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Age range: 3-6
Theme Area: Making a Sand Castle
Related Episode: Sand Castle Hassle
Subjects/Skills: Building; Art
Materials Needed:
Containers of different sizes
Sand or dirt
Shovel
Water
Plastic egg or egg-shaped rock (optional)
Directions:
Talk about what the Dragon Tales friends did to help the Turtle Dragons. Ask, "What would have happened if the gang gave up after their sand castles got washed away?"
Outdoors, give your child several containers, a shovel, and a pile of sand or dirt. Tell your child that it is her job to build a castle that will protect some new dragon eggs. If you have a plastic egg or egg-shaped rock, give it to her to use as she builds her castle.
Show your child how to mix a little water with the sand or dirt to make it sticky enough so that it will hold its shape when she lifts off the container. Then show her how to gently tap the sides of the container before she lifts it off.
Encourage your child to keep trying, even if she's not successful at making a solid structure. It will probably take a lot of work for her to get the right consistency of the building material, and the right touch to remove it from the container.
When your child has created a mixture of sand and water that she can build with, ask her to think of a castle shape that will ensure that the eggs will be totally protected.
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