Our Earth Day Activities and Friday Book Project

We had a great day celebrating our Earth! I was very surprised about how much the little ones actually knew about pollution, recycling, and the importance of keeping the Earth clean! They were very excited to tell me all about ways that we can reuse things from around the house to cut down on our waste and how they can do their part to keep our Earth clean! One of the things that we have always done is to help keep our parks clean. Every time we go to the park, we make sure that we pick up trash that other people leave behind. The girls really get into this and take pride in their work! It really makes me proud too! (Now if they could just pick up their toys at home;0)

We did a few activities and sang some songs about the Earth!

These are the coffee filter Earth's that we made to remind us about our beautiful planet! They were  super easy to make!

 1. We painted the coffee filter with blue watercolors. We made our own using 2 tablespoons of water and 7-10 drops of food coloring!

2. We painted the land with green watercolor.

3. Allow them to dry!

I try to make a lot of our projects using recycled materials, so the kids are very familiar with reusing things like toilet/paper towel tubes, bottles, cans, and even cereal boxes. One way to reuse a cereal box is to make a puzzle out of it. So that is what we did!

For snack, we had another Earth inspired activity. We made Earth sugar cookies! I mixed up a batch of sugar cookie dough tinting some of it blue and some green.

We then grabbed a spoon full of blue dough and smooshed on a little of the green dough. Then we just rolled it into balls.

They turned out being a very tasty treat!

Now for our Friday Book Project! We read the book The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle!

Just like the story, this project started last Autumn. The girls gathered Marigold seeds with their Nana from the Marigolds that she had planted in her flower garden. We saved the seeds and planted them in an old egg carton. As they grow bigger, we will move them outdoors to our flower garden! The kids get very excited seeing things grow from seeds!

Friday Book Project-Ducklings Love

*Because today we have a very busy schedule, I decided to re-post a book project we did last year.

 We chose a book that the girls got last Easter. It's called Ducklings Love by Lisa McCue! What says spring like a sweet little duckling? So of coarse, we made some ducklings with the girls teeny, tiny feet!

1. My favorite part, paint your child's foot with yellow paint.

2. Stamp them on a piece of construction paper.

3. We did this two times per paper.

4. Fill in the details, beaks, feet, eyes, grass, etc. There you have it! Some cute little ducklings made with your feet:0)

Have you done a book inspired activity with your child? Link it up!

Friday Book Project-The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Welcome to our Friday Book Project! I am very excited to get back to our book activities and I hope that you will join in as well! The book we read today is The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani.

This is such a cute story and of course my girls love singing it as we read. The illustrations in the book are so fun and it's neat to see the Itsy Bitsy Spider climbing through many adventures.

The projects we did to go along with the story was a silly spider hat!

1. Cut 2 strips of black construction paper.

2. Tape them together to create a band that fits your child's head.

3. Cut 8 strips of black construction paper to create legs.

4. Tape the legs to the inside of the top of the band.

5. After all the legs are attached, bend them to create  "knees".

6. Add some eyes and a mouth.

Now your child can wear their spider hat while reading {or singing} the story!

If you have a book inspired project or activity that you would like to share, add your link to the Mr. Linky below!

The Return of Friday Book Projects!

Those of you who have followed me from the beginning of my blogging venture, may remember the book projects that we did on our retired blog, Just For Fun. Lately, I have been toying with the idea of bringing them back. We still love reading and doing a project with a book is always a fun way to get your kids more interested in books. So, starting this Friday, I will be posting a Friday Book Project along with a linky for anyone who would like to participate. These projects don't have to be anything extravagant. It may be an art project, a recipe, or any activity that goes along with the book that you chose.  I hope that you will join us!

Friday Book Project-Bubbles

It's Friday again and now time for another book themed activity. We have been spending a great deal of time outside this week, just enjoying the warm weather. One of our favorite activities outside is blowing bubbles! So here is a great book about blowing bubbles!

To go along with the book, I wanted to share our favorite bubbles recipe!
1 cup water
2 tablespoons light Karo syrup
4 tablespoons dish washing liquid

Mix all the ingredients together and enjoy!

* You don't have to use just a regular old bubble wand, just about anything that has holes in it can make bubbles. We use berry baskets, wire clothes hangers, and cans with both ends cut off(be careful if your can opener leaves a sharp edge). If your extra adventurous, make a super large batch of bubbles and fill the bottom of a kiddie pool. You can use a Hula Hoop as your "wand"! It makes gigantic bubbles! The important part is to have FUN!

If you have an activity inspired by a book, add your link to Mr. Linky! Happy Reading!

Book Project Friday-Ten Little Fish

As I mentioned during last weeks book theme post, my girls were really enjoying the ocean theme. So this week we continued on with that and read the book "Ten Little Fish"! What a fun book it is:0)

To go along with our book, we made an ocean picture with "ten little fish".

