Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on November 18th.

The Story

I Know an Old Lady that Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson

Silly Tilly’s Thanksgiving Dinner BY Lillian Hoban

The Songs and Fingerplays

If You’re Thankful and You Know It

If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

If you’re thankful and you know it, 

Then your face will surely show it.


If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.


If you’re thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.

If you’re thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.

If you’re thankful and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it.


If you’re thankful and you know it, stomp your feet.


If you’re thankful and you know it, shout “I am!”

If you’re thankful and you know it, shout “I am!”

If you’re thankful and you know it, 

Then your face will surely show it.
If you’re thankful and you know it, shout “I am!”



If you’re thankful and you know it, do all three.

If you’re thankful and you know it, do all three.

If you’re thankful and you know it, 

Then your face will surely show it.

If you’re thankful and you know it, do all three.

WALK LIKE A TURKEY

Walk like a turkey,

Waddle, waddle, waddle.

Talk like a turkey,

Gobble, gobble, gobble.

Run like a turkey

‘Round and ‘round.

But when it’s Thanksgiving

Don’t make a sound!

Gobble, Gobble (if you’re Happy & You Know It)

“Gobble, gobble, gobble,gobble”, says the bird-

“Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble”, says the bird.

Mr. Turkey gobble-gobbles

And his head goes wobble-wobble

“Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble”, says the bird.

The Craft: Turkey Memo Holder

What you’ll need:

• 1 small red paper party plate
• 3 colored popsicle sticks
• 1 clothespin
• 1 heavy-duty magnet
• 2 small wiggle eyes
• craft glue
• scissors
• red magic marker

How to make it:

1. Cut small the paper party plate into quarters.
2. Take 1 of the quarter-plates and cut slits about 1-inch apart along the edge of the plate, creating a coarse fringe.
3. Draw a nose at the top of the clothespin with the red magic marker (my nose looks like a backward “S”). Then glue the 2 wiggle eyes to each side of the nose.
4. Glue the clothespin to the center of the quarter-plate. Make sure the pinchy part is facing down, so it can be used to hang/display notes and art.
5. Cut each popsicle stick in half with heavy-duty scissors (I used kitchen shears), or break them in half and trim off splintery edges with regular scissors.
6. Glue the popsicle stick halves to the curved part of the plate in between the slits you cut earlier.
7. When the glue is completely dry, turn the plate over and glue a heavy-duty magnet to the back. 

8. When the glue is completely dry, hang your craft on the fridge and use it to display Thanksgiving art and reminder notes.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on November 11th.

The Story

Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck

Ten Little Fish by Audrey Wood

The Songs and Fingerplays

All the Fish Are Swimming in the Water – 
”Miss Jackie” Silberg
Hold your hands, palms together, and make swimming motions.
When saying “Bubble,” move your fingers together and apart. 
Spray your fingers wide open as you say “SPLASH!”
All the fish are swimming in the water

Swimming in the water

Swimming in the water

All the fish are swimming in the water

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…SPLASH!
Recite this verse in a slow, low voice, with large, exaggerated motions:
The great big fish is swimming in the water

Swimming in the water

Swimming in the water

The great big fish is swimming in the water

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…SPLASH!
This verse is chanted in a high, squeaky voice, with little motions:
The little bitty fish are swimming in the water

Swimming in the water

Swimming in the water

The little bitty fish are swimming in the water

Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…SPLASH

Did You Ever See A Fishy? (Tune: Did You Ever See A Lassie?)
Did you ever see a fishy, 
a fishy, a fishy? 

Did you ever see a fishy 
Swim this way and that?

Swim this way and that way 
and that way and this way?

Did you ever see a fishy 
Swim this way and that?
Repeat the song replacing “swim” with other verbs such as: slide, swish, and splash

Waves in the Sea

(To the Tune of: Wheels on the Bus)

The waves on the sea go up and down,

(raise and lower arms)

Up and down, up and down, 

The waves on the sea go up and down 

All day long

Additional Verses:

The shark in the sea goes snap snap snap..

