Flat Stanley - The Country Chic Cottage

Hello all!  I am Angie with The Country Chic Cottage!  Thanks so much for having me Megan!!  I am so excited to be here for this great summer event!

So, do you want your kids to learn a little bit about geography this summer?  And have fun doing it?  A friend of mine had a great idea and I want to share it with all of you!  Let me introduce you to...

Flat Stanley

Flat Stanley is a series of children's books.  Once your child reads the first one they will be hooked. 

First let's learn a little more about Stanley...

"Poor Stanley. He's a perfectly normal boy until one morning he wakes up flat. After his parents peel the incriminating bulletin board off of him, Stanley must adjust to life as a pancake. He is a boy who takes this kind of thing in stride, though, and soon he's enjoying the advantages of squashedness. Sliding under closed doors is fun, and it's gratifying to be of use to his mother when she drops her ring through a narrow metal grating. Expensive plane fare to California? No problem. Svelte Stanley folds comfortably into a brown paper envelope. There's even room left over in there for an egg-salad sandwich."

So how will Flat Stanley teach your kids about geography??  First print a Flat Stanley or two or even MORE!  The printable can be found here.  Let your kids color them and laminate them if you can.  Lamination will keep Stanley safe!  No laminator?  Sandwhich him in clear contact paper for the same effect. 

Cut Stanley out and print out a set of instructions.  The instructions are as follows:

Hello Friend, and thank you for agreeing to host my Flat Stanley. Stanley Lambchop is a storybook character who is painlessly flattened by a bulletin board. Being flat allows him to go on all sorts of exciting adventures. My Flat Stanley is very excited to go on an adventure with YOU!

This is what Stanley and I would like you to do:

• Take him with you when you go out in the next day or so.
• Snap a few digital photos of Stanley on his adventure with you, and e-mail them to my mom.
• Fill out the enclosed short questionnaire so I know what Stanley did with you.
• Return Stanley, the questionnaire, and this instruction card as soon as possible.

The printable questionaire can be found here.  Please send a self addressed stamped envelope with Stanley to make it easy!

 Then send your Flat Stanley on adventures around the globe...

When Flat Stanley returns to your home, you can mark on a map where his adventures have taken him.  Use the opportunity to learn more about the places Flat Stanley has been.  Plus you can take him out to eat for a well deserved meal after his long journey...

Make as many Flat Stanley's as you wish.  The more you have, the more places they can visit!

This is a fun way for kids to spend the summer learning! 

Where will your Stanley go?  You may be jealous when he gets back...

So get your Flat Stanleys ready for their adventures today!!  I must thank K for the idea and help -- she knows who she is! :)
Thanks once again Megan!  And y'all stop by the cottage sometime!  I would love to have ya!
~Angie~