2007 Printable Manual - Texas State Library and Archives ...

Sail Away With Books!
Pictures of dogs, cats, hamsters, and other pet animals from old magazines
Glue sticks
House pattern
Paper plates
Construction or copier paper
Metal brads
Hole punch
Directions
Cut the outer rim off of the paper plate. Punch a hole in the middle of the paper plate for
the brad. Cut out a pet house using the pattern provided at the end of the chapter and
punch a hole where indicated by the dot. Glue several of the pictures of pets around the
circle. Attach the pet house to the circle through both holes with the brad. As the children
turn the circle, they can view the different pets through the door of the pet house.
Pocket Pet
Materials
Small socks
Small scrap pieces of felt cut into squares, rectangles, and circles
Yarn
Wiggle eyes
Hot glue guns
Directions
Give each child a small sock and some felt pieces. Let them assemble the wiggle eyes,
felt pieces, and yarn into a nose, mouth, eyes, hair, etc. onto the sock. Attach the felt
pieces to the sock with a hot glue gun. Be sure to have extra glue guns and enlist the aid
of library staff and parents. After the glue dries the pocket pets can be carried around in
the child’s pocket.
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