Rainbow BagMoji Beanbags

These small beanbags feature six unique emoji faces to add an element of fun and creativity to any beanbag activity. Constructed with a cotton cover, these bags are soft to the touch and less intimidating to catch, making them perfect for a variety of activities. Assign each emoji beanbag points or exercises in a warm-up activity, or allow students to race to a bag and then explain a time when they felt that emotion – the possibilities are endless! Printed-on emotions include happy, sad, surprised, nervous, angry, and disgusted. 6-1/2" sq.

15 Creative PE Activities Using Rainbow BagMoji Beanbags

The Rainbow BagMoji Beanbags are a colorful and expressive twist on traditional beanbags, each featuring a different emoji-style face. What makes this product special is its unique combination of tactile appeal and emotional design—helping educators incorporate social-emotional learning (SEL) into physical activity. Each 4” beanbag is soft, lightweight, and easy to grip, making it ideal for throwing, catching, balancing, and engaging young learners in playful, meaningful movement. Below are 15 original activity ideas that combine physical literacy and emotional awareness using Rainbow BagMoji Beanbags to teach fundamental movement skills in any PE setting.

1. Emoji Emotion Express: Students choose a BagMoji that matches their current feeling and then perform a movement that "acts out" that emotion (e.g., jump with joy, stomp in frustration). Focus: Jumping, Emotional Expression, Locomotor Skills.

2. Happy Hop Relay: In relay teams, students hop while balancing a smiling BagMoji on their head or hand. Drop it and restart! Focus: Hopping, Balancing, Coordination.

3. Toss & Tell: Students toss BagMoji beanbags to each other. Whoever catches it says what the face means and performs a matching movement. Focus: Throwing, Catching, SEL Communication.

4. Emoji Emotion Explosion: Scatter BagMojis across the gym. On cue, students pick one up and explode into movements representing the emoji face (e.g., jumping jacks for excitement). Focus: Agility, Body Control, Emotional Literacy.

5. Frown Toss Turnaround: Students find a “frowning” BagMoji, toss it up, and catch it. If successful, they turn the frown “upside down” and perform a joyful skip. Focus: Catching, Skipping, Coordination.

6. Slide & Smile: Students slide BagMoji beanbags across the floor to targets or into hoops. Aim for specific emojis to score points. Focus: Sliding, Rolling, Manipulative Skills.

7. Emotion Freeze Frame: When music stops, students freeze and hold up a BagMoji. They must match its expression with their body posture. Focus: Stopping, Body Control, Emotional Expression.

8. Catch My Feeling: Students form a circle and toss BagMojis randomly. The catcher says the emoji and acts it out. Focus: Catching, Coordination, SEL Awareness.

9. Mood Match Relay: Teams run to a pile of BagMojis and find the emoji that matches the feeling called out by the teacher. Return and tag the next runner. Focus: Running, Speed, Emotional Recognition.

10. Sway & Say: While swaying side to side to music, students pass BagMojis around the circle. When the music stops, each student says something positive related to their emoji. Focus: Swaying, Cooperation, SEL Expression.

11. Leap Over Laughter: Lay BagMojis in a line across the floor. Students leap over each one, laughing or shouting positive affirmations as they go. Focus: Leaping, Power Movement, Confidence Building.

12. Skip & Share: While skipping in a circle, students pass BagMojis. When the whistle blows, the holder shares a time they felt that emotion. Focus: Skipping, Rhythm, Emotional Sharing.

13. Dash & Drop Match: Scatter BagMojis on one side of the gym and emotion cards on the other. Students run to match beanbags to the correct emotion word. Focus: Running, Matching, Decision-Making.

14. Tiptoe Emoji Trail: Students tiptoe around a circle of BagMojis. On signal, they freeze and describe a physical activity that matches the face they’re closest to. Focus: Tiptoeing, Balance, Vocabulary Building.

15. Emotion Energy Circuit: Rotate through stations where each station has a movement that matches an emoji (e.g., silly hop for silly face, slow stretch for sleepy face). Focus: Circuit Training, Movement Variety, Emotional Expression.