Just Ducky

                                    

It just happened that we brought a few duck books home from the library last week, so I couldn't resist a duck craft to go along with the books. 

We read:  

• Make the Team, Baby Duck!  by Amy Hest - Baby Duck wants to join the swim team but she is scared.  Grampa helps her find her courage.
• Guess Who, Baby Duck! by Amy Hest - Baby Duck isn't feeling well, but she begins to feel better when Grampa brings a photo book for them to look at together.
• Duck Tents by Lynne Berry  - Five little ducks go camping in the backyard, and just as they are about to fall asleep, they hear a scary noise!  Whoooo can it be?

Our craft was a handprint duck!  I painted one hand yellow and had them make the handprint on white card stock.  To make it look like a duck, the fingers should stay close together with the thumb separate. 

They added an eye, a beak, and a background to their pictures.

My plan was for both of them to look like R's duck, but C had his own opinion about how his duck should look, so his feathers go up - maybe the duck was leaning forward with feathers in the air to catch that fish in his mouth!

I am linking this book project to stArt  (Story + Art = a Great Start) at A Mommy's Adventures.  Hop on over there and check out the other book/art projects, story stretchers, and book fun.