. I imagine Bug would be equally at home with play therapy or CBT, as well as other modalities, as he can be very useful in facilitating psychoed about feelings, feeling identification, labeling, communication, etc. His story and folding wings make it easy to talk to young kids about how everyone feels nervous and scaredy sometimes, and how that is okay, but there are things we can learn to do when we feel that way, so that even when we are afraid we can "spread our wings and fly"!

In terms of his "personality", his rotating head and story make him the more "cautious one", but you can really customize that to the situation at hand. A well loved buddy, both by the young ones and myself. I also have Cloud, who is also super cute and very versatile. In fact, if you work with kids I would suggest you either start with Cloud or review all the Kimochi stories to see which types of feelings you see most often among your kids, or could use being able to talk about more easily first. I can't wait to get all the other Kimochis and feeling sets! The only catch is one of my clients did write on a custom feeling, but I haven't tried washing it off yet so I don't know how reusable those are. However, the pen did make a mess when it was used.

This toy is truly adorable and I am sure could be used equally well (and be loved just as much) by families wanting to model to their kids how to express, talk about, and soothe feelings in a healthy way.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good toy to discuss feelings, October 21, 2009

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Dylon's mom (MILILANI, HI United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Kimochis Bug Box Set (Toy)

I bought this for my son. He loves that the wings can tuck into the bug and becomes a caterpillar again. It has great use for getting him ready for transitioning to preschool. I also bought the additional feelings and he seems to be able to identify the feelings and the faces on the feelings toys. I bought the octopuss and the cat as well. I work as a therapist and think these toys will also be useful for kids and teens still working on talking about their feelings.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So great and so loved., January 27, 2010

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Book Scout (St. Louis) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Kimochis Bug Box Set (Toy)

I got 3 of these for Christmas gifts for my nieces, 2 adopted and one now living with grandparents. We got the Cloud, the bug and the octopus after reading the story of each they fit the girls perfectly. The kids love them and they are so helpful when talking about feelings and how they work or should.