Barefoot Books- LadyD: masks

Children's Theater is a fun time around our house. These colorful masks were made by my friend Anny. She is a former kindergarten and art teacher. After my grandson acted out the popular nursery story "The Three Little Pigs," we decided to donate the wolf and several pink piggies to Ryan's kindergarten classroom. What playtime masks have you created?

Ryan loves to play the guitar. He's 5 years old and I never know what hat he's going to put on next! It's the same with his grandpa and the shoes! I think there are some blues in this photo for Blue Monday and Mandarin Orange Monday

Wikipedia

The Three Little Pigs is a fable featuring anthropomorphic pigs who build three houses of different materials. A big bad wolf is able to blow down the first two pigs' houses, made of straw and wood respectively, but is unable to destroy the third pig's house, made of bricks. Printed versions date back to the 1840s.

Piggies Lyrics: The Beatles

Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in.

Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in.

In their sties with all their backing
They don't care what goes on around
In their eyes there's something lacking
What they need's a damn good whacking.

Everywhere there's lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon.

Children's Books

Three Little Pigs (Little Golden Book)
The Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs (Night Night, Sleep Tight)

Do you have a favorite Beatles song or Piggy Book?

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“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -- C. S. Lewis

I have enjoyed attending the Wellborne Gourd Farm for many years. They are the largest producer of dry, clean, thick hard shell organic gourds! Craftsman, musicians and hobbyists come from all over to buy all sizes and shapes of gourds for their own personal use. Unfortunately, they are no longer in business but it's been a wonderful 30 years for them. With water increases and economical hard times, these have been quite challenging times for the farmers. For today, I wanted to share my favorite gourd artwork with you...

Indian Mask

For Blue Monday
For Mandarin Orange Monday
For Mellow Yellow Monday

Native American Masks

Masks have been part of dance regalia and traditional ceremonies in many Indian tribes since ancient times. The most renowned native mask-makers were the Northwest Coast Indians, who carved elaborate cedar dance masks. For more information, visit Native Languages

India and Himalaya Masks

If you would like to see collections of masks from Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka, stop by
http://www.masksoftheworld.com

Tribal Masks

For collectors and folk art lovers, you'll want to see these masks from Africa, India, the Himalayas, China, Korea, Java, Bali, New Guinea, Mexico, Guatemala, the Caribbean, North and South America. You'll also find masks for Halloween, Party, Drama and Art. Check out Masks of the World.

Recommended Children's Books

The Barefoot Book of African Tales [AFRICAN TALES] [Hardcover]

Mama Panya's Pancakes

I always think of masks around Halloween time. Will you be wearing one? My grandchildren are too young, so they'll have painted noses and whiskers, what fun! My brother-in-law has a wall collection of masks he acquired on his trips to Mexico and South America. They are really something to see. Do you like Mardi Gras, Indian, Italian Opera masks... maybe Zorro or Batman masks?

Best Wishes,

“You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — C. S. Lewis