This is the home made nutcracker that the kids made a Day Care....Ava has a severe FEAR of Nutcrackers...to the point where I have had to remove them from my home...at our last session at the photo studio to get Christmas Pics done...she spyed the Nutcracker as soon as we walked in. I told the photographer she was afraid of them and she proceeded to put it behind the screen Ava was to stand/sit in front of for her pictures. If you have any idea about PTSD and the anxiety involved...there was no way she could get on the set knowing that "THING" was behind there. I had to ask her to remove it from the room...and even then I could see how nervous Ava still was.
Anyway, my Daycare Provider, Jan had no idea of Ava's Nutcraker fear. I think it went so well because Jan never told them what they would be making over the several weeks it took them to finish them...primarily so they wouldn't spill the beans to the parents and ruin the surprise but also so they could use their imagination as their creations came together. They did 7 of these. The oldest child is just 5yrs...I think they did a splendid job especially for their ages.
I think Ava has found a new friend in her Nutcracker!!....and lost an old fear!
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