Flat Stanley: The Musical!

It has been a couple of years since our Flat Stanley Project, but we recently went on a field trip with our homeschool co-op to see Flat Stanley the Musical and had to bring our Flat Manly along.

"That's me!"

Derby Dinner Playhouse in Jeffersonville, Indiana is a great place for guests to enjoy live musical theater with a breakfast/dinner buffet. We went with a school group so we only enjoyed the musical, but it was fun to see one of our favorites books come to life in song and even included a giant flat puppet Stanley Lambchop!

Derby Dinner's Flat Stanley Project display board in the lobby

It was fun to revisit our Flat Stanley Project again and remember the amazing places he traveled to for our home school. Maybe someday we will tackle our final challenge: to get Stanley to the 7th continent Antarctica!

Welcome to Flat Stanley Adventures!

We are a homeschooling family who love connecting with people and having crazy adventures in the name of education. So when we found out that we would be learning about the 50 States of America year school year, we decided to participate in the Flat Stanley Project.

Here's our Stanley! Ain't he cute?

We sent out a call on Facebook asking friends if anyone would like to be a part of our project and host our Flat Stanley in their home state. We had hoped for maybe fifteen or twenty friends to volunteer. Within ten days, we had volunteers IN ALL 50 STATES and several countries.

And since we have begun, more offers to take Stanley on adventures continue to come in!

This project has taken on a life of its own - we added two other Flat Stanley characters to better organize our efforts: his siblings Flat Manly and Flat Sally. With so many amazing photos and stories pouring in, we felt it necessary to share and to make these resources available to everyone!

Flat Sally                                     Flat Manly

My hope to is to make this blog into an easily accessible and fun learning tool for kids who are learning about the U.S.A. and other world cultures. The kids and I will research and compile information about each state/country, and include photos and stories from our hosts.  Also included on this site are guidelines, printables, and helpful tips to participate in your own Flat Stanley Project!

We hope to enjoy learning and exploring with us!

Donna, Headmistress
Four Maples Academy

Flat Stanley the Musical!

Today we enjoyed watching "Flat Stanley the Musical" at our local Derby Dinner Playhouse! It was so fun to see the original story of Flat Stanley come to life, and it reminded us of all of  the adventures that our own Flat Stanleys went on around the world!