For fans of THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY!
Hand Rhyme Videos!
THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY includes Mirabel and Crista doing a hand rhyme called “Cho co la te.” Here’s a video of one version of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWCLNACNObg
Quijana wants to teach them an American hand rhyme called “Say, say, my Playmate.” Watch one version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxxDZQrQdnk
And what a cool four-person clapping pattern in Nigeria! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbmNYD_YjzY
Origami!
In the THE OTHER HALF OF HAPPY, Quijana learns to play guitar from YouTube. I learned to make origami guitars from YouTube! These are my wobbly first attempts.:
You can learn too! I learned here:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s2MVQxp7vqI
Quijana also folds napkins into interesting shapes. Here’s a video for The Rose, The Pocket, The Crown (hard one!) and more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG3K0pk59FA
This is my favorite video for making an origami turtle! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez4FUWWACec
Harder, but cute — origami manatee! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWoGKWwOpYk
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