Toy Stories: Toys Series By Emily Jenkins
The Toys series by Emily Jenkins is one of my newer favorite read-alouds for the school age. The short stories follow the adventures of three toys: a buffalo named Lumphy, a plush Stingray, and a ball named Plastic.
Here’s a craft to make Lumphy and Stingray puppets so the children can create their own adventures.
For Lumphy:
Brown lunch paper bag
Lumphy (you can copy on brown paper, or have children color)
glue
scissors
Directions:
Cut out the pieces and glue to paper bag.
For Stingray:
blue square dessert plate
goggly eyes
blue craft stick (you can purchase colored sticks, or paint the sticks blue)
glue
scissors
Directions:
Position the paper plate like a diamond.
Glue two goggly eyes in the upper corner.
Glue a craft stick to the bottom corner as the “stingray.”
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