Alice the Camel
Alice the camel has five humps.
Alice the camel has five humps.
Alice the camel has five humps.
So go, Alice, go!
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
(Remove a hump. Repeat the song as you count 4, 3, 2, and 1 humps) and then:
Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.
Alice the camel has no humps.
Cause Alice is a horse!
You can make a felt/flannel board story for this song by using these body and hump patterns, courtesy of the Texas State Library. Since the pieces don't overlap, a magnet board would work too. Originally I made this out of camel-colored felt, but that version appears to have gone on safari somewhere without telling me, so I remade it quickly by printing the patterns directly on milk filters.
I love this idea! Thanks for posting. :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh! Your Alice is sooo fun! And I love the idea that you have everyone get up and shake their hips. :-) Anything to get the little ones up and moving is tops in my book!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the patterns. Makes it easier to recreate a set.
oh my gosh that is the best flannel ever!!!
ReplyDeleteOff to find the tune! I love singing and flannel mixed together.
ReplyDeleteThanks, ladies! I am a big fan of using camp songs at storytime, especially when we have older kids in the audience (which happens a lot during our summer storytimes in particular).
ReplyDeleteAlice the Camel is definitely a song I'll have to look up, but it sounds like a silly one and we all know how storytime loves silly! :D And if I saw a camel like that lying around our office, I might abduct it, too. ;) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have a similar Alice the Camel in my flannel stories, but I like how you've added her name to her humps. Thanks for sharing.
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