Let's talk... croc!

My little alligator is getting better from a cold, after his fever subsided. He's still sniffling, and always doesn't want to nap, not even for half an hour, unlike the lazy, sleepy, "knobbly brown log" on the riverbank (that had the wide-mouthed frog almost fooled -- you know that children's story, one of my favourites that we still go back to read now and then?). But it's good to see him up and about, not lethargic.

And maybe there's a lesson in there for us too, from the croc, the croc-hunter wannabe, and all those dinosaurs and reptiles Ben isn't over! To grin and bear bare it... GRRRR!!!



And here's why, according to Ben, the crocodiles survived, not the dinosaurs...
A T-rex came. And a reptile and a crocodile.
It ate up the plant-eating dinosaur.
The asteroid came and the crocodiles ate up the dinosaurs.
The dinosaurs died.
The end!

This was the "dictation" Ben gave his teacher last week, after I made this simple croc craft with him at home. And it was really nice of her to have jotted it down, to add to the precious moments and little tales for us parents to cherish when our little alligators grow up!

It worked for us, maybe you want to give it a try?
To make the croc, simply join two paper plates at one end, that'll do the trick, and decorate (little kids will need help to cut the teeth)! Then, add two holes just behind the eyes, for the fingers to fit in, and snap away!

Adapted from: "Sing!, Play!, Create!" by Lisa Boston