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your child games, puzzles, and fun, plus information to help

promote a healthy lifestyle and positive self-image for children ages 3

to 6. All they will need are pencils, markers or crayons, and scissors.

Their imaginations will do the rest. 

Your child can benefit most from the Building Blocks for a Healthy Future program when you

participate by listening, supporting, encouraging, and educating. Easy-to-follow suggestions help

you and your child talk about the ideas in each activity.

• Wally Bear characters give simple directions. 

• “Tell Me More” provides tips for further discussion.

You can use the activities to share information with your family. Listening closely and responding

positively will reinforce the information and support a healthy lifestyle for your child.

These activities can be used with the Wally Bear and Friends CD. For variety, mix up the songs,

activities, and “Tell Me More” discussions.

Want to talk more about a particular topic? Pick a card from the Know Kit to find the best discussion

starter.

• My Self

• My Feelings

• My Body

• My Family

• My Friends

• My World

Remember, children learn by playing, talking, and watching. Help them with the activities by

working together! You can learn about your child in the same way. Play and talk together and

watch for physical and emotional growth and needs. 

Games! Puzzles! Fun!

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Smile At Your Neighbor

Each of us is different; each of us

is special.

Power Positive

I like my face, I like my body, and

I like the things I can do.

I Feel Many Different Ways

I have lots of different feelings:

happy, sad, silly, angry, naughty,

tired, thankful.

Healthy Snacks

Choose healthy snacks to make

your body grow strong.

Watching and Waiting

Growing takes care and time.

Moving In a Circle

Move, dance, keep your body

strong.

Weather Wise

Know when to follow and when to

lead.

The Lion and the Mouse (The

Golden Rule)

I treat you the way I’d like you to

treat me.

Goodbye

It’s been fun playing with you and

all my friends.

Table of Contents

7, 19

8, 20

9, 21

10, 22

11, 23

12, 24

13, 25

14, 26

15, 27

The activities are divided into age sets—one set is geared toward 3- and 4-year-olds, the other for 5-

to 6-year-olds. Feel free to use what is age appropriate for your child and modify as he or she gets

older.

Ages 3-4

Tell Me More

“Tell me some

special things

about you and

your friends.”

“All of my friends 

are different. All of us are special. Draw 

lines to match and complete the pictures 

to learn more about us.”

Ali 

Rabbit

Thurgood 

Turtle

Miguel 

Tiger

Mee 

Possum

Wally 

Bear Sandy 

Squirrel

Kristi 

Kitty

has two long ears.

takes his house everywhere.

can hang upside down.

is soft and fluffy.

has a fluffy tail.

runs fast.

gives big hugs. -7-

Smile At Your Neighbor
Tell Me More

“Write around

your picture all the

things you like

about yourself. Or

cut out the

drawing of your

face, feet, and

hands and glue

them to the top,

sides, and bottom

of a blank sheet of

paper. Place

‘yourself’ on the

refrigerator. Every

time you think of

something new

you like about

yourself, ask

someone to write it

on your paper

‘body.’”

"I like being me. I bet you like being you!

Here’s my face and paw prints. Draw in your

face, hair, hands, and feet."

-8-

Power Positive
Tell Me More

“What makes you

feel happy, sad,

silly, mad, or

naughty? What do

you do when you

feel __________?”

“Feelings on the inside show on 

the outside. I love to act out how I feel. 

Make faces in the mirror to show your 

feelings. Then, draw how you look in the faces

below. Look at me giggling.”

-9-

Happy Sad

Silly Mad

I Feel Many Different Ways
Tell Me More

“Keep track of

your snacks. See

how many

different kinds of

healthful snacks

you eat during a

week.”

“I love to snack a snack because 

there are so many good things to choose. 

Nuts, celery, carrots, raisins, hot chocolate, 

fruit, peanut butter, milk, cheese, popcorn, 

and so much more!”

-10-

What do you like to snack on in the summer?

What are your favorite snacks 

on a cold winter’s day?

Healthy Snacks
Tell Me More

“What will your

plant look like

when it grows?”

“I love to help plants grow. But I have 

to take care of them and wait for them to grow. 

Plant a seed and watch it grow.”

-11-

What do you need to grow a plant?

1 2

3

5

4

I planted a _____________.

Watching and Waiting
“Turn on the

music. Can you

dance like

Thurgood? Can

you dance the

dance you drew?”

“How silly can you dance? What do 

your legs do? What do your arms do? How does 

your head move? Add legs, arms, and heads to 

the bodies on this page to make the stick 

figures move to the music.”

Thurgood Dancing

-12-

Tell Me More

Moving In a Circle
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“Be the leader in

your family.

Check the weather

each morning and

show others what

you’re planning to

wear.”

“My friends say I don’t know how to 

lead when it comes to dressing right for 

the weather. Can you help?”

-13-

Tell Me More

Weather Wise
“Listen to the

Golden Rule song,

or read the lyrics

in the back of the

CD jacket. Talk

about times you

followed the

Golden Rule and

add a verse to the

song.”

“I love to read books, especially picture

books. Can you read this message made out

of pictures? See the secret code for help.”

-14-

Tell Me More

The means

the ‘d 

me.

= Golden

= Rule

= I

= treat

= you

= way

= like

= to

The Lion and the Mouse (The Golden Rule)
“What is your

favorite thing to

do? Why is it good

for you, too?”

“I’m glad we got the chance to play

together. You do so many things my friends

and I do. And, all of them are good for you. 

