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November 13, 2014

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons Craft

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons is one of our very favorite books so we had to choose it for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids. The fun and colorful story by Eric Litwin is beloved by preschoolers everywhere for good reason--it's just plain cool! The groovy repetitive text and Pete's great attitude about life make it a story your kids will want to read again and again. Then when you're done reading you can sit down and make a Four … [Read more...]

October 9, 2014

Witch Hat Cupcakes for Kids

Halloween snacks and treats are half the fun of October! We made some super simple and yummy witch hat cupcakes to eat after reading the book Room on the Broom. It's a fun story by Julia Donaldson about a witch and her cat who encounter a bunch a helpful friends. Each time the generous witch makes room on her broom for them to ride too until they encounter a dangerous dragon, but we'll let you read it yourself to see what happens! Witch Hat … [Read more...]

September 11, 2014

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Activity

Mo Willems' Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (affiliate link) is one of our favorite books so we were thrilled to see that it was one of the choices for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids!  We came up with a super fun Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! activity {a play dough kit!} to go along with the story. For anyone who doesn't know, the Virtual Book Club for Kids is a monthly series where we feature a different author each month and … [Read more...]

October 16, 2013

Sensory Bin for Kids: Halloween Witch’s Stew

Halloween is the perfect time for a slimy, messy sensory bin for kids! For this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids post we read What's in the Witch's Kitchen by Nick Sharratt and then pretended to cook up some of the icky things we read about in the book. The story is an engaging lift-the-flap style book with two different choices on each page, one normal and one gross.  The kids really enjoyed the silly things that encountered in the witch's … [Read more...]

September 11, 2013

Polar Bear Activity and Cupcakes

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. is one of my kids' favorites books!  The repetitive text and animal sounds make it especially appealing to preschoolers.  There are so many fun ways you can play and learn with the story that we just had to choose it for this month's Virtual Book Club for Kids! The story is very similar to his Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? book except that instead of seeing a new animal on each … [Read more...]

April 15, 2013

No Bake Dog Treats Book and Cook Activity

Homemade No Bake Dog Treats Book and Cook Activity

This month's Virtual Book Club for Kids author, David Shannon, was completely new to us so we went to the library to check out of bunch of his books.  Good Boy, Fergus! was the house favorite and we had a lot of fun doing a dog themed kids activity to go along with it. The kids really enjoyed Fergus, the canine main character, because he reminded them of our dogs and how they sometimes act...especially out in public! We love book and cook … [Read more...]

March 27, 2013

Gruffalo Party Food and Movie Night

Gruffalo Cupcakes

We have been having so much fun with The Gruffalo and the Virtual Book Club for Kids this month!  Our friends at The Gruffalo North America sent us a copy of The Gruffalo DVD (affiliate link) to watch so we decided to invite some friends over for a Gruffalo Movie Party! I came up with three Gruffalo themed snacks for the kids to try while they watched! The Gruffalo cupcakes were just chocolate frosted cupcakes with candy on top. The horns and … [Read more...]

March 18, 2013

Gruffalo Puppet Kids Book Activity

Make Your Own Gruffalo Puppet Activity

We are quite excited to learn more about Julia Donaldson, March's Virtual Book Club for Kids author.  We own and love her book The Gruffalo and came up with a fun kids activity to go with it...homemade Gruffalo puppets! In The Gruffalo, a little mouse uses his wit to outsmart the many animals in the forest who are trying to eat him.  My kids love rooting for the underdog while listening to the lyrical writing.  Even my oldest, who can easily read … [Read more...]

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