When my daughter started walking up with monster dreams we spent some intentional time talking about monsters. Read on to learn about monster books we read, crafts we did, and to download free printables.
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Should I Share My Ice Cream? {Book and Craft}
Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems is about the (sometimes difficult) decision to share with someone else. The book has a surprising ending, and so does this blog post!
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How to Grow Friends & Flowers
Learn about a sweet book to read on a springtime day, or when talking about friendship, the life cycle of a plant, and what flowers need to grow. Then create your own “growing” flower pot craft.
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Easter Egg Line Art
Learn about a non-traditional Easter story, and then create stunning Easter Egg line art inspired by the illustrations in Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco.
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Cut-and-Paste Mosaic Easter Eggs
This Mosaic Easter Egg art project works for a range of ages–satisfying the cut-and-paste obsession of little preschool hands and challenging older kids to turn and twist the geometric shapes to arrange an intricate design.
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Build Your Own {Club} House Craft
Learn about an adorable book that can foster discussions about diversity, inclusiveness, and friendship then create a unique house craft to compliment the book.
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Printable Easter Egg Craft Template
This Printable Easter Egg Craft Template satisfies the season’s egg decorating cravings while creating a fresh and festive spring cut-and-paste art project worthy of a bulletin-board or fridge-hanging display.
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Watercolor and Salt Rain Art
Too wet to go out? Create rainy day Watercolor and Salt Rain Art using drippy watercolor paint, and an extra salty surprise to emulate rain’s texture, inspired by “Come On, Rain!” by Karen Hesse.
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