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Don't forget to watch the read along before or while you are doing the activities :D
Create a beautiful jar to collect small victories and moments of confidence, reinforcing the growth mindset at home.
Instructions:
Take a clear jar and have your child decorate the outside with glitter glue and stickers.
Label the jar 'The I Can Jar'.
Place the notepad and a pen next to the jar.
Every time your child accomplishes something new or overcomes a fear, help them write it on a slip of paper.
Fold the paper and drop it in the jar. Read them aloud together at the end of the month.
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Turn the bathroom mirror into a station for positive affirmations using homemade window clings or window markers.
Instructions:
Clean a mirror in your home that your child uses often.
Using washable window markers, help your child draw a frame around where their face would be.
Write positive words from the book, like 'Brave', 'Strong', and 'Capable' around the frame.
Encourage your child to look in the mirror every morning and say one of the words aloud.
Wipe clean and change the words weekly.
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Craft a superhero cape that symbolizes the power of positivity, allowing children to role-play as their most confident selves.
Instructions:
Take an old t-shirt (cut the sleeves and sides to make a cape shape) or a square of fabric.
Lay it flat and ask your child to draw symbols that make them feel strong (stars, hearts, lightning bolts).
Use fabric markers to color in the designs.
Add felt shapes for texture.
Attach velcro or a safety pin to the neck area so they can wear their 'Confidence Cape' when they face a tough task.
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Paint rocks with encouraging messages to hide around the neighborhood or keep in a garden, spreading the book's message of friendship.
Instructions:
Wash and dry the rocks.
Paint the rocks with bright base colors and let them dry.
Help your child paint simple words like 'Hope', 'Joy', or 'You Can' on the rocks.
Once dry, spray with sealant (adult step) to waterproof them.
Place them in your garden or take a walk and hide them for neighbors to find.
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A physical activity to help children release frustration and visualize overcoming obstacles by crushing their 'cannots'.
Instructions:
Give your child a few paper cups.
Ask them to tell you something they feel they 'cannot' do (e.g., tie shoes, ride a bike).
Write that specific fear or 'cannot' on the cup with a marker.
Set the cups on the ground (outdoors or on a safe floor).
On the count of three, have your child stomp on the cup to crush the 'cannot'!
Cheer loudly and recycle the crushed cup.
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