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Word Puzzle: Make a Difference
We can each make a difference in our world, by lending a helping hand. Eleven words about ‘making a difference’ are hidden in this puzzle. See if you can find all the hidden words listed below. Draw a circle around …
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Art Activity: Cut-Out Puppets
Here are two sets of cut-out puppets you can do at home. Decide whether you want to play with the colored ones, or whether you want to color your own. You can also add glitter, ribbon and other decorations with …
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Art Activity: Coloring Pages
Here are three pages that you can color at home. Click on the one you want to work on first. Then ask a grown-up to help you print it out. Jenny loves the color blue. What’s your favorite color?
Art Project: African Magazine Beads
The book can inspire a host of art projects, from making African style masks to musical instruments to beads. The children in Jumping Jenny contributed to the fundraising fair in all different ways. One of the fun things that they did was make beaded jewelry. Uganda has a tradition of making beautiful beads out of magazines called Mzuri beads. These are fun to make with your children and with some advanced planning, you can even control the color schemes of the paper you use. It is also a great way to recycle your old magazines. Depending on the amount of time you have, and the age of your children, you might want to prepare some of the magazine strips in advance.
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Jumping Photo Gallery
Every picture tells a story. Here are some photographs of people jumping. You can use these photographs as inspiration. Maybe you can write a story about one of them. Think about what may have happened before, or after. Or maybe …
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3.26 Storytime, Activity & Signing
What: StoryTime, Activity and Signing Why: To Meet Jumping Jenny Where: Greenlight Bookstore 688 Fulton Street Brooklyn, New York 11217 (718) 246-0200 When: March 26 @ 11:00 AM What You Can Win: Enter a drawing to win a brand new …
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4.09 Reading @ Prospect Heights Craft Fair
When: Saturday, April 9 · 12:30pm – 1:00pm Where: The Teunis G. Bergen Elementary Public School – P.S. 9 80 Underhill Avenue What: I will be doing a reading of Jumping Jenny at 12:30 followed by a fun craft activity …
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3.13 Jumping Jenny Book Launch
What: Festive Reading and Signing Why: To Celebrate Jumping Jenny Where: Bookcourt, 163 Court St Brooklyn, New York 11201 (718) 875-3677 When: March 13 @ 11:00 AM (It is the day we change the clocks…spring forward!!!) What You Can Win: Enter …
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