Conversations to get to know each other, understand each other and enjoy more time together.

There are many ways to be a family and share time together. Here you'll find ideas for playing with KitCo cards, adapting each suggestion to suit who's playing.

With little ones · Images and gestures

You can choose a card whose image reminds you of something happy, or act out the emotion shown on it. An adult can help read and explain the words; you can also participate by pointing, imitating, or telling what the card suggests.

You can also play… Emotional Dictionary.

Act out the basic emotions, then try to guess the emotions on other cards using pictures, gestures, and clues. Once you've guessed them, place them in their corresponding emotional family on the game board.

More games from the guide: Miming emotions · How do I feel when…? · Guess the card.

With children of different ages · Each person has something to contribute

Spread out the cards and pose a shared question: "What image reminds you of a fun family moment?" You can also choose a talent card that you recognize in someone else or a value card that represents something important to you as a family: "When have you noticed I'm good at this?" or "How can we nurture this value at home?".

Adapt the vocabulary with everyday examples that are understandable for each age group. Each person can participate with a gesture, a phrase, or a longer story.

You can also play… Miming emotions.

Secretly pick a card and act out its emotion for the other players to guess. Those who need help can prepare a scene with an adult. You can score points as a group to earn your emotions medal or choose a team format.

More games and activities from the guide: Who do these talents represent? · Our family values · How do I feel when…? · Guess the card.

With adolescents and young people · Recognize without examining

Invite them to choose the activity. You can spread out the talent cards and choose one you recognize in someone else, accompanying it with a specific example: "I saw this talent in you when…". The person who receives the card can share if they also recognize themselves in it. Adults also participate and receive recognition; anyone can pass their turn.

You can also play… How do I feel when…?

One person secretly chooses a situation from the board and shows a card that represents how they feel about it. The rest try to guess which situation they've chosen. Then you share which card each person would choose for that same situation: you might discover very different responses to something you know.

More games and activities from the guide: Guess the card · Who do these talents represent? · Our family values · Connecting.

Between generations · Stories to share

With grandparents or other relatives, choose cards whose images evoke a celebration, a hobby, or a memory. "What story does this card remind you of?" Each person can share their own and discover something from another generation. Display the cards where they're visible and share the reading if anyone prefers.

You can also play… Guess the card.

Deal at least six cards to each person, without showing them the images. The person whose turn it is asks the person to their right to turn around, choose a card, and say who in the group it inspires in them, without explaining why. The rest of the group then places a card that inspires something in them about that same person. The person who had turned around looks again and tries to guess which card the previous person placed; if they guess correctly, they win a point. Afterward, each participant explains their choice. You can also choose the images from a shared moment for the whole group, such as a trip or a dinner. Then, each participant explains what led them to choose their image of that person or memory. The game is played using the images from the emotion cards and, if you wish, also from the values cards; the written portion is not used.

More games and activities from the guide: Mimicking emotions · Who do these talents represent? · Our family's values.

An adult and a child or young person · Also between two

Take turns choosing a card and sharing what it suggests to you: "Which image most closely resembles how you felt today?" Both people share their experience: they ask questions, listen to each other, and discover.

You can also explore… Emotional map.

Choose emotion cards that you've recently felt and take turns placing them on the map according to their intensity and frequency. You can accompany your choice with a specific moment: "I felt this emotion when…". Each person decides what they want to share; listen to how the other person experiences it without correcting their response.

To make it easier to understand, you can explain the concepts as "how much I feel it" and "how often it happens to me." This activity is recommended for children six years and older.

More games and activities from the guide: How do I feel when…? · Miming emotions · Our family values. Connecting with teenagers and young adults.

These are some ideas to get you started. The guide includes more games and activities that you can choose from depending on the age, number of participants, and your preferred time. Adapt the vocabulary, help with reading, and let each person decide what they want to share.

You can enjoy a lighthearted suggestion or engage in a more personal conversation, depending on the moment.

For enjoyment · Memories with pictures

Choose an image that reminds you of a shared anecdote and let the other person try to guess it. Then share what you each remembered.

To recognize you · A talent with a story

Each person chooses a talent they recognize in the other and describes a situation in which they have seen it. Take turns.

To discover you · The values of our relationship

First, choose your personal values, and then explore which ones you want to nurture together. You can prioritize your shared values and propose an action to give them space.

To understand you · How did we experience it?

Choose a situation and share what emotion it evokes in each of you. Listen to the differences with curiosity, without deciding for the other person how they should feel.

Each person decides what they want to share. You can simplify the question, help with the reading, and respect turns without interpreting for others.

Discover my talents

Recognize your abilities, ask for examples from people around you, and choose the talents you identify with.

Discover my values

Identify what is important to you, prioritize your needs, and observe how they are present in your daily life.

Understanding my emotions

Use the emotional map to observe the intensity and frequency of what you feel and reflect on what needs your attention.

My value proposition and orientation

Put into words what you can contribute and explore activities and professional options where you can develop your talents.

Coherence and Ikigai

Connect your talents, values, interests, and the needs of your environment to explore decisions and next steps that make sense to you.

The guide includes individual exercises. You can start with the one that resonates most with your current situation and return to it whenever you need to.