Have you seen the Gingerbread Man? ROFL....... A Kindegarten Class Project.
Hi Red Bubble World!!! My friend Katrina has the cutest little redheaded bundle of energy named Cayson, who is now 5 years old, and has just started school…so he is a real big boy. He has his first class project, and when Katrina told me about it…I thought WOW! I bet WE can help this class find that old Gingerbread man! So, If you have the time, and inclination, think about how much fun it will be for these little darlings to get REAL mail from all over the world with notes of where that little cookie is visiting…if you spot him running through Wales, or Ireland, England, Holland, Germany, Australia, anywhere…...Please drop a note to these youngsters….And THANK you so much!
Oh, and if Colorado, Florida, & Canada, etc! see him….well, please let us know!!!!!
Here is Katrina’s email to me…..
From: Katrina Watkins Sunday – August 16, 2009 7:55 PM
To: GBarritt@nmhs.net
Subject: gingerbread man
Hey!
Here is more information regarding the project for Cayson’s class. The letter we received from his teacher says that after the class finished reading The Gingerbread Man, they went in search of him, but he got away by jumping on the back of the FedEx truck and is taveling all over the US and world. SHe as requested that if we knew anyone that lived in other areas or countries, it would be so great for them to send letters to the class about where they had spotted the Gingerbread Man. She suggested that the letter contain information about what they had seen the Gingerbread Man doing in their area – if they could send a postcard or a letter with a picure in it, it would really give the kids an exciting view of these far away places. They will be plotting his trek around the world on their class map.
If anyone can help us, it would be s great. The address for Cayson’s kindegarten class is:
Mrs. Wallace’s Class
Joyner Elementary
1201 Joyner Avenue
Tupelo, MS 38804
Tell all of your friends that this kindegarten class will be so excited. I am going to upload a picture of Cayson to your aol email for you to attach.
Love ya, friend…K
Katrina did send me pics of Cayson, but they’re bitmap, and I’m at work, so I can’t convert them…..but trust me…..He’s the perfect boy, redheaded and ready for mischief!!!!
If you’d like to see a bit about where Cayson & I are from, here are a few links to help you.
About Tupelo
Tupelo Elvis Festival
Tupelo Gumtree Festival
Tupelo Film Festival
Katagram
I will be getting my letter in the mail in the next day or two..The Fed-Ex man comes to my office everyday, so I will check with him and see if he has found the missing Gingerbread Man….Coming all the way from Wheat Ridge, Colorado !!!
Ginger Barritt replied
Hi, KAT!!!! So nice to see you…Thank you, this sounds like such a kick for these little guys!!!! (if you find a PICTURE of CO to send in there..even if printed on regular paper…it would just be gravy!!!!
Katagram
if I find a Picture of Colorado?? How about a print of the State Capitol Dome..gold and all???
Ginger Barritt replied
Lovely!
Lori Peters
No cookie gets past me. This little boy will hear from me. xo
Ginger Barritt replied
I love you LORI!!!!!
tuffcookie
omg I’m so in!! lol I willcheck with my mail lady i’m sure she told me the other day thatwhen she opened her letter bag the gingerbread man was in there!! :)
Ginger Barritt replied
ROFL…...I am so excited!!!!!
Tania Rose
wow! we got overrun with gingerbread men at xmas time in our kitchen! Did i take pics? geez…i’ll have to look
Ginger Barritt replied
ROFL…..Now THAT would be wonderful….can you see their faces????? “Gingerbread man visits relatives” !!!!!!!!
Tania Rose
so, this gingerbread man is armed with a camera, right? and takes pictures of places, right?
Ginger Barritt replied
If he did manage to take and send pics back to the class, can you imagine how fun and educational that would be????
georgiegirl
Reckon that little Gingerbread Man is headed for the land of Oz. ha ha ha, just read Tania’s comment!!! We had Gingerbread Man’s rellies visiting here in Adelaide too!!! and yes, they had family photo sessions!!! Knew they’d come in useful one day :D
Ginger Barritt replied
Hey, Cutie!!!! They are sitting on ready!!!!! Thank you so much!
Anne van Alkemade
what a fantastic idea.
Ginger Barritt replied
Hi, Honey!!!! So excited….
roybarry
Count me in-the wild herds of free roaming ginger bread hill men will be in touch!
