Hey folks! I'm excited to be
participating in something new on the blog: the Monthly Crafting Book
Club. I just recently came across this on Raising Fairies and Knights, who hosts it, but was immediately interested in the
idea. Books and crafts are two of my personal
favorite things, but, even more than that, I have been consciously
trying to read more to my girls and I am all about anything that
helps make learning more fun and books more memorable. Plus, Myka
usually likes doing
crafts too. ;)
The
premise behind the Monthly Crafting Book Club, if you're new to it as
well, is that we read a specific book (or any book from a
pre-determined series) and make up a craft that goes along
with/pertains to that book. Fun, right? It is geared towards toddlers
and preschoolers, so it's the perfect age range for us right now. But
enough yammering. Let's get started!
I gave my husband the arduous task of taking a decent picture of us while we read the book again. No easy task as the little one likes to get up in my business, so they end up fighting over my lap!
February's
book is Giraffes Can't Dance
by Giles Andreae. This is a fun and heart-warming story about a
giraffe named Gerald who longs to participate at the annual Jungle
Dance. The problem is, well, he just can't dance like all the other
animals!
After
an embarrassing scene at the annual Jungle Dance, Gerald meets a
friend who, amazingly, helps Gerald discover his only special rhythm
that he dances incredibly too. All the jungle animals who made fun of
him earlier even catch him dancing and all want to know how he became
such an awesome dancer!
I had
never heard of this book before, but I think the three of us all
liked it for the most part. I love just about any children's book
with rhyming text. Having a baby who likes to mutilate books, I was
happy this came in a board book version. ;) Myka loves dancing, so
she enjoyed that aspect of the story. She's probably a little young
to grasp the whole “dance to the beat of your own drum” moral of
the story, but that's ok. Still a good lesson. One of Ripley's
favorite things is looking at books and Giraffes Can't
Dance seems to be one of her new
favorites. It's so funny and cute watching her point to pictures and
babble on. :)
Now,
on to the craft!
Suggested Age: 3+
What
You'll Need:
-toilet
paper tube
-5
craft sticks (aka popsicle sticks)
-brown
marker or paint (or yellow or whatever color you want to make your
giraffe!)
-brown
yarn
-2
googly eyes
-brown
foam or construction paper
-scissors
or shark knife
-glue
*Decorate
your tp tube with some giraffe spots.
*Color
or paint your craft sticks brown and let dry while you finish the
next steps.
*Poke
a hole just big enough to squeeze your craft sticks in for the neck
and legs. (I used scissors, but I highly recommend using a sharp
knife instead!)
*Cut
out a giraffe head shape from your foam or construction paper. Glue
or stick on one googly eye on either side. (Did you know there are
handy googly eyes that are stickers on the back?!)
*Glue
your giraffe head to one of the craft sticks.
*Cut
several small pieces of yarn. Tie one close to the end of the other.
Snip off tails to make it close to the same length as the end of the
first string you tied it too. Repeat with at least one more string,
more if you like or are able.
*Glue
your yarn tail to your tp tube.
*Once
your “neck” and head are dry, place it in the neck hole. Repeat
with all of the “leg” sticks. You can try to glue these in if you
like, but again, we just made the holes big enough to squeeze the
sticks in so we wouldn't have to worry about the glue. :)
Be sure to look below for even more craft ideas to go along with Giraffes Can't Dance!
I did a toilet paper craft too, but totally different. So cute!! This looks like a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for participating this month in the #monthlycraftingbookclub.
Thanks! I had fun trying to come up with a craft. Can't wait to check the rest of them out!
DeleteThis craft is so cute! I especially love the gigantic googly eyes you used! So glad you joined us this month!
ReplyDeleteWe love Giraffes Can't Dance! This is such a great idea! I am so pinning this and I will also do the craft it with my kids too. It is so cute! Thank you so much for linking up with us on #FabFridayPost My apology for the delay in commenting. Thank you for your patience. xx
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