The Elves and the Shoemaker - In the olden days, people used to go to the shoemaker and have shoes sewn for them instead of going to the shoe store. The shoemaker kept a pattern of each person's feet in the store. The pattern was used to make the shoes. Since children grow quickly, the shoemaker had to make new patterns almost every time a new air of shoes was sewn for each child. Adult feet do not change a lot in size. Because of this, shoemakers could keep a pattern of an adult's feet in the shop to make new shoes when the old ones wore out without having to measure the adult's foot again.

Activity for the Gingerbread Man - Listen to Dr. Lockett's version of The Gingerbread Man on his album Tales for the Young at Heart while you make gingerbread with your child. Contains a recipe for making gingerbread men.

Storytelling activities available for multiple subjects, including language arts, geography, and social studies.