Happy 4th of July! Today, America celebrates Independence Day. My parents have come over to visit us and see our new place, and we have a fun day of activities planned. 🙂
My husband and I are still exploring our new town and figuring out where things are. It’s kind of fun!! 🙂 Last week, I visited the local Goodwill store and found a bunch of Beanie Babies in really good condition for just 50 cents each. I’m such a sucker for thrift stores and consignment shops! I managed to find an animal for each letter of the musical alphabet except for “F”…I guess I need to find a frog, perhaps?! 🙂
You’ll notice I have more than one beanie animal for “C”. I simply couldn’t make up my mind.
Once I find that elusive frog for “F”, then I just need to get a floor staff! I have a few ideas for making a floor staff myself. We’ll see what happens during the upcoming weeks/months. I can’t wait to plan some games for my young beginner students using these furry friends. 🙂
Love this! Will definitely use this idea with teaching my little ones! And yes, thrift stores are fantastic for finding treasures!
I’m working on a floor staff, too – I’m really excited about the idea. I went to the fabric store and found some vinyl on clearance (like a flannel backed tablecloth). I tried to glue black strips to a gold background, but my glue didn’t hold! I may have to break out the sewing machine. I also got some white to make piano keys. Fun! Can’t wait to hear how you make it.
http://www.musictreasures.com sells vinyl ones…. they look great. They also have some ‘seconds’ which are on clearance for $15. Not bad!
Thanks for the link Amanda – I will have to check this out!!