Books we love and book crafts Archive

Elephant Stick Puppets Inspired by Elmer

This week’s Preschool Book Club post is inspired by the fun book Elmer by David McKee.  This was another new book for us.  I just loved the story of the colorful elephant who was different from everyone else.  He wanted to be like the rest… One

The Mixed Up Chameleon Sensory Bin

  It is time for this week’s Preschool Book Club.  This week we are exploring one of our favorite books, The Mixed Up Chameleon.  My kids love Eric Carle Books (see our favorites by clicking here).  I think this my be my favorite activity

If you give a dog a donut book craft

My kids LOVE Laura Numeroff books.  If You Give A Dog A Donut is just one of them.  One afternoon, after reading the book, we decided to make some donuts of our own.  Not the kind you eat, but the kind you craft. This

Winter Book List for Children

  The first day of winter is coming fast.  We have had a few chilly days here this week. With the colder weather it makes it harder for us to get outside.  We are also on holiday break from school so I have been

Magic Potions ~ Book Inspired Activity

    My oldest and I love to read books before bed.  Since both little brothers are asleep it is our quiet time together.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen every night anymore but we treasure the nights that we get.  One of my son’s favorite

Carrot Cake Playdough To Go With The Run Away Bunny

We are happy to be taking part in dig into exploring underground animals hosted by J Daniel4’s Mom.  Last month we joined in with the Gardening Theme.  This month I chose to talk about rabbits with my boys as our underground animal.  We had a few rabbit

Bird Craft for Are You My Mother?

Are You My Mother?  Is one of my favorite children’s books.  It is written by P.D. Eastman.  I love reading it to my boys.  My oldest has always been amused by the “snort” in the book.  It is such a cute story of a baby bird trying to

The Cat in The Hat by Dr. Seuss {a fish craft}

    In honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday here is a book inspired craft.      Who is your favorite character from the cat in the hat book?  Mine has always been the level headed fish who tells the kids that the cat is trouble.  This classic Dr.

8 Dr. Seuss Books Kids Love

My 2 oldest kids (4yr & 2yr)  love books.  We could build a small house with all the books we have.  We just can’t seem to get enough of them.  There are so many great authors out there it is hard not to want