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Age range: 3-6
Theme Area: Card Castles
Related Episode: Itching for a Cure
Subjects/Skills: Motor Skills; Emotional Development
Materials Needed:
A deck of cards
Directions:
Talk about the difficulties the Dragon Tales friends had when they were gathering ingredients for the itching cream for Mungus. Ask, "What would have happened if Ord and Max left because of all the fruit flies, and didn't get any chiles?"
Invite your child to build a card castle. Say, "The tricky thing about card castles is that they fall apart very easily. But the great thing is that you can build them right up again."
Let her help you make a very simple card structure by leaning two cards against each other to make a triangle shape. Then try to make more complicated buildings together.
As you work, talk about how you feel when the castles collapse. Let her know that it's okay to feel frustrated. You might say, "Oh no! I can't believe it fell down again. This is so frustrating! Let's keep on trying, I'm sure we can build something great if we really try!"
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