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Purple Octopus

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Massachusetts, United States
About the store
Hi, I'm Hanna, an early childhood teacher who loves making your day a little easier and a lot more joyful! For over 15 years, I've learned and taught alongside children and fellow educators in Germany, England, Dubai, and the United States. Today, I support teachers as a Program Coordinator and create hands-on activities for toddlers through kindergarten. Every resource in my store is teacher-made and shaped by real classroom experiences.
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Preview of Kindness, friendship story retelling craft puppets | The Rainbow Fish | SEL art

Kindness, friendship story retelling craft puppets | The Rainbow Fish | SEL art

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Bring storytelling to life with story retelling craft puppets inspired by The Rainbow Fish! Children color, cut, and glue the printable characters. Ideal for dramatic play, literacy centers, and social-emotional (SEL) conversations, this hands-on activity supports kindness, sharing, and friendship while strengthening fine-motor coordination, creativity, and expressive language. 📦 What you'll receive:Rainbow FishLittle blue fishSea starOctopusSmall school of fishOcean elements (coral, cave, ocea
Preview of Hungry Caterpillar Life Cycle Bundle | Paper Puppets, Story Cards, Coloring Book

Hungry Caterpillar Life Cycle Bundle | Paper Puppets, Story Cards, Coloring Book

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Bring the butterfly life cycle to life with this fun and hands-on Hungry Caterpillar Life Cycle Bundle! This printable bundle includes everything children need to retell, sequence, color, cut, and play while learning about caterpillars, butterflies, fruits, and the life cycle from egg to butterfly. Children can use the paper puppets, story cards, story stones, and coloring pages to build vocabulary, practice sequencing, strengthen fine motor skills, and engage in meaningful conversations about
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

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The A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni printable puppets are perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten literacy centers. This low-prep storytelling and color-matching activity supports vocabulary building, fine motor skills, color recognition, sequencing, and story comprehension through hands-on crafts, dramatic play, and more! 📦 What you'll receive: Printable retelling puppets inspired by A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni Full-color version to print, cut, and use right away Black-and-wh
Preview of Snowman party bundle | Frozen-inspired crafts, snacks, decor & fine-motor fun

Snowman party bundle | Frozen-inspired crafts, snacks, decor & fine-motor fun

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Bring playful hands-on learning into your preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten classroom with a Frozen-inspired snowman party bundle! Designed for year-round use, these low-prep crafts and snack activities work beautifully for winter, Valentine, and birthday celebrations, while supporting meaningful skills, creativity, and community. 📦 What you'll receive (5 resources):Build-a-snowman treat bag snack craft (PDF)Snowman & snowgirl paper craft (PDF)Snowman snack station labels (PDF)Cut-and-wrap snow
Preview of Retelling story bundle A Color of His Own Activities cards puppets and more

Retelling story bundle A Color of His Own Activities cards puppets and more

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Description: Bring Leo Lionni’s beloved story A Color of His Own to life with this fun and hands-on activity bundle! This printable set includes 4 engaging activities in 1 and is perfect for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, or early elementary classrooms. Children can retell the story, match colors, build fine motor skills, and explore creativity while working with familiar story characters and playful visuals. This bundle includes: 1. Paper Puppets2. Story Cards3. Puzzle Activity4. Story Rocks
Preview of Vehicles Paper Puppets Transportation Craft Activity Cars Trucks Airplane

Vehicles Paper Puppets Transportation Craft Activity Cars Trucks Airplane

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Bring transportation learning to life with these fun Vehicles Paper Puppets! This printable set includes colorful vehicle puppets and black-and-white versions for children to color, cut, and use for storytelling, dramatic play, transportation themes, and classroom centers. Children can explore different types of vehicles while building fine motor skills, vocabulary, creativity, and language development. Just print, color if using the black-and-white pages, cut out, attach to craft sticks, and p
Preview of Dinosaur Paper Puppets templates Craft Activity The Land Before Time

Dinosaur Paper Puppets templates Craft Activity The Land Before Time

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Bring some ROAR-some fun into your classroom with these Dinosaur Paper Puppets Templates! Students can print, cut, color, laminate and attach the dinosaurs to craft sticks to create their own dinosaur puppets. Use them for dramatic play, storytelling, dinosaur units, fine motor practice, centers, or a fun art activity. This resource includes colorful watercolor dinosaur puppets, black-and-white coloring versions, and extra dinosaur-themed props to help children create their own prehistoric worl
Preview of Three Little Pigs Paper Puppets Template Fairy Tale Retelling, Sequencing Cards

