The purposes of this study are to identify the effects of group art therapy using wood materials on
withdrawal, depression and anxiety of children at day nursery and to develop effective art therapy
programs using wood materials which will help the children with their emotional adaptation. For the study,
48 elementary students in the third to in the sixth grade in M day nursery located in G city had the
K-CBCL test and based on results of the K-CBCL test, twenty-three ones whose T scores were above 65
were chosen by the guidance teacher. To the twenty-three children selected, CDI and RCMAS tests were
given as a pretest and the results were submitted to the day nursery. Then ten children in the fifth and
sixth grade recommended by the day nursery were divided into experimental group made of five and
control group made of five. The program lasted for two months from April 6 to July 6 in 2011, each
session lasted 30 minutes once a week and a total of 12 sessions were given. To identify how much the
withdrawn subjects adjusted to new materials instead of plane medium which were frequently used for
previous art therapy programs, wood materials were used from the beginning of the program. As a result,
withdrawal, depression and anxiety of the experimental group decreased significantly in comparison with
those of the control group. In conclusion, it is suggested that the group art therapy program using wood
materials can decrease withdrawal, depression and anxiety of children at day nursery and can be used as
useful tools for art therapy.