In honor of elephant appreciation day, we read Elmer's Special Day by David McKee. We are big fans of the Elmer series of books. What is cuter than a patchwork elephant? In this book, it is almost Elmer's Day for the elephants and they are getting their parade outfits ready. The other animals in the jungle are upset about all of the noise, so Elmer changes the rules and invites every animal to join in the parade. The animals show up with a special surprise for Elmer!
Our sliding glass door was looking rather boring, so we decided to spruce it up with a "stained glass" patchwork elephant. I cut the Elmer the elephant shape out of clear contact paper and R stuck squares of tissue paper on the sticky side of the contact paper.
We used a black Sharpie to outline the legs, ear, and eye to make it obvious that this is an elephant.
I am linking this to stArt at A Mommy's Adventures.