1. Tear up some blue tissue paper.


2. Lightly spray a piece of white construction paper with water.


3. Stick the tissue paper pieces to the wet paper. Allow it to dry.


4. After the paper is dry, peel off the tissue paper.


5. Add some fish cut out of construction paper.


6. The fish in the book were all different colors, but Madelyn wanted all orange fish!


If you have a book inspired activity add your link to Mr. Linky! As always, Happy Reading:0)

Book Project Friday

This week we have an Ocean Theme going on at our house. We have been studying ocean creatures and talking a lot about the beach! The girls are really enjoying this, so we may do it for another week! Here are two of the projects that we made this week: hand and foot lobster and foot print fish! Here is a fun book that we have enjoyed while doing the ocean theme! It's called Commotion in the Ocean!

Today we are going to make some sand castle clay! To make this, you will need:
1 cup sand
1/2 cup cornstarch
3/4 cup liquid starch

Combine the sand and cornstarch in an old pot. Stir in liquid starch. Cook this mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly. The mixture will thicken and turn into a dough. Remove from the stove and allow to cool. Remove the clay and knead for 30 seconds. After creating your sculptures, allow them to dry until hard.

If you have a book inspired activity that you would like to share, please add your link to Mr. Linky! As always, Happy Reading:0)

Friday Book Projects-Bugs, Bugs, Bugs

Wow, what a week we have had! Our house is undergoing some major renovations and with Easter, we have been very busy. We had not be staying at home for a week and just got back yesterday. It's great to be home and getting settled back into our normal routines. So of course I had to make sure to do a Friday Book Project! The book we read is Bugs, Bugs, Bugs and in honor of the girls favorite bug, we made ladybugs!

For this project you will need: a paper bowl, red and black paint, black construction paper, glue, and a black pipe cleaner.

1. Paint the bottom of the paper bowl red.

2. Paint a small area on the side of the bowl with black paint for the face.

3. Glue some spots cut from construction paper to the back of the ladybug.

4. Add some eyes and the pipe cleaner antennae.


If you have a book inspired project that you would like to share, add your link to Mr. Linky:0)

Friday Book Project-Ducklings Love

Welcome Spring! Today for this first day of Spring, we chose a book that the girls got last Easter. It's called Ducklings Love by Lisa McCue! What says spring like a sweet little duckling? So of coarse, we made some ducklings with the girls teeny, tiny feet!

1. My favorite part, paint your child's foot with yellow paint.


2. Stamp them on a piece of construction paper.


3. We did this two times per paper.


4. Fill in the details, such as, grass, feet, beaks, and even clouds or flowers.


5. There you have it! Some cute little ducklings made with your feet:0)



If you have a book inspired project that you would like to share, add your link to Mr. Linky. Happy reading:0)

Friday Book Project-Donation Day

Our book project for today is going in a whole different direction. We have been buying and collecting books for quite some time at our house. When I was expecting my first child, I began buying books for him. I love to read and I always wanted to pass that love of reading on to my kids. We bought books every time we were at the grocery store, garage sales and from the book clubs that were distributed at school. Well, needless to say, we now have thousands of books filling many shelves and bins in our house.

Today, we took some time to sort through our book collection and choose some books that we would like to donate. We usually donate books to preschool or take them to good will. There are a lot of places that would be more then happy to receive some of your old books. Many children have no books at all! So, when you have the time, sort through some of your old books. I am sure you could pass some along too:0)

If you have a book inspired project that you would like top share, please add your link below. You may add your link anytime between now and next Friday:0)

Friday Book Project-Dr. Seuss

Today in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday on March 2, we had a breakfast of green eggs and ham. I don't know any kid, or adult for that matter, that does not enjoy a good Dr. Seuss book. They are a family favorite at our house and I am sure your kids like them too.

Of course to really enjoy a green eggs and ham breakfast, you must dine in style. Before we ate, the kids made a Dr. Seuss hat to wear. I simply cut the hat shape out and the kids glued red stripes to it. I then attached it to a band made out of paper to fit their heads.

Here are my junior Cats in hats eating their green eggs and ham:0)

If you would like to share a book inspired project that you have done, just sign the Mr. Linky below:0) Happy reading!

Friday Book Projects

Hi there! We are feeling a bit under the weather here at the Adam's house. I really wanted to post our book project, but we have not done one this week. Today, we will be spending the day lounging around and reading a bit. If you have a book inspired project that you would like to share, please sign the Mr. Linky below! Happy reading:0)

Friday Book Project-Franklin

When my boys were younger, they loved Franklin. They had a lot of the Franklin books and we read them every day. They have now passed these books down to their sisters and they are now a favorite for the girls. Today I found a printable coloring page here. Franklin books always have a great lesson to be learned, so read them with your children. I am sure they will enjoy them.

If you have a book inspired activity that you would like to share, please add it to Mr. Linky below:0)