Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for The Empty Pot by Demi!
Leanna and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting on Monday, March 15, the kits will be available to pick up for our online storytime.
Enjoy a FREE copy of the book, and have fun doing the activities. Everything is yours to keep!
"The Empty Pot" by Demi
“When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.”
You will have the book read to you by actor Rami Malek. He did such a great job, we hope you enjoy his reading as much as we did!
Kits include:
a free copy of The Empty Pot by Demi
information page
colors game (5 colored flower pots)
a flyer for this website
3 activity pages
3 coloring pages
rhymes/song pages with web links (instruments included)
a flower vase craft
3 magnets from the story
stickers
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included pot handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the blue pot?
Blue pot, blue pot?
Can you show me the blue pot?
And wave it in the air?
Pink… purple… green… yellow
Hold It High – Choose one pot from handouts
Hold your pot high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your pot below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your pot against your nose
Now touch the pot to your toes
Touch your pot to the ground
Now wave that pot all around!
Hold your pot in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your pot and jump up high!
Now let your pot fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
Chinese for Kids by Chinese Buddy
The Flower Song by Toddler World TV
Flowers Song by LBB Junior
Sing a Song of Flowers by the Kiboomers
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
Daffodils
One little daffodil had nothing much to do,
Out popped another one, then there were two.
(bounce child up in the air on ‘popped’)
Two little daffodils were smiling at a bee,
Out popped another one, then there were three.
(bounce child up in the air on ‘popped’)
Three little daffodils were growing by the door,
Out popped another one, then there were four.
(bounce child up in the air on ‘popped’)
Four little daffodils were glad to be alive,
Out popped another one, then there were five.
(bounce child up in the air on ‘popped’)
Five little daffodils were wearing golden crowns,
They danced in the breeze in green satin gowns.
(dance child in lap)
ACTION RHYMES
The Gardener
(Tune: "The Farmer In The Dell")
The gardener plants the seeds
The gardener plants the seeds
Hi, ho and cherry-o
The gardener plants the seeds
The rain begins to fall…
The sun begins to shine…
The plants begin to grow…
The buds all open up…
The flowers smile at me…
A Song of Flowers
(Tune: "Sing a Song of Sixpence")
Sing a song of flowers, flowers all around.
Flowers that are growing, growing in the ground
Flowers of each color make a pretty view.
Red and orange and yellow.
And blue and purple, too.
I'm a Little Flower Pot
(Tune: "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little flower pot left right out
(point to self)
If you take care of me, I will sprout.
(nod head, point to self)
When you water me, I will grow
(make sprinkling motions)
Into a pretty flower, don't you know!
(make wide circle with hands or arms)
Parts Of Plants
(Tune: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes")
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The roots store food and water too.
The roots hold the plant in place, plant in place.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The stem brings water to the leaves.
The stem moves water up the plant, up the plant.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The sun helps the plant to grow and grow and grow.
The leaves soak up the sun, soak up the sun.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
Inside the fruit are little, tiny seeds.
The flower grows into a fruit, into a fruit.
EXTRA LINKS!
Wisdom Tales Press’s page on Demi:
Between the Lions’ version of The Empty Pot:
Let us know what your little ones thought of The Empty Pot! What did they think of the activities? Do you have any suggestions for us?