Three Little Pigs Paper Puppets Template Fairy Tale Retelling, Sequencing Cards

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Bring the classic fairy tale to life with these Three Little Pigs Paper Puppets! This printable puppet set is perfect for helping children retell the story, act out scenes, practice sequencing, build vocabulary, and engage in pretend play. Children can use the pig and wolf puppets, houses, doors, story props, and sequencing cards to retell the story from beginning to end. This resource includes both color versions and black-and-white outline versions so children can color, cut, glue, and cre
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Stellaluna by Janell Ca

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Stellaluna by Janell Ca

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Bring the beloved story Stellaluna by Janell Cannon to life with these printable paper puppets! This retelling set is perfect for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, childcare, and early elementary literacy centers. This low-prep storytelling activity supports sequencing, vocabulary, comprehension, fine motor skills, dramatic play, and conversations about friendship, differences, nocturnal animals, bats, birds, and belonging. Children can cut, color, and use the puppets to retell out the story, and
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Room on the Broom

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Room on the Broom

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Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Room on the BroomBring Room on the Broom to life with this magical set of printable retelling puppets! Use these puppets to help children retell, sequence, and act out the beloved witch-and-friends story in a fun, interactive literacy activity. 🧙‍♀️ Content:13 beautifully illustrated story puppets and props Witch, dragon, cat, dog, bird, frog, broom, wand, cauldron, bow, fire, and more Color versions and black-and-white coloring versi
Preview of Three Little Pigs Story Cards Story Retelling, Sequencing  Color & B/W Printable

Three Little Pigs Story Cards Story Retelling, Sequencing Color & B/W Printable

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Bring the classic fairy tale to life with these Three Little Pigs Story Cards! This printable story card set is perfect for helping children retell the story, sequence events, build vocabulary, and practice oral language skills. Children can use the character, setting, and prop cards to act out and retell the story of The Three Little Pigs. This resource includes both color cards and black-and-white cards so children can also color their own version. Use the cards for story retelling, seq
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Retelling Story Card for Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Printable Cut-and-Play Retelling Story Card for Brown Bear, What Do You See?

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Brown Bear, Brown Bear Story Cards 🐻Bring storytelling to life with these engaging story cards inspired by the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?! Perfect for helping young learners retell, sequence, and fully understand the story in a hands-on, visual way. ✨ What’s Included: 11 story cards featuring all key characters: Brown Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White Dog, Black Sheep, Goldfish, Teacher, and Children Clear, child-friendly illustration
Preview of Elephant and Piggie | 10 printable coloring pages | literacy SEL story craft

Elephant and Piggie | 10 printable coloring pages | literacy SEL story craft

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Elephant and Piggie coloring pages for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, and beyond. This printable book companion activity is inspired by the beloved series by Mo Willems. It features heartwarming friendship scenes, perfect for social-emotional learning (SEL), comprehension, and fine motor practice. 📦 What's included:Scene 1: splash and giggles at the swimming poolScene 2: sweet friendship at the ice cream shopScene 3: silly desert adventure togetherScene 4: up-up-and-and-away balloon rideScene
Preview of Dinosaur Character Cards | Dinosaur Flashcards | The Land Before Time

Dinosaur Character Cards | Dinosaur Flashcards | The Land Before Time

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Bring dinosaur fun into your classroom with these printable Dinosaur Story Cards! Children can use the cards to learn dinosaur names, build vocabulary, create stories, play memory games, sort cards, or use them during a dinosaur unit. The set includes both full-color cards and black-and-white versions that children can color, making it easy to use for centers, small groups, morning tubs, early finishers, or creative play. What’s included:8 dinosaur cards in color8 dinosaur cards in black and wh
Preview of Printable cut-and-play craft story retelling puppets for Corduroy by Don Freeman

Printable cut-and-play craft story retelling puppets for Corduroy by Don Freeman

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Bring the beloved story Corduroy by Don Freeman to life with this printable cut-and-play story retelling craft! All pieces are easy to print, cut, and assemble. Puppets can be used with craft sticks, felt boards, or as tabletop figures. Included paper puppets (in color and black/white): Corduroy the bear Little girl Mom Store clerk Night guardProps: Blue button Needle and yarnStory settings: Department store Shelf Escalator Bedroom Home shelf and more Learning benefits:Support story retelling
Preview of Printable cut-and-play story retelling cards Elephant and Piggie

