Banjo the Blue Turkey and the Broken Guitar | Preschool Story Activity Pack
🦃 Banjo the Blue Turkey and the Broken Guitar
(Story & Activity Pack for Kids)
💙 Intro:
Meet Banjo the Blue Turkey, the happiest (and hungriest!) turkey on the farm! He loves blueberry pancakes and strumming his guitar every morning while the sun comes up. This silly story and activity pack is full of laughter, farmyard fun, and music — perfect for preschoolers and toddlers who love to sing, create, and play.
📖 Story: Banjo the Blue Turkey and the Broken Guitar
By The Dog and Mouse Company © All Rights Reserved.
Banjo the Blue Turkey woke up early every day to make blueberry pancakes. 🫐🥞
After breakfast, he’d sit under the big red barn and play songs on his guitar for all the farm animals.
The cows swayed their tails to the beat, the chickens clucked along, and even the sheep tried to hum! 🎸🐄🐔🐑
One sunny morning, Banjo was strumming his favorite tune — “The Pancake Polka” — when a group of piglets burst through the barn doors! 🐷🐷🐷
They were playing tag and running so fast that they slid right across the hay pile and crash! — stepped right on Banjo’s guitar!
The strings went SPROING! TING! TWANG!
Banjo gasped. “Oh, my gravy and pancakes! My strings are broken!”
The little piglets stopped in their tracks.
“We’re so sorry, Banjo!” they squealed. “We didn’t mean to!”
Just then, Mr. Horse trotted over with a friendly smile.
“Don’t you worry, Banjo. I’ve got plenty of tail hair to spare. We’ll make you some new strings!”
He gently plucked a few hairs from his tail and tied them onto Banjo’s guitar. They were strong, shiny, and perfect!
Banjo strummed softly — BRANG! TWANG! DING! — and the sound was better than ever!
Everyone cheered! 🎉
To celebrate, Banjo decided to throw a Farmyard Pancake Party the next morning.
He cooked a mountain of blueberry pancakes big enough to feed everyone — cows, chickens, piglets, sheep, and even the frogs from the nearby pond who hopped over to join the fun.
After breakfast, Banjo played his new horse-hair guitar, and the frogs added their ribbit-ribbit harmony. 🎶🐸
The farm filled with music and laughter, and Banjo smiled.
“Broken strings can’t stop a song — especially when friends lend a helping hoof!” 💙
The End.
🎨 Craft: Banjo’s Blue Guitar Craft
Supplies:
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Small paper plate (for the guitar body)
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Blue paint or crayons
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Brown construction paper (neck of guitar)
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Yarn or string (for guitar strings)
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Glue stick, scissors, tape
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Optional: small turkey cutout to glue next to it
Directions:
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Paint or color the paper plate blue for Banjo’s guitar and a black circle in center of paper plate.
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Cut a long strip of brown paper for the neck.
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Glue the neck to the plate.
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Tape or glue yarn across the plate for strings.
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Decorate with stickers or markers.
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Add a smiling turkey beside it and say, “Banjo’s ready to play!”
🎁 Variation: Turn it into a puppet! Tape a craft stick to the back and strum away!
🍎 Snack: Blueberry Pancake Bites
Make mini pancakes (silver-dollar size). Let kids add blueberries or whipped cream dots on top. Serve them on napkins or mini plates and call them “Banjo’s Blue Breakfast Bites.” 🫐🥞
🎲 Activity: Farmyard Music Parade
Give each child a homemade “instrument” — pots for drums, paper-tube horns, spoons to tap. March around singing Banjo’s song! Let the frogs, cows, and chickens join in with animal sounds.
🎵 Song: “Banjo the Blue Turkey”
By Dog and Mouse Company © All Rights Reserved.
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(Verse 1)
Banjo the blue turkey strummed all day,
Pickin’ his guitar in a happy way.
He loved his pancakes, warm and sweet,
Blueberries made his day complete!
(Chorus)
Strum-strum-strum, sing along too,
Banjo’s guitar goes “doo-wah-doo!”
Clap your hands, stomp your shoes,
Everybody dance with Banjo Blue! 💙
(Verse 2)
The piglets ran and made a mess,
They didn’t mean that barnyard stress!
Mr. Horse said, “Don’t you fret,”
“I’ll fix that guitar up, you bet!”
(Chorus)
Strum-strum-strum, sing along too,
Banjo’s guitar goes “doo-wah-doo!”
Clap your hands, stomp your shoes,
Everybody dance with Banjo Blue!
(Bridge)
The frogs hopped in, the cows said “Moo!”
Chickens clucked and the sheep went “Baa-boo!”
Banjo smiled, the sun shined bright,
Music and pancakes made things right!
(Final Chorus)
Strum-strum-strum, sing along too,
Banjo’s guitar plays just for you!
Flap your wings, shout “YAHOO!”
Everybody loves our Banjo Blue! 🎶
🦃 Banjo the Blue Turkey Coloring Page
Color Banjo the Blue Turkey and his farmyard friends! 🎸🐷🐴
Banjo loves to strum his guitar, eat blueberry pancakes, and make music with all the animals on the farm. Use your crayons, markers, or colored pencils to bring this happy scene to life!
Activity Idea: After coloring, ask kids to name one way they could help a friend—just like Mr. Horse helped Banjo fix his guitar.
Print the PDF coloring page: CLICK HERE
📝 Poem: Banjo’s Blueberry Morning
Banjo woke at the break of dawn,
Yawned and stretched and wandered on.
Mixed his batter, thick and sweet,
Blueberry pancakes — what a treat!
Piglets giggled, frogs sang loud,
Music drifted through the crowd.
With horsehair strings and friends so true,
Banjo played the whole day through!
💬 Let’s Talk About It (with Answers):
Q: How did the piglets show they were sorry?
A: They stopped playing, said sorry right away, and wanted to help fix Banjo’s guitar.
Q: What did Mr. Horse do to help Banjo?
A: He gave Banjo some of his tail hair to use as new guitar strings.
Q: Why do you think Banjo shared pancakes with everyone?
A: Because Banjo was thankful for his friends’ kindness and wanted everyone to celebrate together.
🧠 What We’re Learning:
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Kindness and teamwork
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Problem-solving and helping others
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Friendship and gratitude
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Fine motor skills (cutting, gluing, crafting)
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Music appreciation and rhythm awareness
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