Object: "Go out candle" - this is a brand name - it is a candle that, once lit, will continue to relight itself every time it’s blown out; toy punching bag that returns to its standing position

Good morning to you and let me wish somebody here a happy birthday. Is there anyone who’s going to have a birthday tomorrow? (If there are very young children present - one of them is bound to have a birthday on one of those days. Work with this series of questions and then go on to the following) Is there anyone here who has a birthday in November? (If need be, go to October or December) Let me wish you a happy birthday. Happy birthday, Doug! By the way, I probably didn’t wish any of the others a happy birthday. So let me do so now.

How old are you, Doug? Seven! Seven …