DIY Toys - Finger Puppet Theater from a Shoe Box!

Hey there! :) This one has been sitting for some time aside and I have finally found the time to put together a tutorial how to make a finger puppet theaternger puppet theater from the simpliest thing ever - shoe box!

Here are the pictures of a finished finger puppet theater:

And, you can find step by step tutorial to make your own finger puppet theater from a shoe box HERE! :)

Have fun!

Note: This post is re-published from 2nd blog which I'm closing down as soon as all interesting bits and pieces are moved here since I don't have time to keep 2 similar blogs updated.

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Fun with Toddlers Linky Party - Book or Rhyme for Toddlers!

This week, here, on FB and Twitter, our theme has been playing with puppets but with a little twist! We didn't start with toys - base of the playtime was a book or a nursery rhyme! And playing was just a way to expand on what we learned reading a book or listening to the rhymes!

So, this week for our linky here, we want to see your ideas! How you expanded the play and turned it into a learning moment!

Share the books you've read, rhymes you listened! And show us how you used it for learning!

Be a good sport and check what other contributed too! :)

Never ending bedtime story :)

I want to share with you our tonight's bedtime story... surely gonna put any toddler to sleep! LOL This is the story about 

Ms.Caterpillar and her shoe troubles

One day, not so long ago, Ms.Caterpillar woke up in the morning and put on her 20 shoes for a walk. She have put her 1st shoe on 1st leg, 2nd shoe on 2nd leg, .... (continue counting one by one until you reach 20th shoe on 20th leg!). And now she was all ready for her daily walk. She did her walk over the leaves in the neighbourhood every day, no matter was it raining , snowing or sun was shining. Because of this her shoes were often full of holes and she had to take them to Mr.Shoemaker. 

One day, during her walk (and it was raining!), she noticed her legs became wet! Shoes had holes! Oh my! Because of holes in her shoes, her legs were so wet she started to sneeze! She went back home and took her shes off to check them. And you know what she found? There was one hole on her 1st shoe, 2nd hole on her 2nd shoe, .... (continue counting one by one until you reach 20th hole on 20th shoe!). Every single shoe had a hole! 20 holes on 20 shoes! She decided she has to take them to Mr.Shoemaker so he could fix them!

When she came to his store, she have put all of 20 shoes on his table and explained what was the trouble. He said he'll fix them as soon as possible and phone her when the shoes are ready. When she left, he took his hammer and some nails and started fixing shoes one by one: he has put 1st patch on 1st shoe, 2nd patch on 2nd shoe, .... (continue counting one by one until you reach 20th patch on 20th shoe!). He worked very hard! And finally he was done! He phoned Ms.Caterpillar and told her that her shoes are ready for her. 

Ms.Caterpillar came to the store promptly. You know, she didn't have spare shoes! And she decided to try them on right away and check if all shoes were properly fixed. So, she has put 1st shoe on 1st leg, 2nd shoe on 2nd leg, .... (continue counting one by one until you reach 20th shoe on 20th leg!). When they were all on her legs, she walked around. She was very happy with the work Ms.Shoemaker has done with her shoes. She took out her purse and counted out one coin for each fixed shoe: 1st coin was for 1st shoe, 2nd coin for 2nd shoe, .... (continue counting one by one until you reach 20th coin for 20th shoe!). She siad: Thank you so very much for fixing my shoes! And went outside for a walk!

Now, Ms.Caterpillar could go out on the walk again, and no rain, no snow or sun would bother her again!

THE END

Hey! Are you still awake?! :)))))