Artful SEL: Calm Sensory Game

Artful SEL™ helps kids ages 4–12. It uses sensory games to help kids find calm through art, rhythm, and mindful activities. A creative emotional learning app with sensory art, breathing, and SEL stories. Designed for families to support emotional awareness and regulation. Artful SEL is a calming emotional learning app created for children ages 4–12. Through art, rhythm, breathing, and storytelling, children practice skills that help them recognize emotions, settle their bodies, and feel more steady. Guided by a friendly panda, children move through a gentle calming pathway while parents can support and observe progress in a dedicated parent section. Artful SEL supports emotional regulation using rhythmic art activities, guided breathing, positive affirmations, and SEL stories. All activities are designed to feel supportive and encouraging, not corrective. The app was created by educators and mental health professionals. It is inspired by neuroscience research that emphasizes rhythm, repetition, and connection as supports for regulation. This bottom-up approach helps children feel calm and connected before focusing or problem-solving. Key activities include Pixel Pics and Rhythmic Reveal, where children tap to a calming beat to unlock soothing art images; Dance, Panda, Dance, where kids stay on rhythm to animate their panda through playful dance themes; Breathing Prompts with animated guides that teach calming techniques children can use anytime; SEL Social Stories that support routines and emotional understanding; and Panda Paws and Rewards, which allow children to customize their panda companion with outfits, pets, and backgrounds. Artful SEL is designed for families and works well for morning routines, calming down after emotional moments, creating calming corners at home, and supporting independent regulation practice. Parents create and manage accounts, with optional insights to help notice emotional patterns over time. Artful SEL uses color as a visual aid for emotional awareness and regulation. It is an independent program and is not affiliated with any specific SEL curriculum. Artful SEL offers a free 7-day trial. The app requires an active subscription to continue access after the trial period ends. Subscription plans are available for individuals and families, billed monthly or yearly through your Apple ID. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. https://artfulsel.com/pages/app-terms-and-conditions https://artfulsel.com/policies/privacy-policy