Where the Wild Things Are

by: Maurice Sendak

Why we liked this book: A fun book with a great imagination.  This book is a classic.  I remember reading it when I was a kid.

Activity: We made monster puppets.  This activity is a little bit more time consuming but not hard at all to do.  It is also an activity that you can keep for a while!

I didn't do any sewing with these.  Just used my best friend the glue gun!

You can find instructions on how to make these puppets at this website:

Monster Puppets Pattern

June 2014

My Father's Dragon

by: Ruth Stiles Gannett

 

 

Why we liked this book:  This was another chapter book we read together and has been one of my favorite with the kids so far!  The story is full of adventure and fun characters but the book isn't too long that it takes forever to read.  There are more books in the series that I hope to check out!

 Activity:  We made dragons out of cardstock, streamers, pom poms, markers and googly eyes.  You could also make it out of a toilet paper tube instead of the cardstock.  If you use cardstock: place the paper so it is portrait style.  Then cut in half horizontally.  Then you roll up the paper to make it about the size of a toilet paper tube, maybe a little smaller, and tape it shut.  Then you glue or tape 4-5 streamers around the hole.  This is the fire for the dragon.  At the top you glue two pom-poms and then two googly eyes on top of the pom-poms.  Then you can add whatever other decorations you want to your dragon, we added feathers.  Also be sure to add some nostrils for the nose!  We just did that with markers.  When you are all done the kids can put their mouths up to the hole and blow fire like a dragon!

 

Flat Stanley 
by Jeff Brown

Why we liked this book:  The kids thought it was funny to imagine what it would be like to be flat and all the different things you could do!

Activity:  We went outside and played with side walk chalk.  Who doesn't love that?  They traced themselves and then colored in their faces and clothes.  They thought it was fun to draw themselves "flat".  If the weather is too cold for side walk chalk you could also use butcher paper, markers or crayons.  Then I had them list 3 things they would do if they were really flat!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 
by Judy Barrett

Why we liked this book:  Great use of imagination!  Especially good to read with all the hype about the movies 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' and 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'.

  

Activity: We had a spaghetti dinner and the kids made french bread to go along with it.  Then we watched the movie.

We used this recipe from the website How Does She? but you can use any recipe you might have!

Delicious and Easy French Bread Recipe