Frogs and Toads jumping all over!

T and J are in their first year at an American school. The switch from the German to the American school system was a great change for them. I know it isn’t easy to be in 5^th or 7^th grade and not always understanding what is being taught. Both make great strides in their learning and we try to celebrate the little milestones that they reach to give them a sense of accomplishment.

The first book that T was able to read on his own in English and actually understand everything that he read was ‘Frog and Toad’. He loves that even though the characters are somewhat different in their approach to experiencing life they are still finding enough in common to be friends. He has read all the books available in this series. That is quite a feat for him because he really doesn’t like reading that much!

So when I came across a frog tutorial I asked him if he would like one. His answer was: “I can’t have just one. I need two – Frog and Toad. See, there are two! Can I have two?” How can I refuse that?

So off I went downloading the pattern at http://www.purlbee.com/storage/purl%20frog%20pattern.pdf. The pdf file includes a little frog poem, instructions and the template. The construction of the frog really is easy peasy. The only tedious thing about these frogs is that the legs and arms are a pain to turn around. But oh well!

I didn’t like bead eyes so I drew the eyes on instead. I also didn’t have beans at hand so I filled mine with polyfil. The kids like a soft, huggable toy more anyway. So there have been no complaints! Rather the opposite – the girls wanted their own sets J