One of the books we read this week is The Perfect Puppy for Me by Jane O'Connor and Jessie Hartland.
This book is very cute. It's about a boy's search for the perfect dog. He lists the pros and cons for a few different breeds, and in the end he gets a dog that is perfect for his family. Our dog, Kelly, is a Bernese Mountain Dog and, unfortunately, her breed was not mentioned in this book. My children love dogs though, so they were still thrilled with the book.
After reading the book, C and R made their own dogs. I found the dog printables at Danielle's Place. Click here to print them. The printables provide the dog's head, bottom with legs and tail, and four bones. I printed them on card stock to make the pieces a little more durable. C and R colored them, and then we cut out the pieces together. For the body, we glued the pieces to toilet paper rolls.
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13 comments:
Such cute doggies! They did a great job!
Their dogs turned out very cute - and I don't even like dogs! :)
My girls LOVE dogs! (We have 2 German Shepherds). This would be a great book for them! Thanks for the tip!
I'm not a dog lover, but I can see this was a really fun craft for the kids to do!
What a cute project :)
Glad to see the book is in more libraries than just ours. Very cute project!
Such a cute project. We daughter LOVES dogs, I can't wait to make this one. Thanks
NOte to self, don't let my kids see this book. Jeff is determined we're not getting a dog yet......
I love the dogs you made. I admit that I am a cat person myself, but I would also go for a big dog if we had a place for it :) I always enjoy seeing pictures of Kelly on your blog.
Danielle's Place is such a great resource! Your dogs are super!
Thanks for the tip on Daniel's Place. I love the dogs. What a great way to recycle.
Very cute project!
I love Danielle's Place.....Great Puppies!
Stopping by from stART.
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