The Watermelon Seed - Flannel Friday

I did a summer storytime theme last week and ended with a book: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli.

 

This book is so funny!  This little croc loves watermelon!  He has been eating it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner since he was a baby.

My little croc helped tell this story:

 

My co-worker manipulated the puppet as I read.

 

This watermelon slice is made of double-sided felt and stuffed with batting:

 

All is great until our croc swallows a seed.  Did you read that right?  SWALLOWED A SEED!  His imagination runs wild and he imagines turning pink, growing vines, and an expanding belly.

 

 

 

 My co-worker snuck this black pom-pom "watermelon seed" into the crocodile's mouth so the kids didn't see it:



 

The best part was the loud burp and launching the seed right into the middle of the group of kids!