Monday Morning Messy Makers: Frogs

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"I Don't Want to be a Frog" by Dev Petty

"Ribbit!" by Rodrigo Folgueira

"Tuesday" by David Wiesner

"999 Frogs Wake Up" by Ken Kimura

In the Pond

Tune: The Farmer in the Dell

The frog lives in the pond,

His tongue is oh so long.

It reaches high to catch a fly

And then he sings this song.

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit

High, ho just watch him go

His tongue is oh so long!

It’s a Frog!

Tune: Do Your Ears Hang Low

Does it hop, hop, hop

‘Til you think it will not stop?

Does it make a ribbit sound

On a day that’s very hot?

Does it swim very well?

Then I know that you can tell

That…it….is….a….frog

 

Craft Instructions: Frog Catch Game

1. Attach the legs, arms and eyes to the toilet paper roll body.

2. Attach one side of the string inside the frog’s mouth.

3. Tie a bead to the other side of the string to be used as the “fly”

4. Decorate your frog with crayons or markers.

5. Play catch the fly using your new craft.

Extra play Ideas:

• Put circles of paper or paper plates on the ground to act as Lilly pads. Play leapfrog and go circle to circle around your house.

• Learn more about a frog’s life cycle with the printout attached.

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Earth Day

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This Land

Tune: This Land is Your Land

This land is your land

This land is my land,

Let's work together

To make it better

From tall green forests to clear blue waters

This land depends on you and me!

 

Earth Day Song

Tune: Mary Had a Little Lamb

Plant a seed and you will see,

you will see, you will see,

Plant a seed and you will see

What a beautiful world it can be.

 

Help us to recycle things,

recycle things, recycle things,

Help us to recycle things,

What a beautiful world it brings.

 

Put your trash where it belongs,

where it belongs, where it belongs,

Put your trash where it belongs,

And the world stays beautiful for long.

 

Craft Instructions:

1. Color your Earth and heart.

2. Glue on the eyes, mouth, and heart.

3. Accordion fold the long green strips and attach them for the arms and legs.

 

 

 

Extra play Ideas:

·        Play Earth Day I Spy using the paper attached.

·        Fill egg carton piece with soil and plant your seed. Put it in a sunny window and soon you will see sprouts!

·        Practice recycling at home. Show your little one different items that can be reused in a new way.

 

 

Monday Morning Messy Makers: Kites

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"Kite Day: A Bear and Mole Story" by Will Hillenbrand

"How to Make a Kite" by Colleen Hord 

"Stuck" by Oliver Jeffers 

"A Kite for Moon" by Jane Yolen

Come Fly a Kite

Tune: On Top of Old Smokey

Oh, come fly a kite,

way up in the sky.

Watch it climb so far

up, up in the sky.

 

Oh, come fly a kite,

and just watch it sail,

Across the sky,

Waving its tail.

 

My Kite

Tune: The Farmer in the Dell

My kite is up so high,

My kite is up so high,

Oh my - - just watch it fly

My kite is up so high.

 

My kite is falling down,

My kite is falling down,

Oh no - - it's down so low

My kite is falling down.

 

The wind has caught my kite,

The wind has caught my kite,

What fun - - I'm on the run

The wind has caught my kite.

 

My kite is up so high,

My kite is up so high,

Oh my - - just watch it fly

My kite is up so high.

Craft Instructions:

1. Glue the Popsicle sticks on the edge of the diamond paper for your kite

2. Glue or tape the streamers so that they hang off the bottom corner of your kite.

3. Decorate the face of your kite.

4. Hang up and let it fly in the wind.

 

Extra play Idea:

·        Make simple Cloud Dough to play with while you watch your kites fly near the clouds. Combine 2 heaping cups of corn starch and 1 cup conditioner. Mix together until they get hard, then place into a Ziploc bag and knead until it is fully blended.