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The children became very curious and asked But then people started inventing all sorts of sophisticated machines.

Wizder to explain what it meant. They made cars to take them places faster than before, and airplanes that flew

Wizder gave them a mysterious playful smile. them even faster over seas and mountains, and super smart computers that solved

"Only those of you who set out on this journey a great deal of problems – but not all problems!
will find out the meaning…" Slowly but surely, adults and children started forgetting how to use their magical

He said with a wink, and as soon as he was done, powers.
he vanished into thin air leaving only a trail of They forgot how to solve their own problems and how to overcome crises and
stardust on the windowsill. dilemmas; they sought answers for everything on their computers.

They sat for hours on end in front of computer screens and even spoke to each

other through them without ever having to meet!

And so, they started forgetting how to use The Power of Creativity, The Power of
Parents, Teachers and therapists - Activity for Children Following this Chapter: Imagination and The Power of Friendship and Sharing, which was normally used
Preparing for a journey bears a very important message of planning and reinforcing mental to get together and find new ways to have fun and play cool games.
resources in order to cope with challenges; thus, I recommend taking the time to prepare the
above 'gifts' with the children: The magical powers began shying away.
Magic Potion: They were quite frightened of
Required materials: empty vials (of vanilla extract, food coloring or nail polish remover), poster
paint, glitter and water. these sophisticated man-made
Each child may decorate his or her vial as they wish, fill it with water and pour in paint, glitter and 2 machines, of the loud noises
so on. They may choose to 'imbue' the potion with the magical power that is most important to and gunfire that came out of
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them. computer games… they felt that
Binoculars: they were no longer wanted and
Required materials: Two rolls of toilet paper (just the core), paint, stickers, tape and string to
wear around the neck. that children had forgotten how
Each child may decorate the rolls with paint or stickers; glue them together and tie the string. to use them and summon them
Whistle: when in need.
Required materials: a small plastic whistle, or alternatively, a popsicle stick with a "stop" sign
made by the child. One by one, the magical powers
Stars: left and went into hiding, until
Required materials: gold painted cardboard, scissors, paint, string. eventually, they were all gone.
Have the child cut out the shape of a star from the cardboard, decorate it, and write:
"WARRIOR OF LIGHT – YOU HAVE THE MIGHT!" on it.

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