- Children’s Spirit Animal Cards
- Dr Steven Farmer with Jesseca Camacho
- Published by Blue Angel
- RRP approximately £15
- ISBN 9780648746744
- Reviewed by Clair and Charlie, aged 9
We are very happy to share with you our thoughts regarding this deck. It has a really sturdy two-part box that will definitely be durable enough for many a reading to come. The cards are quite large for little hands, but filled with bright illustrations and bold text that are easy to read. In the beginning they were quite clumpy to shuffle but as the days go by they have become easier to manage.
It is definitely apparent from the cards and accompanying book that both Dr Steven Farmer and Jesseca Camacho have a wealth of knowledge and expertise in creating such a detailed set of cards. The book contains plenty of information about each card, with thoughts about how to embrace the positive and also learn from negative experiences. As a parent I find that it can be tricky to expect a child to fully communicate how they feel, but the book and deck contain plenty of prompt words that could help you to help your child. There is a section at the back of the book called “Guidance for Parents”; sometime as an adult we can be uncertain about how to help our children in certain situations so it’s nice to know that the creators of these cards, who also have children, have plenty of experience.
When Charlie wasn’t sure about how he felt we were able talk about examples of times when he could connect his experience to the card he had drawn. I have let him have full use of the cards whenever he wanted. Although the book suggests how to do different spreads we have mainly used just one card at a time. He quite likes it when the same card comes out as he knows that it contains a message to work with. One of his favourite cards is the Monkey; he follows the prompts and suggestions and enjoys improvising and creating just like the guidance in the book suggests. There are plenty of ways to engage a child in connecting through their senses with each card.
Not everything is sugar coated; the book and deck deal with tackling problems and ways of not solving them today but working on growing and developing your way through the world. The guidance contains elements of psychology with plenty of fun too.
Both Charlie and I are very happy to have been given the opportunity to share our thoughts, and we hope you like this deck if you choose to purchase it. We have included pictures to give you an idea of the card size next to a child’s hand and also how vibrant the images are.
I think Charlie will be using these for some time to come!
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