Where has Pinky the Flamingo gone? Reading the book, Pinky Gout Out by Michael Portis, children will enjoy trying to find Pinky on every spread. Afterwards children will enjoy creating their own Flamingo. Great program for toddler storytime, STEM storytime or pajama storytime.
Instructions:
Have children sit at storytime rug.
Ask children if they know what a flamingo is? What does it look like? What does it eat? Where does it live. How does a flamingo talk? Use sticky notes to mark places in your nonfiction book to answers these questions. A great nonfiction book is Flamingos by Shepard.
For parents: Hand out the literacy News letter. Copy found on the tool page.
For young groups share the rhyme:
Dance the Flamingo Stretch your neck high, then bring it back down low. Bob your head back and forth as you go. Stand on one leg – you are doing the flamingo. Flap your left wing, flap your right. Flap together with both like you’re flying out of sight. Now you want to shake, shake, shake, Shake your tail feathers like an earthquake.
Fun YouTube Video could also be used:
Read the fun book Pinky Got Out! by Portis.
Have children go to the craft table to create their own flamingo with the help of parents, volunteers and librarians.
Directions for craft:
Have child trace their hand on pink construction paper.
Draw half of a heart, and cut it out.
Tuck a small part of the half heart shape behind the palm portion of the child's cut out of their hand. Glue it down.
Color a small portion of what has now become the head of the flamingo to make the peak.
Glue 1 googly eye on.
Cut one pipe cleaner in half. bend the bottom to resemble a foot on each pipe cleaner.
Tape to the back of the body.
Supplies
Pipe Cleaners: Amazon Caryko Super Fuzzy Chenille Stems Pipe Cleaners, Pack of 100 (Hot Pink) $9.00
Pink Feathers: Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PMYZBSZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 $9.00
Googly Eyes: Michaels $3.00 https://www.michaels.com/kids-crafting/googly-eyes/876270980
Pink Construction paper
Clear packing tape
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