Third Grade Worry Dolls

Third Graders heard a few stories about the worry dolls of Guatemala.  These traditional stick dolls are a way for children to sleep at night without  stressing over worries.  They tell their worries to the figure, and place it under their pillow. Our  students wrote about what worried them. They drew ideas and saw actual worry dolls that I had. Then they created their own out of a wooden bead, chenille stems, yarn, and felt.  Here a few examples. They children loved this sick craft, and made very unique dolls. Some chose animals, some a person, one student  even made a green alien.