Game manual
Target
The parents and the kid needs to think together to write a story. They have to start with thinking about a theme to write their story in. When they have figured out the theme that they want to work in, they can start to think about the characters that they want to involve in their story. When they have thought about that they can start thinking about the story that they want to create. They can do this by making a mind map and by telling each other what is coming into their minds by thinking about a character, for example a dragon.
After they have written the story, they can think about how they are going to present it. They can think about doing a theatre of it. They can think about how they are going to dress up, how they are going to decorate the theatre, ... . It’s the intention that they come to a whole presentation of their story where they all have their own part.
The intention of this activity is the fact that the toddler can express himself and that the parents gets an idea of what is going on in the mind of their kid. It’s important that parents have an idea of the thoughts and feelings of their toddler to become one whole and to get on one line. This fantasy game can help by sharing thoughts and this that they both like.
Position on the wire
This activity can be put on the “remote control” position because the toddler needs to empathize in the roll of others. By doing the fantasy game the toddler learns how other people can think and feel themselves. During this fantasy game the toddler can learn some rules about the role of other people. The parents are learning how their toddler thinks and how they can react on that.
Part of the parent
Part of the toddles
The parents needs to let the toddler goes his own way and the parents needs to make sure that the toddler dares to express himself. The parents can’t judge about what the toddler is doing or saying. It is also important that the parents cooperate in the story of the toddler. The parents needs to be enthusiastic because this can create a feeling of proud and involvement with the toddler.
They have to let their fantasy go their own way. They have to express themselves without worrying about what the others are thinking. It’s important that they are shameless and that they can do and say whatever they want. They have to be honest with their thoughts and feelings during this activity.
Necessities
Evaluation
- Dress up clothes
After doing this activity it is important to hold a short moment of evaluation. This can be happened by asking some question about how they felt during the activity and about the performances. There can be asked some questions like “Did you like the story you wrote?”, “Did you like the performance you’ve done?”, “Did the other collaborate?” ... . The members of the family can answer these questions by putting a character on every question, for example a dragon when they didn’t liked it or a princess when they did like it.
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