As I described in the previous post, the story I told was about how the statues in people's yards come to life on the first night of the full moon. These seemingly sweet innocent stone figures morph into ghostly creatures and chase and eat any children they catch. Since Monday night was the first full moon, I asked them if they knew of any children who had disappeared. Their jaws dropped as they thought about their friends but they all shook their heads no.
The kids loved the story, especially the boys. Since one of the younger girls seemed a bit frightened, I added a solution. I told them that if they were ever chased by one of the statues that all they had to do to escape was to freeze and stand like a statue themselves and the statue would ignore them.
The kids loved the story, especially the boys. Since one of the younger girls seemed a bit frightened, I added a solution. I told them that if they were ever chased by one of the statues that all they had to do to escape was to freeze and stand like a statue themselves and the statue would ignore them. We thought a bit of practice would be helpful, so the children danced around the room while I pretended to be a statue, chasing them. When I would tap one of the children on the shoulder, they would freeze in whatever position they happened to be in. They loved it!
I also told them that if they looked carefully the day before and after the full moon, they might actually see where the statue had changed locations or positions. They're counting the days until the next full moon which is October 11. Em
