Here’s a few ideas of things to do with a young person once you’ve read the book-

Make your own hat-Links to some ideas are provided

This collection of ideas give you some great ideas for some hat projects -if you click on an image most of them will go to a site where you can learn how to put some of these together- 

https://redtri.com/simple-and-fun-hat-crafts/slide/1

And here’s another  real simple “make a hat project” that is real easy to follow.

Now that you have a “Go, dog. Go!” party hat……..

Throw a Go, Dog. Go! Dance Party…… 

 

“Go, Dog. Go!” Is one of the most interactive and inspirational books ever written for kids. One of the things we hope to get you to think about is how to read a book like this “actively” with a young person- As you are going through the book, don’t just read the words and the basic- stop and ask the young person about the pictures, ask them to look for different things in the illustrations, ask them to identify colors, different dogs, etc…… (I personally love the little skinny dog sprawled out at the end of the bed in the “Now it is night…”section of the book….totally cracks me up…) The book is so brilliantly simple- and asking a kid some peripheral questions about the story and the art can unleash an imaginative storytelling session-

“Where do you think those dogs are going”

“What song are those dogs singing in that boat-? What do they sound like?”

“Why are those dogs digging? Are they building something?”

The whole “Do you like my hat??” schtick that runs through the book is something to encourage a young person to play with- the dialog is very repetitious- so encourage the child you are reading to answer the question- “Do you like my hat???” Kids love being able to guess and anticipate what the characters in the book will say….

 

Throw a Go, Dog. Go! Dance Party- (once you’ve made your party hats)

Have some fun……here are a few wild dance moves from our buddy Dan Anthony Kelly’s “Draw a Dog Tuesdays” project that gets posted to Instagram every Tuesday. check out his website at www.dan-kelly.com

Put On our song “Go, Dog. Go!” and have a wild Doggy Dance Party-We’ve provided a few dog Dance moves for you to copy . (Turn up volume to “11”)

Monster Drawing Lessons with Rob Steen— this originally appeared in The Guardian

Check out Rob’s new book “The Pod”- available at his website: https://www.rob-steen.com/

 

Watch Video On Vimeo

 

About Ed Heck:

Fresh. Bold. Engaging. These words often come to mind upon viewing the artwork of Pop Artist Ed Heck. One is immediately disarmed by the naive charm of these brightly colored works on paper and canvas.

Ed Heck’s enigmatic canvases were first exhibited in New York City in 1999 and were an instant hit. The viewer response was overwhelming. Reactions ranged from surprised appreciation to pure delight.

Ed Heck’s artwork appeals to a varied audience, from fine art newcomers to serious collectors. His eclectic style combines animation-like subject matter with an evocative use of color. Coupling a wry sense of humor with generous doses of irony, his images lead us into a place uniquely Heck, filled with weird and wonderful characters, odd landscapes and quirky visual point of view, quite unlike anything else we’ve seen before.

Ed’s written and illustrated a number of other children’s titles - you can find them online or at your local library.

follow ed on Instagram - you won’t be disappointed!

About Monkey Lost

I stumbled upon this book one afternoon at “books of Wonder” on 18th st. in NYC and was immediately struck at how this book captures the way kids love to tell and embellish stories. In addition, the illustrations were just so much fun, how could you not have a song for such a great children’s book.???  A great book to read out loud to a bunch of kids at once, or one on one- encourage the listener to come up with their own ideas on  where that mischievious monkey could be. Ask questions like “where else do you think that monkey could go?” “If you were a monkey, where would you want go? “

Now that you know how to draw a monkey, create your own illustrations for new pages in the book!

More  Activities:

——Monkey Hide and Seek

Take a favorite stuffed animal (it doesn’t have to be a monkey!) and have your child hide their eyes and count to 20. Hide the stuffed animal around the house somewhere and put on the song “My Monkey Got Lost”- See if you can find the stuffed animal before the song ends!

—Make a monkey sock puppet doll- 

check out this project on “instructables.com”