Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on January 13th.

The Stories

Millions of Snowflakes by Mary McKenna Siddals

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

The Mitten by Jan Brett

The Songs and Fingerplays

Ten Fingers

I have ten fingers hold up both hands, fingers spread

And they all belong to me,  point to self

I can make them do things-

Would you like to see?

I can shut them up tight   make fists

I can open them wide   open hands

I can put them together   place palms together

I can make them all hide   put hands behind back

I can make them jump high   hands over head

I can make them jump low   touch floor

I can fold them up quietly   fold hands in lap

And hold them just so.

Two Little Feet
Two little feet go stamp, stamp, stamp 
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
One little body stands up straight 
One little body goes round and round 
One little body sits quietly down. 

The Mitten
Sing to the tune of “The Farmer in the Dell”

The mitten on the ground.

The mitten on the ground.

Heigh-ho! It’s cold outside.

The mitten on the ground.

The (mole) snuggles in.

The (mole) snuggles in.

Heigh-ho! It’s cold outside.

The (mole) snuggles in.

Repeat: Rabbit, Hedgehog, Owl, Badger, Fox, Bear, and Mouse. (After the mouse, pretend to sneeze and fall out of the mitten.)

Snowey Pokey
Sing to the tune of “Hokey Pokey”

You put your right mitten in, You take your right mitten out,

You put your right mitten in and you shake it all about.

You do the Snowey pokey and you turn yourself around.

That’s what it’s all about.

Additional verses: left mitten, scarf, right boot, left boot, hat

The Craft: Mitten

What you’ll need:

• Construction paper
• Hole punch
• Scissors
• crayons, makers, stickers, whatever you desire to decorate your mitten
• Ribbon, yarn, or shoe string
• Mitten pattern and color sheet with all the animals

How to make it:
Cut 2 large mitten shapes out of cardstock or a vinyl placemat. Punch holes around the outside of the mittens. Color or decorate the mittens. Use yarn or a shoe string to lace the mittens together.

Color and cut out the animal pictures. Use the mitten and animal pictures to retail the story.

Note: You can find mitten pattern and color sheet with all the animals at www.janbrett.com. This is a free website with lots of great games, coloring sheets and more. If you love Jan Brett books check it out!

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 January 6th.

The Stories

Where Is The Green Sheep by Mem Fox

Little Lamb by Piers Harper

Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

The Songs and Fingerplays

Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went,
And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day.
It followed her to school one day which was against the rules.

Baa Baa Black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir yes sir three bags full.
One for my master and one for my Dane, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane.
Baa Baa black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir three bags full.

The Craft: Lamb puppet

Supplies needed:

• White paper sack
• Lamb pattern. Can be found here: http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/paper-bag-puppets-sheep.html. We used one from Mailbox magazine.
• Glue Stick
• Crayons
• Scissors

To Make:
Color the lamb pattern. Cut out the pattern. Glue head on the bottom flap of the sack. Then glue the body on the middle of the sack and the feet at the bottom.

Option: glue cotton balls on the lamb.

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 December 16th.

The Stories

If You Take A Mouse To The Movies By Laura Numeroff

Christmas Mice! By Bethany Roberts

Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson

The Songs and Fingerplays

We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year. 



Now let’s all do a little clapping (clap), 

Now let’s all do a little clapping(clap), 

Now let’s all do a little clapping (clap),

And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)



Now let’s all do a little jumping (jump), 

Now let’s all do a little jumping(jump),

Now let’s all do a little jumping (jump)

And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)



Now let’s all do a little waving (wave),

Now let’s all do a little waving(wave),

Now let’s all do a little waving(wave), 

And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)



We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas 

And a Happy New Year.

Ring Those Bells (Sung To: Jimmy Crack Corn)
Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),

Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),

Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),

Christmas time is here!



Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),

Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),

Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),

Christmas time is here!



Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),

Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),

Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),

Christmas time is here!

Santa Claus Ho, Ho, Ho (Sung To: Where is Thumpkin?)
Santa Claus, Santa Claus 

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, 

Santa Claus, Santa Claus 

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,

The Craft: Candy Cane Felt Mouse

What you’ll need:

• Felt; green and red
• Wiggle eyes
• Small red pom pom

How to make it:

Cut a 6″ by 3.5″ wide-tear drop shape. 

