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82 Reading: The Sport of Champions!
Crafts
Irish Shamrock
Materials
Green construction paper
Green pipe cleaners
Glue sticks
Scotch tape (optional)
Stapler (optional)
In advance, cut heart shapes from green construction paper. Give each child three precut heart
shapes and a pipe cleaner. Have the children glue each heart together at the points, placing one
heart shape to the left, one to the right, and one to the top. Tape or staple the pipe cleaner to the
back of the heart shapes to form the stem and complete your Irish shamrock.
Fat Cat Pet
Materials
Scissors
Balloons
Twelve-inch pieces of string
Markers
Glue
Black construction paper
Directions
After reading or telling the story The Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale by Jack Kent, give each child a
blown up balloon. Let the children cut free-hand ears from the black construction paper and tape
them to the balloon near the tied end, and then use markers to draw facial features on the
balloon. Cut thin strips of black construction paper for whiskers and glue them onto the balloon.
When they tie a 12-inch string to the balloon, they have a pet “fat cat.” Note that young children
should not be allowed to play with balloons unsupervised; this craft is not recommended for
children under age five.
Games and Activities
Breads Around The World Word Search
Make a copy of the “Find That Bread” word search on page 165 of The Storyteller’s
Cornucopia for the kids to do in the library or to take home.