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Fun Friday: Story Time + Craft: The Night Before Mother’s Day by Natasha Wing and Mother’s Day Heart Necklace Card

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on May 6th.


The Story

The book was The Night Before Mother’s Day By Natasha Wing.

The Songs

I Really Love My Mother!!
Sing to the tune “The More We get together the Happier we will Be”

I really love my mother, my mother, my mother
I really love my mother I love her so much.
She feeds me and clothes me, she hugs me and kisses me
I really love my mother I love her so much.

Mommy, Mommy, I Love You
Sing to the tune “Mary Had a Little Lamb”

Mommy, Mommy, I love you.
Yes, I do. I love you.
For all the nice things you do,
Mommy, I love you.

MOMMY
Sing to the tune “BINGO”

I love her and she love me,
And Mommy is her name-o,
M-O-M-M-Y
M-O-M-M-Y
M-O-M-M-Y
And Mommy is her name-O

The Craft: Mother’s Day Heart Necklace Card

What you’ll need:

  • Pink Paper
  • Scissors
  • Stickers
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Hole punch
  • Glue
  • Color markers

How to make it:

Have the children fold the pink paper diagonally and cut out a heart shape.

Next, have the punch a hole at the top of the heart, on opposite ends.

Then, using the pipe cleaners, have the children insert a pipe cleaner through the holes in the hearts and form a circle/link.

Have the children continue wrapping another pipe cleaner around the first pipe cleaner link and make another circle/link till they have formed a link chain necklace.

Once done, have the children decorate the heart shape Mother’s Day card with stickers and foam star stickers.

Then have the children or help them write a Mother’s Day message inside the card to Mom.

Craft Idea found at Kiboomu.com

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.

Fun Friday: Story Time + Crafts #37

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Here’s what we did for Fun Friday on December 17th.

The Story

The book was When Santa Lost His HO! HO! HO! By Laura Rader

The Songs:

The Rudolph Prance

Give each child a red sticky dot to wear on her nose as she imitates Rudolph in this song. Sing 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.

The Craft: CD Santa

What you’ll need:

  • old CD
  • flesh tone construction paper
  • Red craft foam
  • Cotton balls
  • 2 googly eyes
  • 1 pink pom pom
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Red marker or crayon

How to make it:

  1. Place the CD on the construction paper and trace around the CD.  Cut out the circle and glue it onto the CD.  Let dry.
  2. Cut a hat shape out of red craft foam and glue a cotton ball to the tip of the hat and then glue a line of cotton balls along the bottom of the hat.
  3. Once the CD is dry, glue the bottom of the hat to the top of the CD.
  4. Glue a “beard” of cotton balls along the outside edge of the CD.
  5. Glue two googly eyes onto the CD near the hat.
  6. Glue a pink pom pom under the eyes as a nose.
  7. Cut a cotton ball in half and glue above the eyes as eyebrows.
  8. Cut a cotton ball in half and pull it slightly to form a mustache.  Glue under the nose.
  9. Use the red marker to draw a smile under the mustache.

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.

Holiday Gift Guide

Monday, November 16th, 2009

It’s getting closer to the holidays, and people are wondering what to get for the little ones in their lives. I’ve compiled a gift guide for children and the mom-to-be, there’s also a stocking stuffers section. Enjoy!

0-6 Months Old

0-6 Months Old

6-12 Months Old

6-12 Months Old

12-18 Months Old

12-18 Months Old

18-24 Months Old

18-24 Months Old

2 Year Olds

2 Years Old

3 Year Olds

3 Years Old

4 Year Olds

4 Years Old

5 Year Olds

5 Years Old

6 Year Olds

6 Years Old

Mom-to-Be

Mom-to-Be

Stocking Stuffers

Presidential Fun

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

This glass plate was used as the basis for Lincoln's five-dollar bill image.

This glass plate was used as the basis for Lincoln's five-dollar bill image.

Today is Lincoln’s birthday, and what better way to celebrate than look at some really cool old photos? The Library of Congress added some never-before-scanned photos of Lincoln to their Flickr stream. I never even realized this resource existed!

I’m a photographer, so I’m especially interested in the stereoscope image (a really early Viewmaster) and the glass plate used as the basis for his image on the five-dollar bill. There’s also a really young unshaven Lincoln, who freaks me out like whenever I see Tom Selleck without his mustache.

My son’s been studying some of Lincoln’s famous presidential activities, so I can’t wait to show him all these photos after school. The captions are amazing, with great asides and details. I think he’ll also like to see Lincoln with his kids, although photos in those days were never “candid.”

Make sure to check out our President’s Day ideas.

Holiday decorating

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Getting ready to decorate for the holidays, but want something a little different? Check out these gorgeous, funny angels from Haba.

hb8253.jpgThe soft angels come with a loop to hang on the tree as ornaments, or on hooks around your house any time of year. Their bodies are soft, but their beautiful faces are beechwood with cheery painted expressions. I can’t help smiling every time I pass them.

Each of their dresses are delicately beaded or embroidered with different designs. And their fuzzy string hair is a hoot! We can’t stop ruffling it here in the office.

The wooden angels are just as versatile as their hanging sisters, and they can stand on their own two feet. They also have fun string hair sticking out of their pig or pony tails.

hb8225.jpgMy daughter plays the violin and my son sings, so I’m already looking at those two as stocking stuffers.Whether you are decorating for the holidays or just want a few extra smiles around the house, these girls are sure to offer a moment of calm as you walk by and catch their infectious smiles.

 We’ll be adding more holiday decorations in the coming days, so stay tuned! 

Easter is early this year!

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

Easter is early this year.

Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people once used to identify Passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar.

Based on the above information, Easter can actually be one day earlier (March 22) that is rare.

Here’s the interesting information. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives! And only the most elderly of our population have ever seen it this early (95 years old or above). And none of us have ever, or will ever, see it a day earlier! Here are the facts:

  1. The next time Easter will be this early (March 23) will be the year 2228 (220 years from now). The last time it was this early was 1913 (so if you’re 95 or older, you are the only ones that were around for that!).
  2. The next time it will be a day earlier, March 22, will be in the year 2285 (277 years from now). The last time it was on March 22 was 1818. So, no one alive today has or will ever see it any earlier than this year!

The facts above was emailed to me, and I thought I’d share.

Happy Easter everyone!