(clap your hands)

The fish in the sea go swish swish swish..

(swish back and forth)

The boats in the sea go toot toot toot…

(make blowing horn motion)

The Craft: CD Fish

What you’ll need:

How to make it:
Cut out a big fin, a small fin, a tail, and two small hearts out of paper. Color as desired.
Glue pieces to the side of the CD with writing to form a fish (tail on the back, fins on the top and bottom). Glue the two CDs together with the shiny sides out. Add the wiggle eyes and heart shaped mouth on front.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on November 4th.

The Story

Nothing at All by Denys Cazet

Scarecrow bu Cynthia Rylant

The Songs and Fingerplays

SCARECROW Tune: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around
Scarecrow, scarecrow, turn around.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, jump up and down.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, arms up high.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, wink one eye.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, bend your knees.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, flap in the breeze.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, climb into bed.
Scarecrow, scarecrow, rest your head.

The Craft: Scarecrow

What you’ll need:

• TP roll

• Popsicle stick

• Muffin cup

• Construction paper

• Masking tape

• Glue

• Scissors

• Markers



How to make it:

1. Cut 2 slits down your TP roll, opposite each other and about 2/3 down the roll (see picture). 


2. Slide your popsicle stick into the slits. Wrap the top 1/3 of the roll with masking tape (to make the scarecrows face, and to keep the TP roll together).


3. Cut a strip of yellow construction paper about 5″ X 11/2″ big. Cut fringe at either end. Fold it to fit the top of the TP roll and glue on.
4. Once your Scarecrow’s hair is on go ahead and draw on a face and glue on your muffin cup hat. Add a little more color by cutting out small square patches for your Scarecrow.

If you’re doing this craft with preschoolers, make it easier by having the craft stick and masking tape in place and pre-cut the hair. They can glue on everything and make the Scarecrow’s face!


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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on October 28th.

The Story

Minerva Louise on Halloween by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree

The Songs and Fingerplays

The Haunted House

(Tune of “Wheels on the Bus”) 

The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”

”Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!”

The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”

On Halloween. 



The steps in the house goes “Creek, creek, creek…” 

The cats in the house go “Meow, meow, meow…”

The mice in the house go “Squeak, squeak, squeak…”

The people in the house go “Eek, eek, eek…”

Bats are sleeping Bats are sleeping

Upside down, upside down 

Waiting for the night to come 

Waiting for the night to come 

Then they fly around Then they fly around

The Craft: Bat Headband

What you’ll need:

• Black construction paper

• White and yellow construction paper
• Scissors

• Glue

• Stapler

How to make it:
Cut two 1½” inch wide strips lengthwise from black construction paper and staple one end together. Cut two wings and a head from black construction paper. Cut two triangles from white construction paper for the teeth. Cut two small yellow circles from yellow construction paper for the eyes. Glue head and wings to the back of strip. Decorate the bat with teeth and eyes and let dry. When dry, fit band around the child’s head and staple together.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on October 21st.

The Story

Scaredy-cat, Splat by Rob Scotton

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

The Songs and Fingerplays

The Haunted House

(Tune of “Wheels on the Bus”) 

The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”

”Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!”

The ghost in the house goes “Boo! Boo! Boo!”

On Halloween. 



The steps in the house goes “Creek, creek, creek…” 

The cats in the house go “Meow, meow, meow…”

The mice in the house go “Squeak, squeak, squeak…”

The people in the house go “Eek, eek, eek…”

The Craft: Paper Plate Ghost

What you’ll need:

• 9″ paper plate
• Black construction paper
• White construction paper
• Wiggle eyes
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• White crepe paper streamers
• 12″ piece of white yarn
• Hole Punch

How to make it:

1. Cut two large ovals from black paper and two small ovals from white paper.
2. Use glue stick to attach the white ovals to the black ovals. Glue wiggle eye on white oval.
3. Cut two arms from white paper and the mouth from black paper.
4. Glue the facial features to the front of the paper plate. Glue the arms to the back of the paper plate.
5. Cut crepe paper into five strips, 24 inches long each. Glue crepe paper to the back of the paper plate so that they hang down from the bottom.
6. Punch hole in the top of the paper plate. Loop yarn thru hole and tie to make a hanger.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on October 7th.

