Description
Moka Mera Emotions is a fun and creative way to explore and discuss emotions. Using the selfie camera, children can see a funny filter effect that links with each emotion. By tapping the labelled icons, they can choose from 20 different emotions, all represented with emoticons. Their image then becomes sad, surprised, envious, happy, and so on. Children can then take photos of themselves with the filters and add these to their album.
The app can be used in early childhood education by children and teachers, or at home with parents. By giving examples, telling stories, and playing with the emotions in the app you can help the child name and identify new emotions. Moka Mera Emotions is based on the Finnish curriculum for early childhood education and has been developed with help from researchers, teachers, and children.
What our testers said
“Look at my funny faces!” Girl aged 4
“My favourite is the sad one, look I have bogies.” Girl aged 6
What our experts think
Moka Mera Emotions is a great introduction to talking about emotions, supporting children’s emotional development. Our testing loved using the camera filters just like they have seen older siblings do or even tried out with a parent. There was lots of giggling as they played – it’s clear that this app gives children an enjoyable and relaxed experience learning about emotions.
The app is quite simple so the main benefit is the fact that it helps to start discussions. For example, we found children talked about how they felt sad when they weren’t allowed to play video games before bed, or how chocolate makes them happy! This means that to get the full educational benefit from the app, it is best used as a tool to introduce emotions. From this, an adult can discuss the names of emotions, when and why someone might feel that way, and so on.
Skills developed
– Introduces the names of emotions
– Encourages children to explore how different emotions might be expressed
– Promotes discussion about what causes emotions
