Ladybug Puppet Tutorial

All of the stars are aligning!!! With the advent of Pinterest and my continuing quest to build-a- better blog I had a recent brain-storm!!!! I have always wanted to offer my experience and insight to you as teachers (and librarians and parents and grandparents, and ALL OF YOU!!!) Now I have an idea how I can do that tutorially!!!!

Back in the olden days I used to cart around dozens of pairs of scissors, hoards of glue guns and an entire yellow SUV filled with tons of tubs of stuff and we used to have THE MOST AWESOME make-it-take-its in all of the Midwest. If I do say so myself!

Drumroll......... my new mission is to create 'how-to tutorials' for your own teacher resources that you'll put together. I will start with tutorials that support my songs. We'll see where we end up. I know that you're going to LUV this so let's get started. I'm dusting off my old elementary school Art-teacher hat from a by-gone century & getting seriously excited. [BTW: Here's my collection over at Pinterest of 129 Ladybug-ideas of snacks, bulletin boards, counting games, art projects, costumes the whole of the ladybug goodies for your ladybug adventures.]

LADYBUG GLOVE PUPPET

1. One black glove from the dollar store (they sell as pairs, make the extra for your friend!!)
2. One sheet of red 'foam' cut into a heart shape for wings
3. One LARGE black pom-pom as big as you can find, two inches if possible
4. Small black pom-poms for spots on the back (number to please you or to teach numacy)
5. One black pipe cleaner for antennae
6. One set of wigglie eyes
7. Glue gun & glue sticks to adhere everything into place

**********NOTE: Before you begin gluing, make a decision as to which hand you prefer to use as your "puppet-hand". Some right handed teachers prefer their puppet on their left hand, so that they can hold a book in their right hand and zip their puppet about. Certainly there is no correct answer, but think thru how & why you might prefer one hand vs. the other before you get underway.

*****I happened to have these white pearlie buttons in my miscellaneous button bin and they were just the right size to give the wigglie eyes a bit of extra focus. Certainly not necessary..... but might add some sparkle, giving your ladybug that "gifted and talented" look of focus and attention.

 

"Ladybug, Ladybug, red and black.

I see circles on your back.

Ladybug, lady bug fly up high.

                                          Fly back safely from - the - sky!!"

This is the first half of the first of three verses..... there's always a fly down low section to help teach the concept of opposites. ******If every child had their own hand-puppet they would have the opportunity to experience the concepts of high and low in a kinesthetic manner -- in their own, whole-body way!!!

In a perfect world I would purchase some cute clip art, type-faces and fonts and make some adorable lyric sheets and put them on my freebies tab.  If this were the land-of-my-dreams I would also know how to give you a taste test of the song right here. Please be patient. I am a work in progress. Stay tuned, tho..... I've been known to learn stuff and shock my family, friends and neighbors!!! If you leave me happy comments that this is helpful I would probably be inclined to create the next tutorial quicker & faster. Just sayin'.................................
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My song "Ladybug, Ladybug" is on my second CD, "Debbie's Ditties for Little Kiddies" and can be purchased at my website: http://www.rainbowswithinreach.com/  Please feel free to use the promo code "GREAT" and receive 10% off your order.

*****How cool are these linky parties? I have just added this post to one over at "I Can Teach My Child." Believe it or not, I do know how to insert html code and add it to a post, so that I can share someone's button. This one is eluding me and my infancy html skills. You'll just have to go there directly to see the dozens of other ideas in the hop.

Here's another blog-hop and linky party at: Let Kids Create.

Here's another linky-party!