It's almost Dr. Seuss's birthday! On March 2nd, we celebrate this creative author's birthday. His books are so clever and fun! Yes, I'll admit that some books are hard to read. I mean, have you read Fox in Socks??! That one is a tongue twister! Today I'm sharing with you a sensory bin we made to go along with the book, Green Eggs and Ham. I had to create a few things for this bin, but they were simple to make. Here's what we used for this bin: dry pinto beans white felt with green … [Read more...]
Duck for President Activities
President's Day is coming up and I have some fun activities to share with you for the book, Duck for President. This book is a kid-friendly way to talk about some of the components of running for president. I love the author, Doreen Cronin. She has such creative and hilarious books! My boys are huge fans of Click, Clack, Moo! This book is about duck feeling fed up with doing chores on the farm. He decides to hold a farm election on whether the farmer or the duck will run the farm. Of … [Read more...]
Fizzing Rainbow Activity
Have you ever read a book and felt inspired to do an activity along with it? That's exactly how I felt when I read the new book My Color is Rainbow. I thought of a cool fizzing rainbow activity to go along with it. I am so excited to share it with you today! It's so easy and it will really WOW your kids! I have a lot of pictures to share with you today because the activity was so fun and colorful! Disclosure: I received this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains … [Read more...]
Candy Cane Ornament
Have you read the book "The Legend of the Candy Cane"? It is such a great Christmas story! This inspiring book reveals what the candy cane is all about! Today I'm sharing a fun candy cane ornament idea to go along with this book. In this story, the little girl learns that the candy cane represents three things: It looks like the letter J, which stands for Jesus. It also looks like a shepherd's staff, and the shepherds were the first people to find out that Jesus had been born. … [Read more...]
Alphabet Mystery Letter Hunt Activity
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. For more information, please see my disclosure. Today I'm sharing with you a fun and interactive activity to go along with the book Alphabet Mystery by Audrey Wood. In this book, a group of lowercase letters go on an adventure to find the missing letter x. Once they find letter x, they see that he is upset because he is not used very much. He later learns that his letter is very important to make Mom's birthday surprise special, as he … [Read more...]
Pigeon Activities Inspired by Mo Willems’ Books
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for more details. We had the best time with this week's book themed day. We didn't choose just 1 book, but we focused on all the books in the Pigeon series written by Mo Willems. If you haven't read these books before, you have to read them ASAP! They are so great to read to children because they are silly and fun. Earlier this week, we spent a whole day with Pigeon activities inspired by Mo Willem's books. In the morning, … [Read more...]
Dragons Love Tacos Book Activities
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure for more information. Today I'm excited to share with you some really fun activities for one of our favorite books, Dragons Love Tacos. I got this book for Troy earlier this spring and the boys and I have enjoyed reading it many times. I've been wanting to do book themed days throughout the summer, so I decided to start with this book. This book is all about dragons and their love for tacos. However, the dragons do … [Read more...]
“Leaves” Book Activities
One of my favorite books for preschoolers during fall is called Leaves. It's a book about a bear's first year of hibernation. I love this book because it talks about the beautiful leaves of fall and also goes through the seasonal changes in trees. It's a book with simple words and beautiful illustrations that make it easy for kids to understand. After reading this book to my kids, we made a sensory bin to go along with it. First, we gathered beautiful fall leaves from outside. Is this a … [Read more...]
The Ultimate List of Eric Carle Activities (nearly 100 ideas!)
Today is Eric Carle’s birthday! In case you don’t know who I’m talking about, he is the author of many beloved children’s books. In honor of his birthday (and to provide you with an awesome resource!) I am sharing nearly 100 activities to go along with Eric Carle’s books! There are so many neat ideas here, so stay awhile and check out these fabulous ideas! The Very Hungry Caterpillar Caterpillar & Butterfly Crafts from Teaching Mama Caterpillar Necklace from Buggy & Buddy Toe … [Read more...]
Feed the Caterpillar Activity + Life Cycle Activities
Yesterday I shared our caterpillar and butterfly crafts. Today I am sharing our Feed the Caterpillar Activity, which is a great activity for toddlers. In The Very Hungry Caterpillar book, the caterpillar is so hungry that he eats 1 apple, 2 pears, 3 plums, 4 strawberries, and 5 oranges and then he eats a bunch of junk food before finishing off with a big green leaf. In this activity, the child will feed fruit (foam pieces) to the caterpillar. This is a good movement activity and … [Read more...]
