How Maui Caught The Sun: A Draw Along Story For Kids
About this episode
This episode explores the Māori folktale of Maui who attempts to catch the sun to lengthen the days.
What if the days were so short that by the time you said "good morning," it was already nighttime? In this draw along episode, we travel to the world of the Māori people and discover the folktale How Maui Caught the Sun, a story about Maui the demigod who is done waiting around for things to get better and decides, with his brothers by his side, to do something no one has ever dared to do before. Maui is clever. Maui is bold. And Maui has a plan that is either going to change the world...or go spectacularly wrong! Will ropes really be enough to hold the fastest thing in the sky? What You'll Need to Draw Along 3 pieces of drawing paper Your favorite drawing materials — colored pencils, crayons, markers, whatever brings the pizzazz! Drawing Prompts in This Episode Drawing Prompt #1 — Invent a Sun Trap! Drawing Prompt #2 — Hiding at the Horizon Drawing Prompt #3 — Maui Faces the Sun About This Episode This episode tells the Māori folktale How Maui Caught the Sun, a story about a bold young demigod who refuses to accept that the days are too short. When everyone else shrugs and goes to bed hungry and grumpy, Maui gathers his brothers, weaves ropes from harakeke plants through the…
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