Monday Morning Messy Makers: The Circus

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"Emma's Circus" by Candace Fleming

"Your First Day of Circus School" by Tara Lazar

"The Circus Ship" by Chris Van Dusen

Let’s All Go to the Circus Today

Tune: Mary had a Little Lamb

Let's all go to the circus today,

The circus today, the circus today,

Let's all go to the circus today

And watch the animals play.

Other Verses:

See the lions jump through the hoops... At the circus today

See the big seals spinning balls... At the circus today

See the little dogs jump and twirl...At the circus today

 

Funny Clowns

Tune: Frere Jacques

Funny clowns, funny clowns,

Jump around, jump around.

Sometimes making faces,

Sometimes running races.

Funny clowns, funny clowns.

Funny clowns, funny clowns,

Spin around, spin around.

Sometimes with a big nose,

Sometimes with two big toes.

Funny clowns, funny clowns

 

Craft Instructions: Make a Clown Face!

1. Glue the eyes, nose and mouth down in the center of the paper plate.

2. Decorate the triangle as the hat and glue it onto the top of the clown’s head.

3. Glue on the rest of the pom poms to show your clown’s wacky and silly hair.

 

 

Extra play Ideas:

·        Imagine you got tickets to the circus! Use the attached activity to really put yourself there!

·        Create a show with your little one. Invite other family members or stuffed animals to watch you sing, dance, lion tame, juggle, tell jokes, or do acrobats!