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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Coping with Fears

Related Episode: Forest of Darkness

Subjects/Skills: Emotional Development; Dramatic Play

Materials Needed:
Brown paper lunch bag
Crayons

Directions:
Talk to your child about Ord's fear of the dark. Point out how Ord's friends helped him face his fear. Ask, "If you were Ord's friend, how would you help him get through the Forest of Darkness?"

Give your child the brown paper lunch bag and some crayons. Invite her to draw a picture of something that makes her feel scared on the paper bag. As she works, help your child find words to describe how she feels when she has to face the thing she is afraid of.

When your child is finished, put the bag on your hand to turn it into a puppet. Have your child act out what she would do or say if she came face-to-face with her fear.

Use the puppet to ease your child's worries. For instance, if your child drew a picture of the dark, you might say, "Hello! I'm a dark night. A lot of people are afraid of me. I don't know why! Everything is the same as in the daytime. It's just a little harder to see when I'm around."

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