The Day It Rained Hearts

The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond is an adorable story. One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. Each heart is special in its own way, and Cornelia Augusta knows exactly who to send them to.

A couple of the activities we did are posted below

Heart Collage

Tree of Hearts

The Snowy Day

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is a simple tale of a young boy's delight in the first snowfall of the season.

The first activity we did was an Egg Carton Snowman

We made Snowflakes

Links to snowflake patterns are Marcel's Kid Crafts,First Palette
and Your Special Tee

And of course the Scrap Snowman

And last and most fun was the Sparkly Snow Playdoh

Five Little Pumpkins

Five Little Pumpkins by Iris Van Rynbach is a fun ryhme book about how on Halloween night, five little
    jack-o'lanterns come alive and join the trick-or-treaters.

Thanks to I Heart Crafty Things for this fun craft.

Mouse's First Fall

Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson. One cool day Mouse and Minka venture out to play. From leaves of all colors — Red, Yellow, Orange, and Brown — to leaves of all shapes and sizes — from pointy to round — Mouse learns that fall is a season full of fun! And before the day is done he just might take the biggest "leap" of all.

After reading the book we made Handprint Fall Trees we found on Handprint and Footprint Art.

I Like Myself

I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont is high on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves—inside and out.

After reading the book we talked about what we liked about ourselves and how everyone is different, then we made All About Me books.

Ten Apples Up On Top

Ten Apples Up On Top by Dr Suess,A hilarious story in rhyme about a number of animals who could carry 10 apples on their heads.

After reading the book we colored a tree with melted crayon wax,the kids were probably a little too young for this but I think they did a great job.

They were supposed to add ten apples but I think they got carried away as you can see.

Then they colored a color by number picture found at Make Learning Fun.

This is a great felt set that I ordered from Glitter Felt Stories.

Jules the Lighthouse Dog

Today we read "Jules the Lighthouse Dog" by P.T. Custard. Jules is a dog with simply nothing to do,he lives in a lighthouse but dreams of being some place else. Join Jules as he discovers that the excitement he was looking for was right in front of him all the time.

After reading the book the children colored a picture of a lighthouse.

Then we made Lighthouses

Supplies needed:
18 oz Red solo cup
10 oz Clear cup
White Tape
Battery operated tea lite
Tacky glue
Black foam (2small rectangle shapes for windows,1 larger rectangle shape for door,and 1 circle that fits on top of clear cup)