Tired of worrying? Do what kids from Guatemala do—make a trouble doll to do the worrying for you.
WHAT YOU NEED:
• 2 pipe cleaners
• 1 large wooden bead
• 1 fine-tipped marker
• Several bright colors of yarn, embroidery thread, or twine
WHAT TO DO:
1. Slide the wooden bead onto one pipe cleaner. Position the bead at the middle of the cleaner, and then twist the two ends of the cleaner together beneath the bead so that it becomes the doll’s “head.” (Leave enough of the ends untwisted to become “legs.”)
2. Twist the other pipe cleaner around the body to make “arms.”
3. Wrap the colored yarn, thread, or twine around the pipecleaner body, arms, and legs to look like clothes.
4. Before bedtime, hold the doll in your hand, close your eyes and repeat three times: “Trouble doll, I give you my worries.” State your worries. Then take a deep breath and say, “My troubles are gone!” Put the doll under your pillow and sleep tight!