Gingerbread Boy -
1 white bead for the old lady
1 brown bead for the gingerbread boy
1 purple bead for the cow
1 blue bead for the farmer
1 black bead for the dog
1 red bead for the fox
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (By Eric Carle) -
1 white bead for the egg
1 green bead for the caterpillar
1 red bead for the apple
2 yellow beads for the pears
3 purple beads for the plums
4 pink beads for the strawberries
5 orange beads for the oranges
6 clear beads for children to name the other foods the caterpillar ate
1 black bead for the chrysalis
1 special bead for the caterpillar
Brown Bear, Brown Bear (By Bill Martin, Jr.) -
1 brown bead for the bear
1 red bead for the bird
1 yellow bead for the duck
1 blue bead for the horse
1 green bead for the frog
1 purple bead for the cat
1 white bead for the dog
1 black bead for the sheep
1 orange bead for the goldfish
1 clear bead for the mother
Hint! Make bracelets for “The Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” “The Color Farm,” and other stories and songs.
Thanksgiving Bracelet -
Note! I’ve had this on my website several times, but just in case you missed it before, I bet you’ll want to do it this year!
With this bracelet you will know (Start with a pipe cleaner.)
The first Thanksgiving that was long, long ago.
The Pilgrims set sail from far away
On the Mayflower with tall white sails. (Insert a white bead.)
They sailed many days across the ocean blue. (Add a blue bead.)
The seas were rough, but the ship came through.
At last they spotted land so green. (String on a green bead.)
They were so happy they cheered and screamed.
The first year was so hard and black. (Now a black bead.)
Many died and wished that they could go back.
But the Native Americans gave them a hand
And helped them survive in the strange new land.
They decided to celebrate in a special way
And that became the first Thanksgiving day.
They prepared a feast with turkeys brown (Add a brown bead.)
And red cranberries that they had found. (Time for a red bead.)
Yellow corn that they had learned to grow (Insert a yellow bead.)
And orange pumpkin pies, don’t you know! (Last an orange bead.)
But before they ate the turkey and dressing,
They all held hands for a thankful blessing.
(Twist the ends of the pipe cleaner to make a bracelet.)