The Story

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The Songs and Fingerplays

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Song (sung to the tune of 10 Little Indians)
On Sunday, 1 little egg, on Sunday 1 little egg, on Sunday 1 little egg, out comes a caterpillar.
On Monday, 1 red apple, on Monday 1 red apple, on Monday 1 red apple, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
On Tuesday, 2 yellow pears, on Tuesday 2 yellow pears, on Tuesday 2 yellow pears, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
On Wednesday, 3 purple plums, on Wednesday 3 purple plums, on Wednesday 3 purple plums, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
On Thursday, 4 red strawberries, on Thursday, 4 red strawberries, on Thursday, 4 red strawberries, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
On Friday, 5 oranges, on Friday 5 oranges, on Friday 5 oranges, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
On Saturday, too much food, on Saturday, too much food, on Saturday, too much food, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
On Sunday, 1 green leaf, on Sunday, 1 green leaf, on Sunday, 1 green leaf, that’s what the caterpillar eats.
In his cocoon, he goes to sleep, in his cocoon, he goes to sleep, in his cocoon, he goes to sleep, that’s what the caterpillar does.
Out comes a butterfly, out comes a butterfly, out comes a butterfly, isn’t that a great surprise!

The Little Caterpillar Sung to (Itsy, Bitsy Spider)
The little caterpillar crawled up into a tree, 

spun his cocoon and slept so quietly,

All through the winter he didn’t make a sound, 

He dreamt of his new life when he’d be flying all around. 

While he was sleeping the snow did gently fall,

winter came and went, then her heard the robin’s call, 

“Come on Mr. Butterfly, out of your cocoon 
Spread your wings and fly for me, while I sing my tune.

Caterpillar (sung to Row, row your boat)
One caterpillar, two caterpillars, three caterpillars today. 

Four caterpillars, five caterpillars eating all the day. 

One cocoon, two cocoons, three cocoons today.

Four cocoons, five cocoons sleeping all the day. 

One butterfly, two butterflies, three butterflies today. 

Four butterflies, five butterflies, flying, flying away.

The Craft: Caterpillar/Butterfly

What you need:

• Scissors
• Glue
• Wide craft stick
• Colored Pom Poms
• Construction paper
• Toilet paper roll
• Velcro
• Crayons or markers

To Make:
Glue pom poms the length of the craft stick.
Use a marker to make eyes and mouth at one end.
Cut two antennae from the construction paper: glue on end of craft stick.
Let dry. Apply a small piece of Velcro on the back of the caterpillar.

Cut a butterfly shape out of paper. Color or decorate with markers. Apply a small piece of Velcro to the front side of the butterfly.

Roll the butterfly to fit into the toilet paper tube.

Take the caterpillar and insert it into the “cocoon” toilet paper roll. Press the Velcro pieces together. Pull the caterpillar from the cocoon and reveal the butterfly.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on September 30th.

The Stories

I Like Me by Nancy Carlson

Two Eyes, a Nose, and a Mouth by Roberta Grobel Intrater

The One and Only Special Me by Rozanne Lanczak Williams

The Songs and Fingerplays

I am Special
(Tune of “Frere Jacques”)
I am special,

I am special,

Look at me,

You will see,

Someone very special,

Someone very special,

It is me,

It is me.

Me
I have 10 little fingers

And 10 little toes, 

2 little arms, 

And 1 little nose.

1 little mouth, 

And 2 little ears, 

2 little eyes

for smiles and for tears.

1 little head

And 2 little feet, 

1 little chin -

That’s me!

I’m complete.

I Am Special
I am special

I am special,
don’t you see? 

Don’t you see, someone very special.

