Nest {Out and About theme}

Nest is an "interactive story time that is geared towards children between age 0-3, and takes place at Little Bird on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 10:00. During this fun and casual 30 minute program, children enjoy songs, nursery rhymes and stories, and parents have a great opportunity to make new friends!" Join us at 164 Ottawa St. N., Hamilton, ON, L8H 3Z3
*We just had a Nest storytime on May 15, 2012.  I will keep you posted if there are any scheduled during the summer. I will still post some storytime ideas each month.

The weather has been so much warmer these days, it's time to get Out and About!

Books:

• Let's go to the farm: Fisher Price feat. Little People
• Bear about town: Stella Blackstone
• The Wheels on the Bus: Parragon Publishing
• Snappy Sounds Roar: Silver Dolphin Books
• In the park: Mandy Stanley
• Biscuit takes a walk: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
• A walk in new york: Salvatore Rubbino

 
 

Songs:

THE WIND IS BLOWING

Tune: "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush"

Oh, the wind is blowing - all over town,
All over town, all over town.
Oh, the wind is blowing all over town,
Just like so. (Child blows)

Oh, the trees are bending - way down low,
Way down low, way down low.
Oh, the trees are bending - way down low,
Just like so. (Child bends low)

Oh, the kites are flying - watch them go,
Watch them go, high then low.
Oh, the kites are flying - watch them go
Just like so. (Child pretends to fly kite)

Continue with
"Oh, the clothes on the line - flop to and fro"
"Oh, the flag on the pole - waves fast and slow"

Jean Warren If your happy and you know it Fly a kite Jump rope Ride a bike Slide fast The bear went over the mountain Row, row, row your boat Head and shoulders The grand old duke of york Oh, Mr. Sun

Fingerplays and Poems:

TICKLE RHYME: “Pizza Pickle Pumpernickel”
Pizza, pickle, pumpernickel, (wiggle fingers)
My little one shall have a tickle!
One for his/her nose, (tickle nose)
And one for his/her toes, (tickle toes)
And one for his/her tummy where the hot dog goes! (tickle tummy)

LAP BOUNCE: “This is the Way the Ladies Ride”
This is the way the ladies ride,
nim, nim, nim (bounce on lap)
This is the way the gentlemen ride,
trim, trim, trim (bounce on lap)
This is the way the farmers ride,
t-rot, t-rot, t-rot (bounce on lap)
And this is the way the hunters ride,
gallop, gallop, gallop. (bounce on lap)

How to upcycle girls tights into leg warmers

My first tutorial!

The first time I upcycled a pair of tights, I literally chopped the feet off and they became legging.

Then I learned how to make leg warmers out of knee socks.  This time around, Ginger had a pair of tights that were getting too small in the foot so I wanted to make another pair of leg warmers.  In theory, you simply cut off the feet and cut off the seat part.  But I wanted the top cuff to look more professional.  With some practice, I figured out how to reuse the waistband and convert it into the top cuff.
I have never created a sewing tutorial before, so I hope this all makes sense.

1. Cut the feet and seat part off.

2. Cut the waistband off, leaving about a 5/8" piece attached to it. This set of tights had an extra piece of elastic in the waistband so I removed it.

 3. Following the seam, cut about 3" up and cut all the way around.

Do this to both sides and you will have 2 pieces of fabric that are approximately 5" x 3".

4. Now you have all the pieces for the leg warmer, top cuff and bottom cuff.

5. Starting with the bottom cuff, fold one piece in half (right sides together) so you have a piece that is 2.5" x 3".  Sew along the one side to create a loop.

6. Now do the same to the top cuff.

7. Moving back to the bottom cuff, fold the loop with wrong sides together. 

8. Put the folded loop, over top of the bottom of the leg portion.

9. Sew all the way around. Turn the new cuff down.

10. For the top cuff: turn leg warmer inside out.  Turn top cuff "loop" right side out.  Put the top cuff inside of the leg warmer.  Sew along the original seam (of the waistband/top cuff).

11. Turn top cuff out.

Tadda! You have a leg warmer! Now do it again to the other leg. :)

Happy sewing!

If you aren't interested in sewing your own, I sell them at Little Bird, here in Hamilton.  If you are interested, check out my Facebook page.

P.S. I'm sorry that a couple photos are upside down. They show the right way on my computer!