Wild About Reading

Last week I was fortunate enough to participate in the Honolulu Zoo's Wild About Reading event, featuring storytellers and crafts throughout the day. The event was organized in partnership by the Hawaii State Library, Children's Literature Hawaii and the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl and featured free books for the first 500 families, courtesy of award-winning author and illustrator James Rumford, who donated copies of his book, Chee-Lin. A great time was had by all, and I hope they make this an annual event.

In addition to reading an assortment of wildlife picture books, including Baby Honu Saves the Day, I created a coloring sheet to celebrate the day:

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Origami Leprechaun for Saint Patrick's Day

Print and fold an Origami Leprechaun for Saint Patrick's Day! You can use him as a table decoration, or paste him onto cards and gifts.

Difficulty: Easy

Directions: (Follow the same directions as Cinco de Mayo doll)

1a. Print and cut out leprechaun face and pot of gold along outer solid line.
1b. Cut out leprechaun body along outer solid line.
1c. Turn leprechaun body over so that the printed side is facing down.





2a. Crease along diagonal line as shown. Unfold.
2b. Repeat crease along diagonal line on other side, as shown. Unfold.
2c. Turn origami over so that the printed side faces up.
2d. Crease down along horizontal line as shown. Unfold.






3a. With printed side facing down, carefully "tent" fold upper body forward, as shown.
3b. Fold leprechaun's legs forward, as shown.
3c. Repeat on other side.





4a. Glue head onto body.
4b. Glue pot of gold as desired.
4c. Your Leprechaun Origami doll is finished!




Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

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St. Patrick's Day Boxes: Celtic Knots and Leprechauns

Two print and fold patterns for St. Patrick's Day boxes:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Saint Patrick's Day Origami Greeting

 

  

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1a. Print and cut out Saint Patrick's Day Greeting along outer solid lines.

1b. With printed side facing down, fold corners diagonally toward center, as shown.

 

2a. Turn over so that Saint Patrick's Day greeting is facing up, as shown.

2b. Fold corners diagonally toward center, as shown.

 

3. Fold upper right corner forward, along red line in illustration. Open up corner as shown, by pulling forward on dark green shamrock leaf.

4. Repeat with all four corners, folding forward first, then opening up corner, as shown.

 

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

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Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock Box

 

  

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1a. Print and cut out Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock box along outer solid line.

1b. Make cuts on the "shamrock halves" as shown, along the heavy black lines only. Do not cut beyond the points indicated by the red dots in the illustration.

2a - d. With printed side facing down, fold and unfold along the solid black lines as indicated, to form the sides of the box.

 

 

2e. Your shamrock box should be creased as shown.

 

3a-c. Repeat the process along the outer lines to form the lid of the box.
3d. Your box should now be creased as shown.

 

  

4a. Take note of the diagonal lines marked in red.

 

4b. As you fold the sides of the box up as shown, you will make creases along these diagonal lines to form the corners of the box.

4c. Secure the box by interlocking the shamrock halves along the cuts you made in step 1b.

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

 Here are two articles explaining traditions and myths about Saint Patrick:

The Facts, Myths and Traditions of St. Patrick's Day:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110316-saint-patricks-day-2011-march-17-facts-ireland-irish-nation/

Who Was Saint Patrick?
http://news.discovery.com/history/who-was-st-patrick.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

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FEBRUARY 14: Valentine's Day

Animated E-card: Some Bunny Loves You

Bee Mine Valentine Pop-up Card

Valentine Heart Envelope

Valentine Bunny Box

Some Bunny Loves You Valentine Box

Valentine Heart Ornament

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Origami: Valentine Heart Envelope

Fold a heart-shaped envelope for your Valentine.

 

Difficulty: Easy

Directions:

1. Print and cut out Valentine Heart Origami along outer solid line.

  

2. With printed side facing up, crease your origami square horizontally, vertically, and diagonally as shown.

  

Your origami should be creased as shown.

  

3. Turn your origami over so that the printed side is facing up, with the "Happy Valentine's Day" greeting at top. Create a "water bomb base" by pulling in points "A" and "B."

  

4. With the open end of your origami at the top, fold down the Valentine's greeting flap as shown. Turn origami over and fold down back flap as shown.

  

5. Turn origami over. With front greeting facing up, fold back along envelope to shape the heart, as shown.

  

  

Happy Valentine's Day!

©2010 Tammy Yee.

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