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ARTHere's a silly elephant puppet that my children always enjoyed making. There's nothing like putting a puppet on your hand to tell a story or sing a song. Materials: old socks, paper plates, crayons, brad fasteners, gray construction paper. Directions: Cut 2 ears out of the gray construction paper. Cut a circle large enough for the child’s hand out of the middle of the paper plate. (Color the plate gray if you desire.) Draw a face on the plate as shown. Attach the 2 ears to the sides of the plate with brad fasteners. Insert the hand in the sock and then stick the sock through the back of the plate to create the elephant’s nose. Click here to Download Elephant Pattern |
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FINGER PLAYSWhat a Nose! (Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot") Elephants walk like this and that. (Stick out one arm like a trunk and stomp from side to side.) They’re terribly big and terribly fat. (Arms out wide.) They have no hands. (Hold up hands and shake head no.) They have no toes. (Point to feet and shake head no.) But, goodness, gracious, what a nose! (Stick out arm like a trunk.) Click here for YouTube video [courtesy of Dr. Jean & Friends] One Elephant Went out to Play (Tune: "Five Little Ducks") One elephant went out to play - (Hold up one finger.) Out on a spider's web one day. (Roll hands around.) She had such enormous fun. (Stick arms out wide.) She called for another elephant to come. (Cup arms by mouth.) Two elephants went out to play.... (Hold up two fingers.) *Let children act out this rhyme. The first child chooses the second child. The second child chooses the third child, etc. *What does "enormous" mean? What are other things that are enormous? *Could an elephant really play on a spider's web? Why not? [courtesy of Dr. Jean & Friends] |