This is the in-house display flyer I used to advertise the program.
I used Google image search to find a eye catching visual picture then I copied and pasted it into a Word document and added my text.
I shared the basics of Rock and Roll with the children and then read from the books above. They loved the humor of Baby Brains Superstar and I played Eric Litwig's recording of Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes and they sang the chorus along with me and the book.
I cut a template from an enlarged photo of an electric guitar and traced it on corrugated cardboard.
(Note: set your pattern with the cardboard ribs running vertical, otherwise the guitar will fold over after the rubber bands are put on. This happened during the program, and I spent a good bit of time repairing them with hot glue and large craft stick for a brace.) The arm is a paint stick and the wood bits came from Michael's. I hot glued what is shown on the guitar. I cut the rubber bands and tied a knot on each end. The guitar base and top have three slits to slide the bands into. A wooden heart became the guitar pick.
I always demonstrate the craft for the kids and give them pointers before they get started. Here's mine.
Most of the children that attended the program are in the first grade, so I needed to keep it simple.
I set out markers, dot stickers, popsicle sticks (to help draw the frets) and rubber bands for them to attach.
We listened to some kid friendly rock during the craft time.
After the craft we had some players showing their groove and enjoyed juice and pretzels while watching
Elton John performing Crocodile Rock on the Muppet show. Enjoy!
And, as always there are fun theme related books for the children to check out.
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