Octopus Storytime!

Books Used:
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Tickly Octopus by Ruth Galloway
An Octopus Followed Me Home by Dan Yaccarino
Herman The Helper by Robert Kraus

Craft: Octo-plate!
Materials needed:
-Paper plates (any size)
-Party Streamers cut 2 inches short (at least a variety of two colors)
-Googly eyes!
-Crayons
-Glue

Rhyme:
Arm #1 goes swish, swish, swish (swing arms back and forth)
Arm #2 helps me catch fish (wiggle hand back and forth)
Arm #3 pats my head (pat hand on head)
Arm #4 makes sure I’m fed (put hand to mouth)
Arm #5 swims me to shore (move arms in swimming motion)
Arm #6 touches the ocean floor (touch hand to floor)
Arm #7 can grab and tug (open and close hands)
But all eight arms give me a hug! (cross arms and hug yourself)