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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Being Small

Related Episode: Small Time

Subjects/Skills: Art; Creative Thinking

Materials Needed:
Construction paper
Drawing materials, such as crayons or markers

Directions:
Ask your child to draw a picture of herself. Begin a story by saying, "Imagine what would happen if we touched some shrinking violets in Dragon Land. We would shrink down as small as these paper dolls. No one in the house would be able to see or hear us! What would we do?"

After you have told your story together, encourage your child to create an illustration for the story. She can draw a new picture that shows how she would look if she were very tiny.

Hold up the first picture and say, "How would we find a way to get back to our normal size? Can you draw a picture that shows how you would solve our problem?" If your child is having trouble thinking of a solution, ask questions that will help her think creatively, for example, "Could we use the telephone for help? How would we dial the numbers?"

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