The "GREAT" Kids Group! -February 2014

 "Worry Dolls" -Our most recent group centered around the theme of "worry and fears". The parents and children discussed the concept of worries and how sometimes things that concern us can intrude and bother us at times when we need to be focused on other things such as school, work, or during sleep time.  They then wrote some of their biggest worries on strips of paper and glued them to a large craft stick. Then a "worry doll" was constructed around the worry. The children were introduced to the idea that the doll can contain or "hold" this worry for them with the idea that they don't have to carry it around with them all day. These are some photos of some dolls created by parent/child pairs.  Some of the participants gave permission for their photos to be posted on my blog and they were all very proud of their work!

Dolls created by a mother/daughter pair

Dolls created by a father/daughter pair

Worry doll created by a caregiver

Worry doll created by a child in the group. This doll was described by the child as a "tiger which was fierce and could scare bad worries away." It also contains bells which also keep bad worries away from the doll and child.