T is for Turtle

 This turtle may be my favorite fun food creation ever.  He's just adorable.  I saw a similar turtle on Pinterest and changed it a little based on what I had on hand.  The original turtle I saw had an apple head, but I think the kiwi actually looks more realistic.

 I gave Kate a cereal box and dot markers.  Later I cut out pieces to make a turtle.

 I hid some turtles in the water beads for her to find.  She really liked this!

I also added turtles to the water table.  Reagan told me a few of the turtles are land turtles - OOPS!

We read Turtle Splash! Countdown at the Pond.  Kate has been taking this book to bed with her all week.

I can't believe we only have six letters left!  This is working very well for Kate.  She enjoys our letter fun, and she recognizes quite a few letters now.  It's fun for me too!

Turtles

I hosted story hour at the coffee shop today and we read three books about turtles.

Turtle Day by Douglas Florian is a simple, but fun book about turtle's day from sunup to sundown.

Turtle Splash, Countdown at the Pond by Cathryn Falwell features ten turtles on a peaceful day at the pond.  One by one they dive into the water.

Scoot by Cathryn Falwell features six silent turtles sitting still as stones while the pond life moves about around them.  Will the turtles ever move?

All three of these books are fun to read.  The Falwell books both have great information about turtles and pond life at the end of the books.


The children decorated their own turtle shells (paper plates) with markers, crayons, glitter glue, and stickers.

 Last year, C and R made these turtles:




They are a little too complicated to make during a coffee shop story hour, but they are fun to make at home.  For directions, click here.

To see more book projects, check out stArt at A Mommy's Adventures.