- Amber from www.classichousewife.com
October 27th is National Tell a Story DayWhat fun huh! I hope you'll take advantage of this great day, snuggle up with your kiddies and listen to, or read, a few wonderful classics such as Robin Hood or Beatrix Potter. Maybe your kids will beg you to come up with a few (possibly right off the top of your head) new ones.
Collaborative stories are a great way to use your imagination and kids really enjoy this activity. You never know where the story will end up and what cast of crazy characters will appear. Especially with kids in charge!
Let's practice, why don't we? Since the 27th is also the birthday of President Teddy Roosevelt, lets start the story out with him...
Teddy Roosevelt is not really a teddy bear.
Now it's your turn, leave the next line in the comments and let's see how long we can grow our "Presidential Stuffed Animal" story. Ask your kids to help too and be sure to share this post with your friends! Feel free to copy any of the text to use on your own blog!
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In fact, he's not a bear at all.
ReplyDeleteHe is; however, a famous president!
ReplyDeleteThe 26th president to be exact.
ReplyDeleteHe was home schooled during his childhood.
ReplyDeleteLater, he attended Harvard where he continued to learn not only what he he was told to study, but also a wide range of interests such as nature, Naval history, and boxing.
ReplyDeleteAn avid reader, he often read a book a day!
ReplyDeleteBecause of his many and varied interests, Roosevelt became an amazingly multifaceted man.
ReplyDeleteHe was the head of the Rough Riders, after Buffalo Bill's World Famous Rough Riders.
ReplyDeleteOne day, Teddy became bored and he decided to...
ReplyDeleteTeddy Roosevelt is not really a teddy bear, but a teddy witch with green hair and green clothes. She has an owie, she gets fixed by a dentist. She finds a friend that's really not a polar bear, he is really a SUPERHERO! She finds another friend and he is really not a panda bear, he is a paleontologist. And they get dressed up and go trick-or-treating. And all the people are one big family. And they celebrate all the days like Christmas, birthdays and anniversaries together. Then one day they all got eaten by a dragon. And then they saw their family in the dragon and then they saw and wanted to be a robot and the other guys wanted to be a dragon but he was not real. The END
ReplyDeleteWritten by Peter, Sam, Joe and Will ages 2-8.
PS: We haven't studied the presidents much so they have no idea the true identity of Teddy R. so this is pure imagination.
ReplyDelete"One day, Teddy became bored and he decided to..."
ReplyDeletego bird watching outside his Little White House retreat in Georgia. It was one of his favorite activities.
The birds were singing sweetly in the trees while Teddy examined each branch of his favorite tree for signs of the very rare...
ReplyDeleteand very destructive tree disease....
ReplyDeleteCryphonectria parasitica, which was responsible for the Chestnut Tree blight in the early 1900's. Teddy was concerned that his beautiful garden at the retreat in Georgia was in danger. So he promptly....
ReplyDelete"So he promptly..."
ReplyDeletedecided to sell his house and move to Egypt.
But when he arrived in Egypt, the heat of the sun was just TOO much. Poor Teddy, he just lay down and...
ReplyDeleteasked for some iced tea in good American fashion - sweet and dark!
ReplyDeleteHe drank the tea and suddenly grew to 10ft tall!
ReplyDelete"Wow!" Teddy said, "That tea sure does pack a punch! I wonder if...."
ReplyDelete"... I should go to Borneo because I heard they have giant tea leaves!"
ReplyDeleteTeddy immediately began to inquire about costs and arrangements for travel to Borneo when he was shocked to discover...
ReplyDeleteThat he didn't have enough money or time to go, so he began to pursue other endeavors like figuring out what.....
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