Lynette1
Count me in too – I’m a nursery teacher – so perhaps I can get my children to draw some pictures x
Ginger Barritt replied
LOL….I’m so excited over this little project!!! They would be so thrilled to get pictures from your class!!!
funkyfacestudio
What a great Idea ! so much fun for the kids !
Ginger Barritt replied
LOL…They are so cute! 5 year olds….they think they’re such big kids!!!
SNAPPYDAVE
I will get the wife to make some and place them at our Castle in Carrickfergus ….. is that ok ?
Ginger Barritt replied
LOL…I love you…..
Cazzz
this will be fun.. it be great to pop out of the square from my set study assignments by adding a Ginerbread high-jinks
Ginger Barritt replied
LOL….I know this is going to be fun for these little guys….They have such great imaginations and are so wide eyed with wonder!
poupoune
Fantabulous!!!
Think just saw him passing by leaving a sweet smell of spices …
Ginger Barritt replied
LOL….They are so cute at 5, all dressed up and acting like big boys and girls! Hope you caught that little GingerBread fellow!!!!
valzart
Absolutely brill idea sweetheART 5big starz yay!* lol! ;} happy huntin’ hippy hugglez
Ginger Barritt replied
Hi, beautiful!!!!
Tania Rose
how many kids are in the class?
Ginger Barritt replied
Tania…I did not ask..but I will…usually in these classes there are anywhere from 25 to 30…but I’ll ask Katrina in the morning (6 hours from now.)
KATuck
How fab!!!!!! What a charming idea!!!
Ginger Barritt replied
Hi, Sweetie!!! I think these little kids are lucky in that they have a very creative and happy teacher!
Tania Rose
to late. all sent :)
Ginger Barritt
LOL….I should check in a bit more often!!!! I can’t wait to see their reactions!
Agnes McGuinness
What a lovely project. I’ll certainly send something. Agnes xx
Ginger Barritt replied
Oh, THANK YOU!!!!
Julie Langford
Im pretty positive I saw that gingerbread man, with quite a few friends in a local bakery the other day. Will have to go back there and see what they are up to. Its close to a local park, with a lovely pond with geese ans swans – so I bet that is their hangout. I will pop up there and see if I can get some photos of him – who knows, he may even be riding one of those geese!
Ginger Barritt replied
Oh, Julie….I knew you’d come through!!!! I appreciate it so much…. I know the kids will go nuts….THANK YOU!!!
Julie Langford
I will have to ask if he has been into the local school too. Wouldn’t it be cool if our school could write to Cayson and let him know what the gingerbread man got up to with the kids during his visit.
Ginger Barritt replied
Julie, the teacher would levitate….(is that how you spell that!!!???)
Julie Langford
I will see what I can do with the school – cant make any promises wit hal the regulations they are bound by [especially regarding photographs], but I am hopeful that they can send a letter.
Michael Beers
Ginger my dear friend I can do this I will type it up over the weekend and get it out the first of the week.
I am happy to help :-)
Braedene
Yep- just back from 4 weeks in Russia and Mongolia – will get into RB soon and I’ll find a Scottish GGB man!! XX
MuscularTeeth
man it would be very easy to bring in the adventures of the gingerbread man vs the man who picks up hitchikers along dusty roads in the empty expanse of the aussie bushland. how he escaped by eating his arms off to get through the handcuffs, and rode the deadly Drop Bear back to the nearest bakery, where he used some damper on the fire to add new arms back. can i EMAIL you a letter with some random pic? you can print it out or something on their end. im terrible at writing with my hands and poorer than you would know….
Ginger Barritt replied
ROFL…..I don’t think we need to terrify the 5 year olds….LOL…so perhaps something a bit less…....nightmarish…hehehehe…you may send me whatever is your thought, an email from you would suffice!!!! I’ll send blessings your way reg the poverty, as I understand that completely….
Ginger Barritt replied
Ladymudd@aol.com Thanks Sweetie!
MuscularTeeth
sweet. yeah ill write something up more child-appropriate.
Ginger Barritt replied
ROFL…I like you better now…
Maximus
I’ll try if it’s not too late. I work with a Gingerbread person…
Ginger Barritt replied
OOooo Very very cool!
KcranmerArt
Ohhhh what a wonderful idea. I’m pretty sure I saw him running through my neck of the woods here in North Idaho, I’ll try and track him down within the next week and mail it out! xoxo
Ginger Barritt replied
Whoooohoooo! As always…you remain amazing….
Thanks, the more that are sent, the more exciting for the kids….Thank you.