The Pigeon Wants to be a Puppet
Age: 18 Months - 5 Years (younger
ones need more supervision)
Time: 10 min (+ Prep)
Theme: Mo Willem’s Character Pigeon
Books: Don’t Let the Pigeon Driver
the Bus, Pigeon Wants a Puppy, or any Mo Willem’s book starring Pigeon
Materials:
Construction Paper (Light blue,
Orange, Black & White)Craft (popsicle) sticks
Glue Sticks
Adults get to use Scissors
Prep: Cut out Pigeon heads from the light
blue paper, a nickel sized white circle and a dime sized black circle for the
eye, a ‘W’ shape for the beak and a small rectangle for the collar (see
picture). By folding a full sheet in quarters like an M you should be able to
make 8 heads per sheet. Cut with the fold at the top.
Activity: Each child gets a craft
stick, a head, eye pieces, beak, collar and a glue stick. To assemble, put glue
all over the ‘inside’ of his head then fold over the stick. Glue on the big
circle then the little one for the eye, then add the beak and the collar. Hide the
hot dogs and the keys – you have your own pigeon!
Notes/Tips: Ask older kids what they
think the pigeon should or should not be able to do and why. Encourage them to
act it out with their Pigeon.
Having the pieces twofold so they
wrap around the stick isn’t essential, but it makes them more durable for play.
