Theme: The Hat, by Jan Brett
Honey Pot is 2 years and 7 months old
We are again participating in the Virtual Book Club! This
month’s featured author is Jan Brett. I really enjoyed the books we found of
hers at the library this week. Honey Pot did too! So many wintry scenes and Christmas stories. I love how she also puts a new spin on classic tales such as The Three Bears. Her version, The
Three Snow Bears, was Honey Pot's favorite of the selection we brought home. She requested it often throughout the week, and we even caught her Elf on the Shelf reading it one morning with our giant bear stuffed animal!
I decided to choose The Hat, though, because it had a new and exciting character! And I immediately thought of a few activities to accompany the book. Take a peek at them below!
I decided to choose The Hat, though, because it had a new and exciting character! And I immediately thought of a few activities to accompany the book. Take a peek at them below!
Clothespin Practice
The story opens with a young girl hanging her clothes on a
line, when one of the stockings blows away!
I decided to give Honey Pot some clothespin practice as
well. I didn’t have any rope handy so I created my own line by connecting a few
chenille stems together. I attached them between two chairs at her level, and
provided five clothespins. Then I gathered five small items of clothing and
asked Honey Pot to hang them up. She really enjoyed this, and it was quite a
challenge!
Play Doh Hedgehog
In the story, a little hedgehog pokes his nose into the
stocking and it gets stuck on his spikes. When the other animals ask about it,
he tells them that it’s a hat to save himself from embarrassment. We don’t
often come across hedgehogs in our books and crafts, so I wanted Honey Pot to
create one. First I grabbed our homemade playdoh (the fragrant one we made
during our Pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns theme) and molded it into a hedgehog shape. Well, use
your imagination on that part! Then Honey Pot helped me break up some spaghetti
noodles. I grabbed two googly eyes and a pink brad for her to create the eyes
and nose.
Then I asked her to push the noodles onto the hedgehog’s back. She loved
doing this!
She kept asking for more! And even Little M&M was
curious about our activity.
It came out awesome!
Stocking Craft
Since “the hat” is a stocking…and it is Christmastime after
all…I wanted Honey Pot to do a stocking craft as well. First she got some
cutting practice, as we cut up little pieces of red and green scrap paper. After she had cut a few, she also decided to rip them with her hands.
I printed a stocking template from the Internet onto
cardstock, and had Honey Pot squirt glue all over it.
Then she placed the red and green pieces all over it. She asked
me to do it with her, so I helped a little bit. Little M&M is always so
curious about our big kid crafts!
When the stocking was full, Honey Pot added glue to the top
as well.
And she pushed a few cotton balls onto it!
Merry Christmas!
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