We read:
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree - A raccoon named Sam has fun piling pumpkins into her wagon, doubling the amount from one to two to four to eight to sixteen. When the wagon tips, she is worried, but Grandpa knows just what to do with those smashed pumpkins.
Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills - Duck and Goose are so cute, aren't they? In this book they are looking for a pumpkin.
Five Little Pumpkins (the classic rhyme) with pictures by Dan Yaccarino - every preschooler knows this Halloween rhyme.
Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson and Jennifer Rofe - this is a cute book about pigs playing in a pumpkin patch and other spots on the farm while encountering different animals along the way.
For the craft portion of the story hour, we made pumpkin suncatchers. I cut the pumpkin shapes out of contact paper ahead of time. Each child was given a pumpkin shape, orange and green tissue paper, and a piece of ribbon.
- First, the children ripped the orange and green tissue paper into tiny pieces.
- Then I put the moms to work peeling the paper backing off the sticky contact paper.
- Next, the children covered the pumpkin shaped contact paper with the tissue paper.
- Finally, we punched a hole in the stem and added some Halloween ribbon to make beautiful pumpkin suncatchers.
What fun would story hour at the coffee shop be without hot chocolate and cupcakes?! Our story hour coffee shop provided both free of charge for all of the children. How cool is that!
Special thanks to all of the moms and children who attended today, and a very special thank you to Cuppers Cafe for providing a welcoming, fun atmosphere for story hour and yummy treats for all of the kids!
I am linking this to stArt at A Mommy's Adventures where you can find fun crafts and art projects based on books.
11 comments:
My favorite pumpkin book is Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden. It really explains the life cycle of a pumpkin well. Love your suncatchers! How lucky are those kid that get to attend your storytime?! How big is the group?
I'm hosting a pumpkin story hour tomorrow as well.
Be praying it goes well because I'm using "Pumpkin Patch Parable" to do a gospel presentation as well.
And, finally, LOVE their pumpkins, they're so cute and fuzzy. I didn't think about how they'd be 3-D.
I miss coffee shops with story times!
The suncatchers turned out great :)
Wow, how fun! That's so nice that you can do that and that the coffee shop is willing to help.
I love these posts. You always do fun stuff! How awesome of the coffee shop to give the kids treats too!
Super cute craft! Love how it is fairly mess-free and would be good for so many ages.
I like this activity - seems like a no-fail one to do; I think we even have all of the stuff to make them. That's so fun that you get to host a storytime!
Wow! So many great pumpkin books, and I love how the kids are having so much fun! :-)
We read a number fo pumkin books. These weren't on our list. I need to read them to my son next year. They look great.
Please stop by and link this post to Read.Explore.Learn.
That Hot Chocolate looks so Yummy!! I love the suncatchers too! We've made them several times using different themes. Contact paper is as great as paper plates LOL!
It's so awesome that you have such great hosts for your story time. It sounds like everyone had wonderful time, and the kids look very engaged in the project and proud of the results.
Post a Comment