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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Making Memory Badges

Related Episode: Something's Missing

Subjects/Skills: Art; Emotional Development

Materials Needed:
Picture of a loved one
Large plastic cap (more than 2 inches in diameter)
Scissors
Glue
Markers, paint, or other decorative materials, such as glitter glue
Pencil or pen

Directions:
Talk about how Max felt when he had to go to Dragon Land without Emmy. Let your child know that sometimes it's hard to do things when the people you love can't be there with you.

Tell your child that she can make a memory badge of a person she loves to keep in her pocket, so that even when the person is far away, she will still feel like he is close.

Let your child choose a photo to place into the memory badge. (Make sure the image of the person is small enough to fit into the cap.)

Your child can then decorate the cap using markers, paint, or other decorative materials. When she's finished, place the cap on top of the picture. Use a pencil to trace around the cap. Cut the picture along the outline of the cap.

Ask your child to place glue inside the cap. She can then push the picture onto the glue. (Wipe excess glue away from the edges.)

When the glue has dried, your child can take the memory badge with her when she has to go somewhere without the person she loves.

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