Have fun with these activities. The point is to show your child that what they read in books can have basis in the real world.
(A hint about using paint, add a couple of drops of liquid soap to the paint, it makes clean up easy.)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl
Cut the bottom of a cardboard egg carton in half lengthwise. Let your keiki paint the egg carton then take a pipe clean cut in half and make two antennae.
Take a coffee filter; let your child color it by using a medicine dropper and water soluble paint. After the filter dries make it into a butterfly by folding it and using another pipe cleaner for the body.
Your keiki can now tell his own story with his caterpillar and butterfly.
Stone Soup a folk tale told and illustrated by various
After finding your favorite version of this story, gather the ingredients and make the soup with your keiki. Make sure you wash the stone thoroughly first. After you finish making the soup enjoy eating with your keiki.
How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long and David Shannon
Tie a bandanna or scarf around your keiki's head. Make a pirate ship out of a
cardboard box. Put some "treasure" in a shoe box and draw a treasure map for your keiki to look for the buried treasure.
Sand to Sea, Marine Life of Hawaii by Stephanie Feeney and Ann Fielding
Go to a tidal pool and see how many of the creatures in the book you can find on the beach and in the pool.
Abiyoyo by Pete Seeger
Let your keiki make a monster out of cardboard boxes or stuff a couple of brown paper grocery bags with crumpled up newspapers. They can paint it, use crayons or markers, make hair out of scraps of yarn, glue on buttons or use stickers for eyes. Use whatever items you have around the house.
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Cut out some fish shapes. Have your keiki color or paint the shapes then help her glue on sequins to make the fish scales.
