I have used the idea of Flat Stanley and changed it to a Flat Heart.
Flat Stanley (for those who do not know who he is) is a young boy who is flatten by a bulletin board. He goes on many adventures once he is turned flat. Like flying like an kite and his biggest one visiting his friends by being mailed out.
So how does our Kindergarten Flatten their hearts??? Well we don't. They each get a heart of the color they choice. They hold the heart and they put their hands on their hearts. Then they hold their paper heart and put the magic love spell on their paper heart. Then they get to decorate their heart.
I ask their parents to please give me an address that we can mail their heart to.
The recipient is then asked to enjoy the Flat Heart for a week and take it places, take pictures with it, and write about their adventures, just like the Flat Stanley project. EXCEPT ours is a little different... The adventures need to be heart healthy adventures! Last year I gave examples of things that they could do; if they golf take the heart golf etc. The pictures and stories we got back were great. One Grandma sent us heart shaped cookies... made by love from a grandma. Love is one thing all our hearts need ;) We had a heart also visit a fire station.
The kids LOVED getting them back and sharing all the great pictures and items that came with Flat Heart. I have a giant bulletin board waiting for each hearts arrival.
They all have been sent out and we are now waiting! This year we have three going out of the country: Ireland, Poland, and Canada! Can not wait to get them all back and see all the creative things that come from it this year!!! Will post more pictures soon!
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