Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh is about three adventurous mischievous mice who learn about mixing paint colors while trying to avoid a sneaky cat. Activities for this book: Mixing primary colors to get secondary color Supplies: 3 Ziploc sandwich bags red, yellow, and blue washable paint What to do: Put equal amounts of […]
Bob Barner, takes an inspiring passage from Ecclesiastes, in the Old Testament, and creates this beautifully illustrated book. His use of bright collage takes the reader on a magical journey through life’s changes. Activities for this book Create a collage of your own Think of how you are feeling. Choose construction paper that matches […]
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is a beautifully illustrated book about a spider who has no time to play. Have you ever been so busy that you breeze right past others. You forget to stop and speak. You are moving so fast you miss the fact that others need you or would […]
My kids are always scribbling on paper. They bring home school work that they no longer need and will never look at again. I find myself putting so much barely used paper into the recycling. Well we needed a quick activity to pass the time the other day. I grabbed some printer paper that […]
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is a sweet story about a mother’s love for her son. Little raccoon is nervous and a little scared about going to school. Momma raccoon tells him everything will be ok and gives him a kiss in his hand so he will know she is always their. My […]
This story by Tiffany Strelitz Haber is about a little monster who has to figure out who he is after he loses his “M”. We all go through this. We have to figure out who we are and who our real friends are. The little monster in this book struggles with going back to […]
In this story by Patrick McDonnell, a little boy takes you on a wonderful journey through his imagination. Art zigs and zags across his paper. His scribbles squiggle and his bright colorful splotches have blotches. Art’s excitement of his creative process leaves the reader anxious for paper and brush. Here is one of my […]
So we are all stuck at home. What can we do to help entertain our little one? When my son was 4, I used paper tape to create a neighborhood in our living room. I made roads and parking lots. I even made some of the roads go up and down my sofa. My son […]
Clothespin cars are fun and easy. All you need is a large or small clothespin, four buttons, one chenille stem, scissors, and markers to decorate the car. The paper board trees are super easy to make also. I drew the shape of a tree and a rectangular base on an old granola bar box. Then […]
My youngest son, Luke, loves making Halloween costumes with his dad. Luke comes up with some really crazy ideas that turn out awesome. He and his dad started this two years ago when Luke came home from school and said, “I want to be a milk carton for Halloween.” What? A milk carton? Seriously? Luke […]
