Originally Posted by mountainmom2011
Any other ideas on how to nurture this gift of hers? And help her through the disappointment of her friends not sharing her interests?

Animation. Either computer or physical with stop action and video editing. iMovie is common for assembling and editing, Toontastic can be a nice start with pre-made characters but isn't easy for tuning/rewrites. There are lots of options.

She can then limit the sharing with friends to the final production, or find fellow animators.