How it works
Plans change, and feeling let down is okay. It means the plan mattered to you.
We cannot change the rain, but we can change the plan.
Feel it, say what you hoped, think of ideas, pick one and try it.
Worked examples
Feel it first
- The rain says drip, drop, drip, and Kit's heart sinks.
- He feels let down, and that feeling is called disappointment.
- He lets himself feel it for a minute and does not push it away.
Say what you hoped
- His grown-up says, "I know you were looking forward to it."
- Kit says, "I wanted the hill, the sun and the oak tree."
- Saying it out loud makes the feeling a little lighter.
Think of ideas
- "We cannot change the rain, but we can change the plan."
- Kit thinks of a picnic inside, and Bun thinks of a blanket fort.
- They pick the fort, because it is the best idea of all.
Try it
- They drape a blanket over two chairs and spread the sandwich, the apple and the cake on the rug.
- Rex wriggles in too.