One night he wants to be rid of the nightmare in his closet, and shoots him with his popgun. The nightmare is upset, at which point the boy lets him sleep in his bed. We discuss bedtime fears. Then the children design their rooms on paper complete with the closet door, which they paste on the picture. As a follow-up, I read There's Something in My Attic, also by Mercer Mayer.
Children can design their own nightmares using paper plates, wiggly eyes, and collage materials.
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