 Measure two inches from the tip of the nose towards the middle of the tear drop shape. Mark with a pencil on the under-side. From that point, place a ruler and measure in from each side one inch. On each side, make a one inch slit with your scissors.



Next, we will be making the ears. Cut a 5″ by 2″ strip of felt in a complimentary color. Round the edges and fold in half to make easy to insert. Take the folded piece and insert into one of the slits we previously made. Pull from the other slit until even on both sides. At this point, it should begin looking like a mouse. 



Glue the wiggle eyes below the ears. After the eyes are placed, take your nose (pom-pom ) and glue onto the tip of the mouse.



Take a candy cane, with the straight end first, and slide into the pocket made on the under-side of the mouse. Turn back over and your mouse is now complete with a tasty, candy cane tail!

Craft idea via Spangler Candy

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 December 9th.

The Stories

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell! By Lucille Colandro

When Santa Lost His Ho! Ho! Ho! By Laura Rader

The Songs and Fingerplays

The Rudolph Prance
Give each child a red sticky dot to wear on her nose as she imitates Rudolph in this song.
(sung to the tune of “The Hokey-Pokey”)
You put your [hooves] in; you put your [hooves] out.
You put your [hooves] in and you shake ’em all about!
You do the Rudolph Prance and you shake it all around—
That’s what the reindeer do…woooo!
Repeat the verse, substituting antlers, red nose, and white tail for the underlined word.

We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas 

And a Happy New Year. 



Now let’s all do a little clapping (clap), 

Now let’s all do a little clapping(clap),

Now let’s all do a little clapping (clap), 

And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)



Now let’s all do a little jumping (jump), 

Now let’s all do a little jumping(jump),

Now let’s all do a little jumping (jump)

And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)



Now let’s all do a little waving (wave),

Now let’s all do a little waving(wave),

Now let’s all do a little waving(wave),

And spread Christmas cheer (raise arms above head)



We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas

And a Happy New Year.

Santa Claus Ho, Ho, Ho (Sung To: Where is Thumpkin?)
Santa Claus, Santa Claus

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,

Santa Claus, Santa Claus 

Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho,

Ring Those Bells (Sung To: Jimmy Crack Corn)
Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),

Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),

Ring those bells and stomp your feet (stomp feet),

Christmas time is here!



Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),

Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),

Ring those bells and turn around (turn around),

Christmas time is here!



Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),

Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),

Ring those bells and jump up high (Jump),

Christmas time is here!

The Craft: Paper Bag Reindeer Puppet

What you’ll need:

• Brown paper lunch bag
• Construction paper; white, black, brown and red
• White craft glue or glue stick
• Scissors
• Star stickers

How to make it:
Trace both hands on the brown construction paper. Cut out hands. Set aside.

Cut two circles from the white construction paper. Cut two smaller black construction paper circles. Glue the black circles on the white circles to make the eyes. Glue eyes on the bottom flap of the sack.

Cut a strip of black paper with width of the paper bag, about one inch wide. Attach star stickers to the black strip of paper (collar). Glue collar to the sack just below the bottom flap.

Use glue stick to attach the hands to the back of the bag as the antlers.

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 December 2nd.

The Stories

One Mitten by Kristine o’Connell

The Missin Mitten Mystery by Steven Kellogg

The Songs and Fingerplays

You put your right mitten in,
You take your right mitten out.
You put your right mitten in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey, [shiver]
And you turn yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!
Others Include:
You put your left mitten in….
You put your right boot….
You put your left boot….
You put your winter hat in….
You put your snowsuit (whole body) in….

The Craft: Snowflakes

What you’ll need:

• White pipe cleaners
• Pony beads (silver & blue or assorted colors)
• Scissors
• Ribbon or yarn

How to make it:
Cut two pipe cleaners in half. Twist the four pieces together in the middle to form a snowflake. Slide the beads on the pipe cleaners. Fold the end of the pipe cleaner over to keep the beads from falling off. Tie a ribbon around one of the pipe cleaners if you want to hang the snowflake.

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 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.