Movement Song: “Chantilly Lace” (Big Bopper)
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book 1: Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor
Seat Game: Guess the Meaning of the Fancy Word (from Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words)
Movement Song: “Stuck on You” (Elvis)
Transitional Fingerplay: “Two Little Hands” – Fancy Nancy Style (from Liz)
Book 2: Fancy Nancy & the Posh Puppy by Jane O’Connor
Release to Stations:
Craft: Fancy Necklaces
Game #1: Pin the Jewel on the Tiara
Game #2: Can You Walk With a Book on Your Head?
Book Display: Fancy Nancy Readalikes
(Play mixed CD while guests are at the stations)
Come back together for…
Fashion Show
Door Prize Drawing
Refreshments
Takeaway: Fancy Nancy Coloring Sheet
Movement Song: “Chantilly Lace” (Big Bopper)
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book : Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet by Jane O’Connor
Release to Stations:
Craft: Fancy Pony Tail Holders
Game #1: Pin the Jewel on the Tiara
Game #2: Can You Walk With a Book on Your Head?
Book Display: Fancy Nancy Readalikes
(Play mixed CD while guests are at the stations)
Come back together for…
Fashion Show (girls will walk the red carpet)
Door Prize Drawing
Refreshments (Strawberry lemonade, a variety of cookies, and M&M’s)
Takeaway: Coloring Sheet from the Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet Event Kit
See this blog post for more details and pictures.
Group Game: Guess the Fancy Word Meaning (activity sheet from Mrs. DeVine Event Kit)
Group Activity: Fancy Nancy Mad Lib (sheet from Fancy Nancy Reading Together Activity Kit)
Listening Song: “If You Want to Hear a Story”
Book: Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly by Jane O’Connor
Dance: “Chantilly Lace”
Transition: “Two Little Hands”
Book: selections from Fancy Nancy Poet Extraordinaire! (opening letter, Bree’s poem, Nancy’s Poem, beginning & end of Nancy’s anthology)
Group Craft: Button rings (buttons & pipe cleaners)
Release to Stations:
Game #1: Pin the Collar on the Posh Puppy
Game #2: Can You Walk With a Book on Your Head? Posture Races
Activity: Coloring Sheets (from Fancy Nancy Online Event Kit, Explorer Extraordinaire Event Kit, and Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet Event Kit)
Book Display: Fancy Nancy Read-alikes
Come back together for…
Fashion Show (girls will walk the red carpet…I use the sign-in sheet to announce them)
Door Prize Drawing (random.org…sign-in sheet is numbered)
Refreshments (Pink lemonade and a variety of cookies)
Takeaway: Mark the Month Coloring Sheet from the Poet Extraordinaire! Event Kit
See this blog post for more details and pictures.
Song with jingle bell shakers: "Jingle Bells" by Dean Martin
Book: Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor
Song with jingle bell shakers: "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helm
Book: The Night Before Christmas illustrated by Jan Brett OR The Christmas Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood OR Red Sled by Lita Judge
Game: Snowball Toss (toss paper wads, practice golf balls, wiffle balls, & cotton balls into a basket)
Craft: Christmas cards (glue a tree shape cut from scrapbook paper onto a blank card)
Craft: Jingle Bell Bead Ornaments (see blog post for more detail)
Activity: Indoor Ice Skating (wax paper!)
Photo Op: In front of a wrapped door holding an empty picture frame)
Snacks
Take Home: Sheets from the Splendiferous Christmas event kit
Book: Fancy Nancy: Saturday Night Sleepover by Jane O’Connor
Group Activity: Fill In the Blank Story
· Fancy Nancy’s Fantastic Tale
· Make It Fancy
· A Fancy Day with Nancy
Group Activity: Guess the Fancy Word Meaning (activity sheet from Mrs. DeVine Event Kit)
Flannel Board: Guess the Princess
Flannel Board: Mix & Match Cinderella
Crafts: Fancy Pony Tail Holders & Button Rings
Game: Can You Walk with a Book on Your Head?
Refreshments: Golden Oreos & Pink Lemonade
Take Home: Fancy Nancy Coloring Sheets