Printable cut-and-play story retelling cards Elephant and Piggie

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Bring your favorite Elephant and Piggie stories to life with these printable story sequencing cards! This hands-on literacy activity helps children retell friendship adventures step by step while strengthening comprehension and sequencing skills. Children place each character or event card in order as they listen to the story and retell what happens next. 📦 What you'll receive:12 different story card motivesElephant, Piggie, Snake, Squirrels, Birds, Dog, Cat, Dancing Piggie, MouseLetter, Trump
Preview of Build-a-snowman treat bag craft | Frozen-inspired fine-motor snack activity

Build-a-snowman treat bag craft | Frozen-inspired fine-motor snack activity

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Create a playful, hands-on snack activity for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten with this build-a-snowman treat bag craft. Children assemble their own snowman using simple snack items, turning a familiar favorite into an engaging fine-motor and sequencing experience. Designed for busy teachers, the resource is flexible for year-round use and includes printable treat bag labels for common bag sizes and a materials list with links to make preparation quick and easy. 📦 What you'll receive:Printab
Preview of The Very Hungry Caterpillar story stones | color & blackline | literacy craft

The Very Hungry Caterpillar story stones | color & blackline | literacy craft

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Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Stones – Printable Set (Color + B&W) Bring the magic of The Very Hungry Caterpillar to life with this engaging story stone set! Perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten, this low-prep resource supports storytelling, sequencing, and early science learning through hands-on play. Children can create their own story stones, retell the story, and explore the butterfly life cycle in a meaningful and playful way. 📦 What you’ll receive: 25 printable story stone im
Preview of Retelling Bundle Stellaluna Paper Puppets, Sequencing Cards & Story Stones

Retelling Bundle Stellaluna Paper Puppets, Sequencing Cards & Story Stones

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Purple Octopus
Bring this sweet bat-themed story to life with this hands-on story retelling bundle! This printable set includes paper puppets, story sequencing cards, and story rocks templates to help children retell the story, practice sequencing, build vocabulary, and strengthen oral language skills. Children can use the characters and story pieces to act out the story, place events in order, color their own versions, and create story stones for hands-on literacy play. This bundle is perfect for prescho
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Retelling Craft Puppets for Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Printable Cut-and-Play Retelling Craft Puppets for Brown Bear, What Do You See?

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Purple Octopus
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Paper Puppet Set 🐻Bring story time to life with this engaging paper puppet set inspired by the beloved classic ! Perfect for interactive storytelling, these puppets help children actively participate while building language and comprehension skills. ✨ What’s Included: 11 character puppets from the story: Brown Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White Dog, Black Sheep, Goldfish, Teacher, and Children Color + black & white versions (great for
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About the store

Experience

Hi, I'm Hanna, an early childhood teacher who loves making your day a little easier and a lot more joyful! For over 15 years, I've learned and taught alongside children and fellow educators in Germany, England, Dubai, and the United States. Today, I support teachers as a Program Coordinator and create hands-on activities for toddlers through kindergarten. Every resource in my store is teacher-made and shaped by real classroom experiences.

Teaching style

My teaching style is joyful, hands-on, and rooted in curiosity. I believe children learn best when they explore and ask questions—whether they're acting out stories, experimenting with materials, or solving problems as a team. My approach combines Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and play-based learning. I focus on early STEM, science, and coding without screens and design resources that invite thinking, conversation, and open-ended play.

Awards & shining teacher moments

One of my favorite moments was guiding a group of preschoolers as they built an ice cream delivery robot using Cubetto and recycled materials. Watching their persistence unfold was a powerful reminder of what children are capable of when given the right tools and freedom. Experiences like these inspire many of the resources in my store.

My own education history

I have a Master's degree in Education and Media with a focus on early childhood and digital learning, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education. I also completed five years of formal teacher training in Germany and continue to pursue professional development in STEM, leadership, and curriculum design.

Additional biographical information

Outside the classroom, you'll find me cycling around Boston or heading out for a run. I love connecting with teachers from around the world and sharing resources that make teaching feel inspiring and doable. I also work with educators beyond the classroom and welcome inquiries. Your reviews truly mean a lot, as they help me grow and refine resources. Thank you!