Now I Know My ABC's ~ A is for Alligator

It's time for some fun alphabet crafts!! We hope you enjoy these! If you are new, you can visit our ABC webpage to find links to any other letters we have done, letters (with books listed) coming up, as well as the PDF of the cover sheet for your ABC notebook!

The Lady with the Alligator Purse
Adapted by Nadine Wescott

Summary: A fun lyrical rhyme all about Tiny Tim and his adventures as he drinks bathwater, eats soap, and even tries to eat the bathtub. Wonderful illustrations with a different twist to the story!

I'm a sucker for a fun story ~ especially one that is also a song! When we started going through the alphabet this year, we began doing a little craft each week that looked like the letter we were talking about. I found packs of foam sheets (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 size) at our Dollar Tree and also Michaels, and they make a great squishy base for our letter crafts.

Our story this week focuses on an alligator, so we used this great idea from No Time for Flashcards.

What You'll Need:

• Green foam sheet or construction paper
• White foam triangles (or construction paper)
  
• Black sharpie or marker
• Googly eyes
  
• Glue
  

How to make the 'A' Alligator:

1. Cut an uppercase 'A' out of the foam sheet or construction paper. I used a foam sheet that was about 4" x 5" in size. Also cut two triangles from the green foam to use for the eyes.
   
2. Cut small triangles out of the white foam to use as teeth for the alligator.
   
3. Turn the 'A' onto its side and glue the green triangles to the 'A' so that they look like eyes popping up.
4. Glue googly eyes onto the the green triangles.
5. Add teeth for your alligator and enjoy!