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This activity can be done just for
fun or could be part of a holiday program performance. Each
student will need one candle puppet. You will need one toilet
paper tube and one popsicle stick for each child and some
colored tissue paper. You’ll want to cut about an inch off of
each tube before you give them to your students. You can easily
cut tubes with a paper cutter or a pair of scissors. Your
students can either paint the paper tubes, cover them with craft
paper or cover them with a piece of peel & stick WonderFoam.
Have them glue some scraps of colored tissue paper to one end of
a popsicle stick to create a "flame." To "light" the candle, a
child just pushes the popsicle stick up inside of the cardboard
tube. This puppet can be used as a prop for Raffi’s song "This
Little Light of Mine" which can be found on his Rise and
Shine cd. Each time Raffi sings the line "I’m going to let
it shine", the children should "light" their candles. When he
sings "I won’t let anyone blow it out" they should pull the
flame down inside of the candle. Here are some candle
celebration stories to share with your students:
Candle Time 1 2 3 by Jennifer Blizin Gillis Candle Time A B C by Jennifer Blizin Gillis Christmas by Jennifer Blizin Gillis Diwali by Denise M. Jordan Hanukkah by Jennifer Blizin Gillis Happy Birthday by Denise M. Jordan Kwanzaa by Denise M. Jordan Las posadas by Jennifer Blizin Gillis
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