Settling down at the bright and cheerful craft station, the little ones and their families listened as Sam Kassam-Macfie, momstown Milton's very own mama, explained the 'star (étoile) and moon (lune) mobile craft that they were about to do. Each child would get one hanger and string would be attached to the hooks of the hanger with the help of family. On one string a moon shape would be attached and on the other, a star shape would be attached. From there, the little ones allowed their imaginations to explore and create. They busied themselves with sparkly glitter glue, markers and space-themed stickers to create their very own unique and space-tastic mobile.
After completing their mobile, the group gathered together around Madame Liz as she read Bonne nuit, Canada. The little ones were delighted with the story of a child saying good night to Canada's 10 belles provinces et 3 territoires. They exclaimed "Bonne nuit Canada!" with zeal and their good night waves were filled with enthusiasm. As we went through the provinces and territories, the children would eagerly share about their own family members who lived in different parts of Canada.
Following the story, Madame Liz led the children in an animated en français rendition of "O Canada!" The children then listened as Madame Liz read a second book entitled Vive le Canada. Avid sing-a-long fans, the group then sang "Quel temps fait-il" (sung to the tune of When The Saints Come Marching In); "Petit Poisson" (The Little Fish), and "Scintillement" (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star).
Our entertaining time together came to a close far too quickly but before we said au revoir to our amis, we held a draw for the Bonne nuit, Canada book and a lucky little girl won. She was so excited by her name being called that she started clapping and doing a happy dance!
We can't wait to meet again next month for another French Tales for Tots - Contes pour les bouts d'choux.
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Written by Liz Marques Kogan - a momstown Milton member and mother of 2. Her blog is: OrchidaForever.
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