Tallulah`s Tutu Activity Kit

Tallulah’s Tutu Activity Kit
Tallulah’s
Tutu
By MARILYN SINGER
Illustrations by
ALEXANDRA BOIGER
3-5
978-0-547-1735
Clarion Books ISBN
Tallulah just knows she could
be a great ballerina if only she
had a tutu. So she starts ballet
class. When her teacher doesn’t
give her a tutu, she quits. But
everywhere she goes, things
keep reminding her of ballet. Her neighbor’s basset hound always
stands in second position. The kitchen clock performs perfect ronds de jambe. And Tallulah can’t
seem to stop doing ballet, either. A park bench makes a perfect barre, and what better way to pet the
dog than with a graceful plié? This well-told, funny story with a smart new character will satisfy girls’
cravings for pretty and pink, but also shows that ballet is about more than just the tutu.
Use the activities in this fun kit
to help little ones discover their inner ballerina!
Tallulah’s Tutu Party!
Print out and send the invitations below to your favorite ballerina friends. At the party, play Tchaikovsky’s compositions from
The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or Sleeping Beauty; invite a local ballet instructor or student to teach basic techniques;
decorate pink cupcakes; read Tallulah’s Tutu aloud; and play the ballet games and activities that follow!
Place:
Date:
Time:
Place:
Date:
Ballet
Time:
RSVP:
P lease come!
Party!
RSVP:
Ballet
Party!
P lease come!
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Pin the Tutu on Tallulah Game
Supplies needed: Scissors • Tape • A bare door or wall • A blindfold
Instructions: Tape the following page, with the image of
Tallulah, to a bare wall. Cut out the tutus below and pass
one to each player. Write each player’s name on her
tutu and add a piece of tape so the tutu will stick
face-up to the wall. One by one, blindfold each
player and have her do three pirouettes.
Point her toward Tallulah and have her
affix her tutu to the wall. The tutu closest
to fitting Tallulah correctly wins!
Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Alexandra Boiger
All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
Pin the Tutu on Tallulah
Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Alexandra Boiger
All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
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Second Position
Fifth Position
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First Position
Fourth Position
Ballet
Position
Flash Cards
fold here
Cut the cards on the solid lines. Fold the top of each
card as indicated to move the position name to the
back of the card; tape to secure. Show each card to
the ballerinas assembled and have them demonstrate
and name the position. Or quiz yourself !
Third Position
Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Alexandra Boiger
All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.
Dress
Ta l l u l a h i n
h e r f avo r i t e
tutu!
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