One of the things I love doing with my younger children is reading picture books and doing story-related activities with them to bring the story to life and create fun memories.
We have enjoyed doing this with quite a few books over the years and I thought it would be fun to put all of our favorites into one place here on the blog and share them with all of you as well. I also decided to ask some fellow bloggers for their ideas, to give you even more great ideas to incorporate into your story time.
So, Lord willing, the first of each month I will be posting story time activities, crafts, and snacks to go along with a different storybook each month. I will share with you the activities we did as a family as well as share links to even more ideas on the web.
To kick of this new feature, we are going to start with The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.
The Snowy DayThe Snowy Day Plush DollThe Ezra Jack Keats Collection – DVD Set
Crafts
- Pipe cleaner snowflake from Activity Village
- Make paper snowflakes from Lasso the Moon
- Make snow globes from My Joy-Filled Life
- A snowy tree painting from Nurturing Learning
- Glowing snowmen from Stuff by Ash
- Snowy day scene from Creative Family Fun
- Frosty winter art from Nurture Store
- Snowman pointillism craft from Meaningful Mama
- Snowy paper bag tree from Crayon Box Chronicles
- Marshmallow snowman from Happy Home Fairy
- Snowy day scene with snow paint from Time 4 Kindergarten
- Snowman snow globe from No Time for Flash Cards
- Spice jar snowman from No Time for Flash Cards
- Snowflake Paper Plate Twirler from Crafts on Sea
- Mosaic Snowflake Craft from Crafts on Sea
- Snowman Pom Pom Painting from School Time Snippets
- Tissue Paper Art with Snow from Fireflies & Mud Pies
Activities
- Homemade snow from My Joy-Filled Life
- Make crystal snowflakes from Hip Homeschool Moms
- Go on a winter scavenger hunt from Teaching Mama
- Identify animal tracks in the snow
- Go sledding
- Spray paint the snow from The Sits Girls
- Fizzy snow dough painting from Clicks and Bits
- Arctic sensory bin from Fun Learning for Kids
- Sparkly snowflake winter play dough from Fantastic Fun and Learning
- Build a snowflake busy bag from School Time Snippets
- Snowman factory from Buggy and Buddy
- Build a snowman
- Winter sensory bin from Mama Miss
- Newspaper snowman from Inner Child Fun
- The Snowy Day Snow Dough Play from Natural Beach Living
- Snowflake Stamping from The Educators’ Spin On It
- Snowball Number Recognition Game from School Time Snippets
- Crystallized Snowflakes from Gift of Curiosity
- Snow Volcano from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games
Snacks
- Homemade Ice Cream from My Joy-Filled Life
- Snowman donuts from Oh My! Creative
- Snow-covered cookies from Taste of Home
- Tortilla snowflakes from Meaningful Mama
- Snowman pizzas from Cookies and Cups
- Snowman hard-boiled eggs from Baking Beauty
- Snowman cheeseball from Baking Beauty
- Maple Syrup Snow Candy from Little Bins for Little Hands
More Fun Stuff
- Winter Printable Preschool Pack (FREE) at Hip Homeschool Moms
- The Ezra Jack Keats Collection DVD from Scholastic
- The Snowy Day Lapbook & Printables (FREE) at Homeschool Share
- The Snowy Day Printables (FREE) at Homeschool Creations
- Animal Tracks Booklet (FREE) at My Montessori Journey
- The Snowy Day Algorithm Coding Printable from JDaniel4’s Mom
- Winter I Spy Printable Activity from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games
Sites With More Ideas
- His Mercy is New
- Happy & Blessed Home
- Chestnut Grove Academy
- His Treasure Seekers
- Delightful Learning
- Our Little Monkeys
- Royal Baloo
- Wildflower Ramblings
- The Mommy School
See all of the Story Time posts below!
The Snowy DayThe Runaway BunnyChicka Chicka Boom BoomGreen Eggs and HamGoodnight MoonPlanting a RainbowThe Very Hungry CaterpillarBlueberries for SalBig Red BarnCorduroyThe Christmas StoryHow Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?If You Give a Mouse a CookieOne Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue FishThe Apple Pie TreeWe’re Going on a Bear HuntThe Tiny SeedHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasOwl MoonThe Rainbow FishThe MittenTen Apples Up On TopBrown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?Make Way for Ducklings
Jodi says
Thank you so much for linking back to my site. I’m glad you found my snow activities helpful for this post. I tying literature in with activities like this. Great post.
Dusty @To the Moon and Back says
This is great! I’ll be using BFIAR next year with one of my children, so I’m pinning this to help give me ideas!
Wendy Woerner says
Thanks so much for sharing my handwriting practice sheet!
Shannen says
Fun!! I love how there are a few BFIAR books. It’s nice to supplement favorite books with more activities.
Amy @ Wildflower Ramblings says
What a great series — and a great collection of activities!! Thanks for including my post 🙂
Whispered Abundance says
Thanking for sharing my link. I loved reading this post with so many fun activities. We may just have to revisit this book again with some snow that may be falling this evening.
~loving on my little people!
Tara Looney says
I love it! I’m pinning now and look forward to future posts. I would also like to link it to my parent blog at http://wedontgetahandbookforthis.blogspot.com/
Sarah says
Tara – You are more than welcome to link back to this post on your blog! Thanks!
shiloh says
I am reading “The Snowy Day” almost every day in our home 🙂
Debbie @ http://kidsbibledebjackson.blogspot.com/ says
This a great list! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Titus 2 Tuesday!
Tara says
I love this book, and I miss the days when my kids did BFIAR. What a great list of activities you’ve compiled!
Happy Home Fairy says
Thank you so much for sharing the Fairy’s marshmallow snowman!
Annie says
The activities are great. Thanks for creating so many snow ideas! I’m spreading the news to all my friends, thanks again!!!
Christina @There's Just One Mommy says
So many fun ideas for snowy days and a great book to boot!
Pinned it to my kid book activities board.