Tarot Decks for Children and Children at Heart:
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words

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These decks have been selected as being the least scary and with the least nudity of the decks in my collection. One has been intentionally designed for children (the Whimsical), but the others should be considered as additional possibilities.

The Hanson-Roberts, Hello Kitty and African decks are the most standard to the Rider Waite pattern (and thus a bit more scary than some of the others). The Fenton-Bale deck is standard to the Marseilles pattern. The rest are somewhat more innovative in their depictions, with Voyager the least standard of the bunch. Here are the specific cards that might be problematic:

• African (2 3/8" x 3 1/8"): Bare breasts (in cartoon style) on 4 Wands and 3 of Cups and the title card. The traditionally scary cards (devil, 10 swords, tower) are a bit scary perhaps.
• Ator (3" x 4 1/4"):
• Gnomes (2 3/8" x 4 1/2"):
• Hanson-Roberts (2 3/8" x 4"): The star is nude, but all naughty bits are obscured by strategic placement of her long hair. The traditionally scary cards (devil, 10 swords, tower) are a bit scary perhaps.
• Inner Child (3 7/8" x 6 1/4"): These cards are BIG. No nudity or scariness issues.
• Moon Garden (2 3/4" x 4 3/4"): The star is nude in barbie doll fashion (no naughty bits depicted), the death card is a bit scary perhaps.
• Fenton-Bale (2 3/8" x 4 3/8"): No issues for nudity or scariness, but as with any Marseilles-style deck, the 2-10 "pips" are not illustrated with scenes.
• Voyager (3 3/4" x 5 1/2"): There is a naked pregnant woman on the Woman of Worlds (Queen of Pentacles) card, but no naughty bits are exposed. Otherwise, no scary or naked cards. This deck is not completely standard.
• Whimsical (2 3/4" x 4 3/4"): No issues for nudity or scariness.
• Wise Gal (1 3/4" X 3 1/4"): No issues for nudity or scariness.

Of these decks, the African and Hanson-Roberts are smaller than normal and so are better for small hands to shuffle. The African is so small that with my adult hands I have a tendency to drop cards if I'm not careful. And the Wise Gal, once punched out, is even smaller than the African. Meanwhile, the Voyager is so large that most adults tend to shuffle it by swirling the cards on a table. The Voyager is also thick and stiff compared to the usual US Games deck.

See also New Age and Herbal Decks

Some decks I don't have in my collection that I'm aware of:

• Fairy Tarot by Pietro Alligo and Antonio Lupatelli with art by Antonio Lupatelli. 2024 revised edition Lo Scarabeo, 1997 original version.
• Tarot of Oz by David Sexton. 1997 Llewellyn.
• Wonderland Tarot by Chris Abbey & Morgana Abbey. 2017 US Games. 1989 original version.
• Luna's Hello Kitty Tarot by Luna Factory.
• Kid's Tarot by Jason Gruhl with art by Kristina Kister. 2024 Gibbs Smith
• Gummy Bear Tarot by Dietmar Bittrich. 2004 US Games. 2001 original version.
• Caticorn Tarot by Pamela Chen with art by Delphine Dion. 2024 US Games
• Fairy Tale Tarot by Lisa Hunt. 2024 US Games
• Tarot for Kids by Teresa Reed with art by Kailey Whitman. 2021 St. Martin's Essentials. Distributed by US Games

Some decks only available for viewing on the web:

• LEGO Tarot by Reasonably Clever

Content about Children using Tarot:

• Tarot Reading for Children: 12 Tips by Corrine Kenner
• Five Tips for Reading Tarot for Kids by Joy Vernon
• Tarot Cards for Kids by Grani Hulda
• The Children's Illustrated Book of Tarot: An Adventure Through the Major Arcana by Kristen Witte; illustrated by Margarita Kukhtina

Two of the decks shown are books for kids covering multiple fortune-telling systems, with punch-out cards bound in:

• The Amazing Fortune Telling Book - Major Arcana only
• Wise Gal Tarot - Marseilles style 78-card deck
• Also intended for kids, by the same team who did Wise Gal Tarot, the children's activity kit Ask Babalouie, containing a variety of simple oracular items, including a cootie catcher and a deck of non-tarot oracular cards.