Dinosaurs and dragons · Ages 3 to 5 · About 2 minutes

Rexy Can't Sleep: a dinosaur bedtime story

Leo, 4 · Leo's Adventures

Rexy Can't Sleep

Rexy, Leo's little toy T-rex, can't sleep: the room is too dark and too quiet. Leo helps him the way Dad helps Leo, and your kid chooses how, from a dinosaur stomp to a star nightlight.

Free to play. Real character voices and music. Your kid chooses what happens 3 times, and it ends calm.

Made from four lines

  • WhereLeo's bedroom
  • WhoRexy the dinosaur and Dad
  • What happenedat bedtime Leo said Rexy couldn't sleep because the room was too dark, so we helped Rexy get ready for bed
  • Feelinga bit worried, then cosy

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One of the ways tonight can go. Play it above to make different choices.

It was bedtime in Leo's room. Pyjamas on. Teeth brushed. The lamp turned down low.

Dad: Goodnight, Leo. Goodnight, Rexy. Sleep tight, you two.

Rexy: Psst. Leo! I can't sleep. It's too dark. And too quiet.

Leo: Don't worry, Rexy. I know what to do. Dad does it for me!

How does Rexy get his wiggles out?

  • Do a tiny dinosaur stompThis time
  • Do a big dinosaur stretch

Stomp. Stomp. Stomp! Leo and Rexy stomped like the biggest dinosaurs in the world. Very quietly.

Rexy: Roar! I am a mighty, mighty... very sleepy... T-rex.

Leo: Shhh, Rexy! Tiny stomps. Dad can hear us!

After all that stomping, Rexy flopped onto the pillow.

Rexy: Better. But my tummy still feels wobbly, Leo.

Leo: When my tummy feels wobbly, Dad gives me something cosy.

What cosy thing does Rexy get?

  • Tuck him in extra tightThis time
  • Sing the dinosaur lullaby

Leo tucked the blanket around Rexy. Tuck, tuck, tuck. Snug as a dinosaur egg.

Rexy: Oooh. I feel like a baby dinosaur in a nest.

Leo: That's how Dad tucks me. Tight and cosy.

Snug in his blanket nest, Rexy peeked out at the dark room.

Rexy: Leo? The dark is still very big.

Leo: I know. Sometimes I think so too. But I have an idea.

What helps Rexy with the dark?

  • Switch on the star nightlightThis time
  • Hold Rexy's tiny paw

Click! Little stars drifted across the ceiling. Blue and gold and sleepy.

Rexy: Oh. The dark has stars in it. I didn't know that.

Leo: See? The dark is just the night, with the lights turned down.

Under the slow, drifting stars, Rexy's eyes began to close.

Rexy: Leo... you're a very good helper. Goodnight.

Leo: Goodnight, Rexy. I'll be right here.

Then Leo yawned a big dinosaur yawn, and soon they were both fast asleep.

What it's about

Helping someone else feel safe at bedtime helps you feel safe too.

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