Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Flat Stanley Swap!


The Flat Stanley Swap!

Join freckle face for a fun and adventurous project!

Flat Stanley is the story of a boy that was flattened when a bulletin board fell down and crushed him. No need to worry, he was ok. As a matter of fact he was happy because this enabled him to be mailed in an envelope, fly like a kite, and do many other things he couldn’t have done before he was flat.

That is the original story of Flat Stanley. But now, with your help, we are going to add a whole new chapter!

Beginning February 15th:
Come and pick up a Flat Stanley at freckle face. Personalize him yourself (you could even make him a Flat Stacey instead). Then...give Flat Stanley to a friend or relative for a couple of weeks. Have him or her take Flat Stanley on their favorite adventures and record them.**

No later than April 11th: He or she should drop off the completed Flat Stanley adventure journal to freckle face and we will display it at the next Gallery Night & Day - April 18th & 19th.

April 18th & 19th- Gallery Night & Day:
Come to freckle face and find your Flat Stanley on display and see all of his travels. Perhaps your friend took Flat Stanley to a park you never heard of, or on a plane ride to another city. Maybe you'll find out about certain places or things you didn't know about before.

After the show, you can take your Flat Stanley & his journal home with you to keep.

**If you want to take someone else's Flat Stanley on an adventure too, then pick up 2 Flat Stanley packages - one for you and one for your friend. After you both personalize them, swap, and let the adventures begin!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What an excellent idea for a very family-friendly project! I did this with my first graders when I was teaching! So glad to see it's being carried out in other venues as well.
Bravo Freckle Face for promoting reading!
Michelle Mullen
Milwaukee