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September 18, 2012

Create a Food Themed ABC Book

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We were so excited to see that this month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids author was Lois Ehlert!  We have long-loved her vibrant illustrations and her focus on food and animals and were happy to discover books of hers we had never read before. However, it was an old favorite that we spent the most time reading.  Eating the Alphabet definitely resonated with the kids.  

So we decided to create our own version of the ABC story.  The kids searched through old food and recipe magazines and cut out food for each letter of the alphabet.  My two year old was extremely excited to practice using scissors and they all did a great job working together.  It was so much fun watching them call out the different food they had found for each letter–it truly was a group project.

Eventually we’ll laminate in the pages and bind it into a book for our home library, but first we have to finish it.  There are still some letters we don’t have food for.  Although we did steal Lois Ehlert’s idea for X, xigua, the Chinese word for watermelon!

For more food fun with Eating the Alphabet check out The Good Long Road‘s Meatless Monday: Eating the Alphabet from A to Z!

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Megan is the creator of Coffee Cups and Crayons, a blog full of simple fun and learning. She believes that kids’ activities don’t have to be complicated to be fun and that learning is better with play.

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  1. Jen Fischer says

    September 18, 2012 at 12:37 am

    we are planning to make our own food ABC book too from the food ads. For today, I did an alphabet veggie a-z recipe round up. http://bit.ly/S3NzzH

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    • Megan says

      September 18, 2012 at 7:52 am

      What a great round up for Eating the Alphabet!!! Linking to it!

      Reply
  2. What Do We Do All Day? says

    September 18, 2012 at 5:37 am

    This is a great extension of Lois Ehlert’s book! Thanks for linking up to The Children’s Bookshelf.

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    • Megan says

      September 18, 2012 at 7:57 am

      Thanks! It was simple to do and we got a lot of learning out of it! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Carolyn @ Pleasantest Thing says

    September 18, 2012 at 11:28 am

    We have made ABC books before, but never focused around a central theme. This is a fantastic idea, that I know my son would love, and from which I know he would learn a lot.

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    • Megan says

      September 18, 2012 at 6:48 pm

      We’ve never done a themed one either! Which is funny now that I think of it! Today they were using it to create recipes in the play kitchen. Thanks for stopping by!!!

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  4. Jackie Small (My Little Bookcase) says

    September 21, 2012 at 7:38 am

    I love the group effort!

    What a great book to add to your library.

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    • Megan says

      September 23, 2012 at 10:39 pm

      Thanks Jackie! They love reading their own books and this is the first time we’ve made a themed ABC book. 🙂

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  5. Bethany @ No Twiddle Twaddle says

    September 23, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    What a great idea! It really fits Lois Ehlert’s illustrative style well too. Watch No Twiddle Twaddle tomorrow because I’m featuring this. : )

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    • Megan says

      September 23, 2012 at 10:40 pm

      Woo hoo! Can’t wait to check it out! Thanks Bethany!

      Reply
  6. Allie says

    March 15, 2013 at 4:10 am

    That is one of my daughter’s favorite books right now. I love this idea and how easy it is for anyone to do it .

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      March 15, 2013 at 10:19 pm

      Thanks Allie! It’s one of my youngest favorites too!

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  7. Tiffany says

    January 30, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    I love this idea for little ones to make learning fun.

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    • Megan Sheakoski says

      January 31, 2014 at 6:02 pm

      Thanks Tiffany!

      Reply

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