New Friends with Ms. Lucy

Yoo-hoooooo! Helloooohooo. Ms. Lucy here! Poke around here and learn about all the fun folks in Joel’s neighborhood:

Mr. Flabbinjaw
Grandma Zippy
Joy
Jackson
Dr. FullOvit
Steve, the Super Cool Guitar Guy
Luis and Ruthie
Brandy’s Dad
Stevie
Candy
The Silliness Doctors
Director Greg
Vicki
Dr.B
Susanna

Mr. Flabbinjaw

Fun Nuggets
Mr. Flabbinjaw’s middle name is Alfred.
He once helped his Dad paint a car in six hours! His first job was as a paper boy.

Question to Share
If you could only choose one tool (like a hammer or shovel) to use for the rest of your life, what would you choose? What would you do if you needed a different tool?

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Grandma Zippy

Fun Nuggets
Grandma Zippy was born in Kenya. Her secret skill is that she’s an expert water balloon launcher. She never misses! Her favorite place to dance is in a rain puddle.

Question to Share
If you could carry a purse (or maybe a backpack!) that could hold anything in it, no matter how big, what 5 things would you always carry around with you?

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Joy

Fun Nuggets
Joy plants a little garden every year.
She sings all the time (when she's sure that no one is listening.)
She hopes to build a model of the Eiffel Tower out of TOOTHPICKS!

A Joy Activity
Learn about endangered animals. Make endangered animal masks out of paper bags with your friends. Now have an animal parade!

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Dr. FullOvit

Fun Nuggets
Dr. FullOvit has a pet cat, a pet hamster and a pet rock. He likes to mix left-overs from the refrigerator together in a blender and make shakes.He always looks under rocks for potato bugs.

A Dr. FullOvit Activity
Get some old boxes, some found junk, and art supplies and make a mad scientist machine.  What does your invention do?

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Steve, the Super Cool Guitar Guy

Fun Nuggets
He can play his guitar behind his head!
He likes to sing songs around the campfire. Steve’s secret wish is to be an expert in karate.

A Steve, the Super Cool Guitar Guy Activity
Make yourself a guitar.  It can be a tennis racket, or you can make it out of whatever you like.  Put some music on and practice being a super cool guitar player.  Get your friends and form a band
with a super cool name!

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Lindsey

Fun Nuggets
Lindsey has been studying dance since she was 3 years old! She sweats a lot when she dances, but she calls it “glistening”. Her favorite dancers are Martha Graham and her Aunt Shirley.

A Lindsey Activity
Make up a new kind of dance with your friends! Give your dance a name.

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Luis and Ruthie

Fun Nuggets
Luis and Ruthie met at a hoedown in El Paso!
They take care of 400 beehives together.
Every day they try to see which one of them can make the other one laugh the loudest.

A Luis and Ruthie Question
If you could take care of one sort of creature (bug, bird, animal, fish) what would it be and why?  Would you go live with them or would they come to live
with you?

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Brandy’s Dad

Fun Nuggets
Brandy’s Dad grows a mustache once a year and then shaves it off. He eats olives with everything!  Even ice cream!!! He makes Brandy grilled cheese and egg sandwiches every Saturday morning.

A Brandy’s Dad Activity
Draw a picture of yourself.  On different paper draw mustaches, beards, glasses, and anything else you can think of to put on your face. Cut these out and see what you look like in them.

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Stevie

Fun Nugggets
Stevie’s favorite thing to do is have fun. That’s his second favorite thing to do too. He once lifted up a cow all by himself! He thinks flag football should be an Olympic sport.

A Stevie Activity
Stuff your clothes with other clothes to make muscles.  Walk around and pretend like you’re super strong.  Be really careful touching things so you don’t break them.

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Candy

Fun Nuggets
Candy prefers eating fruit to eating candy.  It may have something to do with the word “candy”.
Her mom’s nickname for her is “Spilly!”
She can whistle with a piece of grass really well.

A Question to share
What’s your favorite thing to play with your brother, sister, or friend?  What was your favorite thing to play when you were younger?

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The Silliness Doctors

Fun Nuggets
The Doctors drive an ambulance with a giant rubber chicken on the top.They have two pet laughing hyenas named Willy and Nilly. They are working on a recipe for pickle flavored ice cream.

A Silliness Doctors Activity
Get a friend or two and talk to each other in every sort of funny voice you can think of.  You could even dress up to make your clothes match your silly voice.

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Director Greg

Fun Nuggets
Greg has perfect posture. That means he always stands and sits up straight! He can cross his eyes. He has acted in and directed plays all over the world.

A Director Greg Activity
Take your favorite story and turn it into a living room play. Get your brothers or sister or friends or pet dog to be in the play with you.



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Vicki

Fun Nuggets
vicki has acted in plays, on television, and in the movies. And she acted surprised at her surprise party even though she was pretty sure her friends were throwig her one. She is really good at tongue twisters.
She once tried to break the world record for tap dancing the longest.

A Vicki Activity
Learn a tongue twister. Bonus: Make a tongue twister of your own!

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Dr. B

Fun Nuggets
Dr. B's last name is Bickersteth. His favorite kind of story is a folk tale.
He always has a book in his coat pocket in case he gets a few minutes to read.

A Dr. B Activity
Find your own special place and make it cozy. Maybe bring blankets and pillows there. Now curl up and read a good book!

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Susanna

Fun Nuggets
Susanna has written entire books of poems.
Her favorite place to shop is the vintage clothing store.She always keeps a note pad and a pencil with her in case she gets a really good idea.

A Susanna Activity
Go for a walk with a note pad and pencil. Write down interesting things that you see all in a row. You can write " A Walk I Took" on the top of it and call it a poem!

Bonus: Write a poem of your choosing.

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A Ms. Lucy Activity
Put all of the non-sharp utensils from your kitchen into a bag. At dinner have everyone in your family pick one out without looking, and use it to eat your entire meal!