Xiqu Cards

For families

Cards for raising kids: encouragement for every age, notes for the lunchbox, words for the hard moments, and questions for the dinner table. Built on encouraging effort, connecting before correcting, and repairing after conflict.

An I Noticed card: Thanks for including ___ today.
Family game

I Noticed

A free thank-you game for your family group chat or the dinner table. Each day, catch someone doing something good and tell them with a card. No winners, no sign-up.

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For Kids

Encouragement for kids

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Words that notice effort, not just results, for three ages: little ones (3–6), kids (7–11) and teens.

Encouragement card for kids from Xiqu Cards, with a clay illustration. It reads: Oops is how we learn. Everybody makes mistakes. Even grown-ups. Want to try again together? For KidsKID-02 Encouragement card for kids from Xiqu Cards, with a storybook illustration. It reads: Mistakes mean you’re learning, not failing. Every expert started as a beginner. Want to work on it together? For KidsKID-09 Encouragement card for kids from Xiqu Cards, with a storybook illustration. It reads: I love you for who you are, not for what you do. That will never change. For KidsKID-16 Encouragement card for teens from Xiqu Cards, with a geometric illustration. It reads: One grade doesn’t define you. There’s so much more to you than a number. For KidsKID-17
Lunchbox Notes

Lunchbox notes

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Print a page of eight, cut along the dotted lines, and tuck one into a lunchbox or under a pillow. A few jokes, and some short texts for teens.

Lunchbox note from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: Thinking of you at lunch! Lunchbox NotesLBX-01 Lunchbox note from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: Cheering for you from here! Lunchbox NotesLBX-02 Lunchbox note from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: Be brave. Be kind. Be you. Lunchbox NotesLBX-03 Lunchbox note from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: Somebody at home loves you a lot. (It’s me.) Lunchbox NotesLBX-04
Daily Connection

Daily connection

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Questions for after school, bedtime, mornings and car rides, plus a few small things grown-ups can do each day. Better than “How was school?”

Daily connection card from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: Who did you sit with at lunch? What did you talk about? Daily ConnectionDAY-01 Daily connection card from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: What made you laugh today? Tell me the whole story. Daily ConnectionDAY-02 Daily connection card from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: Did anything surprise you today? A good surprise or a weird one? Daily ConnectionDAY-03 Daily connection card from Xiqu Cards with the otter family. It reads: If today were a weather report, what would it be? Sunny, cloudy, stormy, or a little of everything? Daily ConnectionDAY-04
Parent Pocket Cards

Parent pocket cards

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What to say when they slam the door, melt down, or say “I hate you.” The moment is on the front of each card, and words to try are on the back.

Parent pocket card from Xiqu Cards: When they come home and shut the door. A simple line drawing. Parent Pocket CardsPAR-01 Parent pocket card from Xiqu Cards: When they explode in anger. A simple line drawing. Parent Pocket CardsPAR-02 Parent pocket card from Xiqu Cards: When a little one has a meltdown. A simple line drawing. Parent Pocket CardsPAR-03 Parent pocket card from Xiqu Cards: When they say, “I can’t do it”. A simple line drawing. Parent Pocket CardsPAR-04
For Parents

For parents

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For the parents doing their best: new parents, single parents, parents of teens, and the grandparents who help. Send one to a friend, a partner, or your own mom and dad.

Card for parents from Xiqu Cards, with a hand-embroidered illustration. It reads: You’re doing better than you think. Worrying about it means you care. For ParentsPEP-01 Card for parents from Xiqu Cards, with a hand-embroidered illustration. It reads: Good parents have bad days. Tomorrow you get to try again. For ParentsPEP-02 Card for parents from Xiqu Cards, with a hand-embroidered illustration. It reads: You lost your temper. You can still repair it. An honest apology teaches them more than a perfect day would. For ParentsPEP-03 Card for parents from Xiqu Cards, with a hand-embroidered illustration. It reads: Being tired doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’ve been carrying a lot. Can you ask for one hour of help this week? For ParentsPEP-04
Family Table

Family table

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Questions and small games for dinner, car rides, and video calls with Grandma and Grandpa. Anyone can pass.

Family Table card from Xiqu Cards, illustrated in a cozy storybook style. It reads: Guess: What was Grandma’s favorite toy as a kid? Ask her tonight! Everyone guesses first. Then Grandma tells the real answer. Family TableFAM-01 Family Table card from Xiqu Cards, illustrated in a cozy storybook style. It reads: Guess which family member has been to the most places. Then everyone shares a favorite place so far. Family TableFAM-02 Family Table card from Xiqu Cards, illustrated in a cozy storybook style. It reads: Kids ask the questions tonight. Grown-ups have to answer honestly! Any question is okay, as long as it’s kind. Family TableFAM-03 Family Table card from Xiqu Cards, illustrated in a cozy storybook style. It reads: Ask a grown-up: What was the hardest thing about being my age? Then ask what helped them get through it. Family TableFAM-04