I'm joining Jess to host Children's Book Club and have Amy's big shoes to fill so wish me luck!
For those of you who don't know the premise of Children's Book Club it is a monthly link up where we share a book and some ideas for crafts, snacks, art, math etc to fully engage with your child(ren) and then we come back here and share what we did! Then the next month's book is announced and we do it all over again! There is no set activity and the additional activities are just ideas to spark creativity and learning. Let's get started!
January's book is Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Beuhner. This was a new-to-me author and I love that it is a husband and wife team (reminded me of James and Audrey Woods when they were together.) The neat thing about Snowmen was the hidden pictures in each page- a Santa Face, a cat, a dinosaur and a bunny camouflaged throughout the story! Did you see them?
After spending way too much time searching every page for the hidden pictures I whipped up some Snow Paint for the girls.
This paint uses only three ingredients- salt, flour and water in equal parts. It looks like thick pancake batter but when it dries it looks like glittering snow! Er, I could be wrong about it since the last time I saw snow was in 2006 but it is a neat sensory experience. And clean up is easy too.
Next month we'll be reading Day It Rained Hearts
by Felicia Bond (of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie fame) Below is some inspiration. Come back here on Tuesday, February 21st to share your activity! Now it's your turn to link up.
Alphabet Matching // Name Puzzle // Heart Letter Practice // Compliment Cards
We hope to see you next month for February's Children's Book Club!
by Felicia Bond (of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie fame) Below is some inspiration. Come back here on Tuesday, February 21st to share your activity! Now it's your turn to link up.
Never thought about snow paint!! Genius!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea! We definitely enjoy painting over here!
ReplyDeleteLove the snow paint idea! We could definitely use that while we are cooped up inside most of the winter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for filling in for me! XO!
I am always thinking I should join in but we only go to the library during the summer. Isn't that pitiful?! Looks like y'all had a blast.
ReplyDeleteI've requested next month's book and am ridiculously eager to put some of these ideas together. Connor will love it!
ReplyDeleteHow fun is that?! going to have to try this!
ReplyDeleteMila would LOVE this snow paint. I mean literally go nuts with excitement. Absolutely trying this!
ReplyDeleteSnowpaint looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited you wanted to join me!! It's so fun having you! Snow paint is an excellent idea. I wish I would have thought of it. Looks like the girls had a blast. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat? I must have missed the hidden pictures! And you are lucky to live somewhere without snow!
ReplyDeleteNice creativity. All design are looking like nice gifts. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOur elf brought Snowmen At Night while he visited, and it's one of our favorites to read while it's here!
ReplyDeleteThe painting with "snow" is an awesome idea! I know Marcus would love it. We had a little snow experiment a few days ago and he really enjoyed it, so I'm positive this would be a hit. Plus. I'm al about anything with easy clean up!