Fun with making, listening, reading, and writing music You can make a hat just like Aubyn's in the book - or MAKE up your own! In this activity, you and your friends can make a hat of yourown and decorate like Aubyn in ‘In My Grandmother’s Garden,’ or decorate it in your own way. Then, if you like, you can make a portrait of your friend while they make a portrait of you. Finally, you can use the music from ‘In My Grandmother’s Garden’ to sing a song about your work! 1. To make a hat you will need: scissors full 2 page spread of newspapers coloured paper or tissue paper (pink if you want it the same as Aubyn’s) a sturdy rubber band tape of any kind Directions: Assemble materials above. Put the newspaper on your, or a friends head. Pull rubber band over the top until the rubber band stays in place. Adjust up or down according to the size of crown you want. Tape the rubber band in place. Fold up the brim of the hat. Trim the brim into the desired shape Decorate the hat. Of course you can decorate the hat as you wish. But ideas include: Use masking tape to immitate the woven straw in Aubyn's hat. To do this, just pull out strips of tape and tape them in parellel rows over the entire surface of the hat. Then repeat the process at right angles. Trim and decorate Links to OTHER IDEAS for hatmaking WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR HAT you can have more FUN with AUBYN — HERE!
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In My Grandmother's Garden by Kit Eakle; Illustrations by Jean Eakle
"The first children's storybook in which music and text play an equal role."
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					A story in song, of a Young Girl's discovery of the POWER OF ART. Includes musical notation as an integral part of the story
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