P is For...

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

A plethora of particularly pleasing paraphernalia begin with the letter P!

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
Meet an adorable panda bear, a powerful water buffalo and many other special endangered animals in this lovely book illustrated by Eric Carle.

Hey Diddle Diddle by Eve Bunting
Have you ever seen a lion "tootle-oot" on the flute?  Or a pearl-wearing pig playing piano?  I have...  In this fun re-telling of the children's nursery rhyme!

P is for...  PIANO!

O is For...

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Oh, my!  The letter O is OUTSTANDING.

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Three baby owls wake up and find their mother gone!  Sarah, Percy and Bill try to stay calm while they wait for Mother Owl...

Wow! Said the Owl by Tom Hopgood
A curious little owl decides to stay awake during the daytime.  She discovers many beautiful colors!

O is for OWL!  Color or create -- it's up to you!

Summertime... And the Livin' is Easy

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Picnics, beach days, fireworks...  I love summer!  In celebration of the first day of summer this Saturday, we enjoyed a Sunny Summer-Themed Storytime!

Mouse's First Summer by Lauren Thompson
Mouse and Minka experience the joys of summer, including watermelon, kite-flying and fireworks!

Jump! by Scott M. Fischer
Bugs, frogs, cats, hounds...  All animals can JUMP when they need to get away from a bigger beast!

Keep the sun out of your eyes with an awesome visor! 
At craft time, we decorated visors and picture frames to help
make and capture our summer memories.

Day of the Dad!

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Daddy Hug by Tim Warnes
Animal fathers give hugs that come in all shapes and sizes, and every one is filled with love.

The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Dads are all different!  Some bake cookies, others buy doughnuts...  Some have a lot of hair, others just a little.  But they all love to kiss and hug their children!

We made cards for that special dad, grandpa, uncle or brother...  To celebrate Father's Day!
Thanks to the blog at thenshemade.com for this fabulous idea.

N is For...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Some of my favorite things start with N...  Numbers and nighttime are particularly nice!

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera
Join many different baby animals and their parents as they contemplate the moon and the stars.  How we wonder what you are!

Goodnight Moon 1 2 3:  A Counting Book by Margaret Wise Brown
A little bunny counts and bids goodnight to all the objects in the room before falling asleep.

N is for NIGHT!

Shape Up!

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Thank you, Children's Museum of Houston, for visiting us at 10:30am!  We loved having Miss Gloria and her awesome esteem activities.

For the other two sessions, we talked SHAPES:

Color Farm by Lois Ehlert
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow and other animals are created with colorful shapes like a square, triangle, oval and hexagon!

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
To an imaginative bunny, a box is not always a box!

We created our very own SHAPES BOOK at craft time,
complete with Velcro pieces to match up on each page!

M is For...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Moose, music, muffin, monkey, Mommy and mice!  Words that start with 'M' are awfully nice!

Mommy Mine by Tim Warnes
Whether it is by croak, flutter or fur, all children claim their mothers as their own!

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Three white mice discover jars of red, yellow and blue paint -- and explore the world of color!

M is for...  MOUSE!