Fun Friday: Story Time + Crafts #42
posted by sreneedesigns on January 30th, 2011Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on January 28th.
The Story
The book was My First Chinese New Year by Karen Katz
The Songs:
Dragon Dance Song
Sing to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
See the dragons dance and prance on Chinese New Year’s Day.
See the dragons hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop.
See the dragons hop, hop, hop on Chinese New Year’s Day.
See the dragons shake their tails, shake their tails, shake their tails. See the dragons shake their tails on Chinese New Year’s Day.
See the dragons turn around, turn around, turn around. See the dragons turn around on Chinese New Year’s Day.
See the dragons go to sleep, go to sleep, go to sleep. See the dragons go to sleep on Chinese New Year’s Day.
Chinese Hellow Song
Sing to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao (nee how),”
Let’s wave and say “Ni hao.”
Let’s say “hello” to all our friends,
Let’s wave and say “ni hao.”
The Craft: Fire-Breathing Dragon
What you’ll need:
- Green paper cup
- Scissors
- Tape
- Red crepe paper
- Craft stick
- Glue
- Green pom poms
- Wiggle eye stickers
How to make it:
Cut a small hole in the bottom of the cup.
Cut several streamers from the crepe paper. Tape the ends inside the cup around the small hole
Glue a craft stick to the bottom of the cup. Allow the glue to dry
Attach two pom poms near the base of the cup. Add a wiggle eye sticker to each pom pom. If you do not have wiggle eye stickers, you can use wiggle eyes and attach them with glue dots.
To make the dragon breathe fire, hold the cup and blow through the hole in the base of the cup.
About Fun Friday
Fun Friday is a weekly event at KangarooBoo in Valley Junction. Join us for interactive storytelling, singing, and crafts. A fun way to foster a love for reading and develop your child’s imagination. This event is free — no registration required.
February 2nd, 2013 at 10:20 am
Love the craft and the song with a little Chinese! Children are so fascinated by other languages, this will be a great addition to a dragon/Chinese storyhour. Hope you don’t mind my stealing it!