Circle the things you like to do.”

-15-

Tell Me More

Goodbye 

Ages 5-6

Tell Me More

“Name the ways

you and your

family fit together

like pieces of a

puzzle.”

"Follow the directions below and you 

will have a picture puzzle

of your friends."

1. In the square below, draw and color a picture

of yourself with your friends or family.

2. Cut and glue the picture on a piece of

cardboard.

3. Cut along the dotted lines to make the puzzle

pieces.

4. Now, see if you can put the puzzle back

together.

-19-

Smile At Your Neighbor
Tell Me More

“Keep track of the

things you can do.

Place the list on

the refrigerator

and add to it 

as you learn 

and grow.”

“Now that you’re getting older, there’s so 

much you can do! Look at what I can do! 

Can you do it, too? Try it.”

-20-

How far can you jump?

How long can you run in place?

How high can you reach?

How many times can you hop?

How high can you build a block tower?

How long can you stand on one leg?

How high can you count?

Power Positive
Tell Me More

“Tell a story about

when you felt

happy, sad, silly,

nervous, or mad.”

-21-

I feel when _____________.

I feel when _____________.

I feel when _____________.

I feel when _____________.

I feel when _____________.

I feel ___________ when _____________.

happy

sad

silly

nervous

mad

“I feel happy when I hit a home run. 

I feel sad when we lose the game. Show me 

what makes you feel different ways.”

I Feel Many Different Ways
Tell Me More

“Now is a great

time to start

your own Snack

Recipe Book.

Continue to add

new recipes to

your book and

share them with

friends and

family.”

“Snacks are my favorite things to make. 

I like to make them for my whole family. 

My favorite is ‘Ants on a Log.’”

-22-

“Ants on a Log”

Take celery pieces. Fill them with peanut butter.

Stick raisins onto the peanut butter. Easy!

Now, follow the directions below to let me know

your favorite healthful snack recipe.

Recipe 

Name of snack

Picture of ingredients

Picture of what you do

Picture of your snack ready to eat

Healthy Snacks
“If you could

plant outside,

what would you

grow? How long

would it take 

to grow?”

“I planted my seed on Thursday. 

On what day did you plant your seed?”

-23-

Show me what your plant looks like on each day

below.

Tell Me More

Day 2 Day 4

Day 6 Day 8

Watching and Waiting
Play “Moving in a

Circle” and dance

with Mee. How

else do you move

and exercise your

body? Add it to

the maze and add

a new verse to 

the song.

“Follow me as I dance through the 

maze. Remember, the only way to get to 

the end of the maze is to move in the 

circle in the right order.”

-24-

Tell Me More

Moving In a Circle
“What makes

these people good

leaders? What

makes you a

good leader?

What other

people in your

life should you

follow?”

“These words have all the right 

letters, but they’re not in the right places.

Unscramble each word and find the leaders 

you would follow.”

-25-

CHATEER T _ _ _ H _ R

12 2

DRIFEN F R _ _ _ D

1 10

SYMLEF _ Y S _ _ F

7

THROME M_ _ H _ _

6 11

THRAFE _ _ TH _ R

5 3 8

STARPENNGRAD G _ _ N D _ _ R _ _ _ S

13 9 4

Fill in the blanks to decode this special message from

Wally Bear and Friends.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 6 6 8 1 2 9 4 7 11 12 13

Teacher; Friend; Myself; Mother; Father; Grandparents; I can follow or I can lead.

Tell Me More

Weather Wise
“Talk about why

the actions on

the game board

do or do not

follow the Golden

Rule.”

“The Golden Rule keeps you moving forward 

on the fast track. Follow the directions to 

be the first to cross the FINISH line.”

-26-

Tell Me More

You shared a toy

with your

friend. 

Move ahead

1 space.

You helped

clean up your

room. 

Move ahead 2

spaces.

You shared a toy

with your friend. 

Move ahead 1

space.

You quit the

game when you

couldn’t go first. 

Move back 2

spaces.

You told the truth.

Move ahead 3

spaces.

You didn’t tell

the truth. 

Move back 3

spaces.

You hid your

favorite toy from

your friend. 

Move back 2

spaces.

You followed

directions. 

Move ahead 2

spaces.

You played

with your

baby brother.

Move ahead 1

space.

You

watched

TV instead

of helping to

clear the table. 

Move back 

You got ready

2 spaces.

for bed without

being told. 

Move ahead 

2 spaces.

You forgot to

put water in the

dog’s dish. 

Move back 3

spaces.

You stopped 

to help a

friend who

had fallen. 

Move ahead 

2 spaces.

You wouldn’t

let a friend

join your

game.

Go back 3

spaces.

FINISHED

Get Ready — Find a different coin for each player. 

Use one die from another game.

Play — Take turns throwing the die to find out how

many spaces to move your game piece. When you

land on a space after a roll, follow the directions

for one turn, and then your turn is over.

Win — The first one to reach the FINISH line wins.

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The Lion and the Mouse (The Golden Rule)
“Why is each

word in the puzzle

important? What

other important

words would you

put into the

puzzle?”

“It’s been fun playing with 

you and all my friends. You can show me 

how much you’ve learned by finding all our 

special words inside this letter puzzle. 

Remember, words can be across, down, 

backwards, forwards, and even 

on the diagonal!”

-27-

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EXERCISE FEELINGS GOLDEN RULE

HEALTHY LEADER MEDICINE FRIENDS

Goodbye