Someone very special 

yes, it’s me,
yes, it’s me

The Craft: Mirror

What you need:
Scissors
Paper plate
Toilet paper roll
Crayons or markers
Stickers (optional)

To Make:
Cut the middle out of the paper plate
Color and decorate the rim of the plate
Cut a slit on two sides of the toilet paper roll
Slide the paper plate in the slits, so the toilet paper roll forms a handle for the mirror.
Hold the plate up to your face to show people how you look. Smile!
Option: you can put a piece of aluminum foil over the opening of the paper plate to make a mirror surface.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on September 23rd.

The Stories

Mamma Cat Has Three Kittens by Denise Fleming

My Cats Nick & Nora by Isabelle Harper

Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup

The Songs and Fingerplays

I’m A Little Cat

(Sung to “I’m a Little Teapot”)

I’m a little kitty cat,

soft and furry.

I’ll be your friend,

so don’t you worry.

Right up on your lap I like to hop.

I’ll purr, purr, purr and never stop.

HUGS
(Nobody likes me, everyone hates me, think I’ll go eat worms..)
Everybody wants one, Everybody needs one,
Everybody loves a hug!
Big hugs, little hugs, even itty bitty hugs.
Hugs for everyone!

The Craft: Cat collar and headband

Supplies Needed:

• White paper plate
• Crayons
• Stickers, gems, craft foam shapes
• Scissors
• Glue or glue stick
• Tape or stapler

Directions:
For the Cat Collar
Cut the center out of the paper plate so only the rippled ring remains. Cut a slit in the ring so the child will be able to slip it on their neck. Optional; you can punch a hole on each side of the cut and put yarn or string to hold the ring together once the child has put it on their neck. Let the child decorate the paper plate ring with crayons, stickers, gems or foam shapes.

For the Head Band
Have the child color a picture of a cat’s face. You can find a simple one in a coloring book, or on line. Cut out the picture and tape it to a piece of bulletin board border or strips of construction paper to form a crown.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on September 16th.

The Stories

Chatty Chipmunks Nutty Day by Susanne Gruber

Zoo Faces by Innovative Kids

The Songs and Fingerplays

Brown squirrel
Brown squirrel, Brown squirrel Swoosh your bushy tail (hold elbow in your other hand and move your arm back and forth)
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel Swoosh your busy tail
Put a nut between your toes
Wrinkle up your little nose
Brown squirrel, brown squirrel Swoosh your bushy tail.

Busy Squirrel
Grey Squirrel, grey squirrel
Doesn’t make a sound.
As he buries acorns
Underneath the ground.
Later when it’s cold out
And food cannot be found,
The gray squirrel will dig
His acorns from the ground.

The Craft: Squirrel in a Tree

Supplies Needed:

• Cardboard paper towel tube
• Small squirrel picture
• Tissue paper orange, yellow and red
• Scissors
• Glue or glue stick

Directions:
Cut a hole out of the center of the tube. Then cut slits from the top of the tube toward the center. Bend the tube’s sections downward to resemble tree branches. Crumple small pieces of the tissue paper; then glue them to the branches. Color and cut out a picture of a squirrel. Put glue on the back of the picture; then insert it into the tube so that the squirrel’s face can be seen through the hole.

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.

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on September 9th.

The Stories

Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes The Trash by Barbara Odanaka

We also read Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha and I Stink! By Kate & Jim McMullan

The Songs and Fingerplays

GARBAGE!
Pick up garbage, and throw it in the bin!

Push it down, and stomp it in!

Carry the cans to the street

for the garbage trucks to eat.

When the truck comes roaring by,

workers lift the cans up high.

Garbage falls into the back.

Crush it, mash it, smash it flat!

Set the cans down with a thump.

Now drive that garbage to the dump!

The Craft: Garbage Truck

Here’s what you’ll need…

• Picture of garbage truck
• Crayons
• Glue
• Assorted paper scraps

Color the picture of the garbage truck. Crumple paper and glue on picture to represent the garbage.

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.