Kids Books and Crafts: GloStick Fireflies

Glow Stick Fireflies

"The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out." Proverbs 13:9

Craft Project: GloStick Fireflies

Childrens Book: The Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle

Snack: Gummy Bugs

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Looking for a friend? Be the person you would long to have as a friend and keep looking. In time you will find a friend. People are known by their actions. If you are kind and thoughtful of people, people will be more inclined to be kind and thoughtful to you in return. Eric Carle writes of a firefly looking for a friend in his classic book The Lonely Firefly. This is a great starting point for teaching your child how to be a friend and how to find a friend. Invite some kids over and make Glo Stick Fireflies together. Here's what you will need:

Supplies:

Glo- sticks look for the kind with a hook. (available at hardware, dollar stores, K-Mart, Target, and Wal-Mart, etc.)
scissors
glue/tape
glow in the dark paint/brush
card stock or heavy duty pretty paper such as rice paper
firefly stencil
string

How To:

Cover your work area with old nespapers. Using the firefly stencil cut firefly from card stock. Cut slits in midline. Use handle end of paint brush to add glo in the dark spots to wings. Allow to completely dry. (If you aren't into paint fireflies can be decorated beautifully with markers or crayons. They won't glow in the dark but they will be pretty when the lights are on.) Place a hook on the end of glo stick (included with sticks). Weave glo stick through slits. Glue/tape into place. Add string to hook and hang. Be sure to crack stick slightly so that it glows! Enjoy!

Did You Know:

Fireflies give off light to warn predators that they won't taste good and to attract mates.

Fireflies of the USA are primarily found east of the Mississippi River.

length of body measures in inches 6.5"

width of body measures 1.75"

wingspan 9.5" x 1.5" and 8.5" x 1.5"

Basically you are drawing three hotdog shapes. Begin by folding paper in half and drawing one vertical hotdog 6.5". Open paper and add two horizontal hot dog ovals for wings measuring in length 9.5" and 8.5". Wings should be about an inch and a half wide. Leave about 3/4" for the head. The three black horizontal lines represents slits for the glow sticks to weave in and out.