O was having a GREAT time playing with a paper towel roll a few days ago, and it reminded me of the book Not a Stick. I started asking her "Whatcha doing with that paper towel roll?" and she'd say "It's not paper towel roll. It's a ..."
We had fun reinacting the book (with a twist)...O LOVES to reinact books, movies, recitals, etc. The "not a paper towel roll" was a telescope, microphone, megaphone, microscope, magnifiying glass, vase, cast, drumstick, sword, horse, train, etc. Who needs toys when you have trash?
I love that book!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun book, I've NOT heard of it. Off to check it out.
ReplyDeleteBy oldest loved Not a Box. He's the king of imagining with cardboard boxes.
ReplyDeleteI cannot keep enough paper towel rolls in my classroom!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sounding book! My daughter does stuff like this all the time. I'll have to look that one up.
ReplyDeleteYou should take photos and make it a personalised book :)
ReplyDeleteWe have almost the same book, but it's called "Not A Box" and hosted by a little bunny.
ReplyDeleteI gave my 2-year-old a paper towel roll the other day, and it was immediately a vuvuzela!
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