Just in time for Halloween. I've created and completed my own Frankenstein monster, from bits and scraps, and a little madness! Levi's new Spook Book might be a little advanced for him this year, but I hope it will become a family treasure in the future. The hardest part of any Quiet Book, for me, is deciding what I want to create a book about. In my research I came across a few funny children's songs so I came up with one of my own! It's sung to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell." I'll put the words up at the end for you, so you can read them a little easier then in the pics.
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| The cover - Duh! |
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| Left Page: Three removable tombstones with three interchangeable ghosts. The idea here is that one of the ghosts has a smiley face and you can play a "guess where the happy ghost is" game. Right Page: A vampire that has a mirror instead of a face. The kids can look in the mirror then move the arm to reveal their face. |
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| Left Page: A dry-erase witch. I transferred a witch I drew to fabric, then I sewed a piece of plastic over it. I added a dry-erase marker so the kids can make the witch as hideous as they want! Right Page: A pumpkin "puzzle." It's a blank pumpkin that I made interchangeable pieces of eyes, noses, and mouths |
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| Left Page: A Tic-Tac-Toe spider web. Right Page: Frankenstein with a zipper mouth. He holds the Tic-Tac-Toe pieces inside. |
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| Left Page: A movable Skeleton with chains. Right Page: Two Owl finger puppets with movable wings.
And now, as promised, the words to my song!
The Ghosts Haunt The House
The Ghosts Haunt The House
They’re Moaning Boooo As They Pass
The Ghosts Haunt The House
The Vampires Dress In Black
The Vampires Dress In Black
They Love Castles, And Blood, And Bats
The Vampires Dress In Black
The Witches Ride On Brooms
The Witches Ride On Brooms
With A Black Cat Upon On The Back
The Witches Ride On Brooms
The Pumpkin’s Orange And Round
The Pumpkin’s Orange And Round
We’ll Carve A Face And Light It Up
The Pumpkin’s Orange And Round
The Spider Spins Her Web
The Spider Spins Her Web
She Has Eight Legs To Creep About
The Spider Spins Her Web
Frankenstein’s Big And Green
Frankenstein’s Big And Green
He Shuffles, Clomps, And Stomps About
Frankenstein’s Big And Green
The Skeleton Dances Around
The Skeleton Dances Around
Twirling In The Cemetery
The Skeleton Dances Around
The Owls Perch In Trees
The Owls Perch In Trees
Their Eyes Gleam Yellow In The Night
The Owls Perch In Trees
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