book activities Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/tag/book-activities/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 19:26:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 56460141 Little Blue Truck Story Telling Basket https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/03/02/little-blue-truck-story-telling-basket/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/03/02/little-blue-truck-story-telling-basket/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2018 09:09:02 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=73270 Oh, how Sam LOVES the Little Blue Truck books.  They get read again and again and again in our house, so to spice things up and encourage some imaginary play (one of our IDP goals for Sam at the moment), I decided to put together this simple Little Blue Truck story telling basket for him… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2018/03/02/little-blue-truck-story-telling-basket/feed/ 2 73270 Easy DIY Rainbow Painter https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/02/18/easy-diy-rainbow-painter/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/02/18/easy-diy-rainbow-painter/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2017 06:32:13 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71791 Oh how we love new books!  Honestly, just send Miss G and I to the bookstore or library for the afternoon and you’ll have two very happy girls on your hands.  {this post contains affiliate links} Equally as awesome?  When new books surprise us and show up straight to our door!  Seriously – you’ve never… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2017/02/18/easy-diy-rainbow-painter/feed/ 4 71791 Mini Christmas Letter Ornament https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/12/06/mini-christmas-letter-ornament/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/12/06/mini-christmas-letter-ornament/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2016 08:00:01 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=71401 This weekend we took our stash of Christmas books out and oh my word… Was Miss G ever excited.  She’s been asking to take them out for ages now, so as soon as we did, she got straight to sorting, organizing, and reading them.  {Gosh, I love her.}   {this post contains affiliate links} One… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/12/06/mini-christmas-letter-ornament/feed/ 2 71401 Exploring Books Through Play {50 Activities Based on Books About Friendship, Acceptance, & Empathy} https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/08/05/exploring-books-through-play-50-activities-based-on-books-about-friendship-acceptance-and-empathy/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/08/05/exploring-books-through-play-50-activities-based-on-books-about-friendship-acceptance-and-empathy/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:45:25 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=70730 So…  I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret.  A big, FUN secret.  And I’m so happy to finally share that secret today. You guys…..  I wrote a book! I WROTE A BOOK. Crazy, right??  Now truth be told, *I* didn’t just write the book.  Remember the awesome virtual Preschool Book Club Miss G and… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/08/05/exploring-books-through-play-50-activities-based-on-books-about-friendship-acceptance-and-empathy/feed/ 13 70730 ‘I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More’ Inspired Painting https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/03/16/i-aint-gonna-paint-no-more-inspired-painting/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/03/16/i-aint-gonna-paint-no-more-inspired-painting/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2016 06:53:55 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69889 Our morning started innocently enough… I thought I’d keep the munchkins happy and busy in the playroom with some morning painting while Brad took a conference call upstairs.  {this post contains affiliate links} We set out our colourful drop cloth {CAN | US}, rolled out a couple of big pieces of craft paper, and got… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/03/16/i-aint-gonna-paint-no-more-inspired-painting/feed/ 2 69889 5 Fun Ways to Bring Your Favourite Children’s Books to Life https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/09/5-fun-ways-to-bring-your-favourite-childrens-books-to-life/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/09/5-fun-ways-to-bring-your-favourite-childrens-books-to-life/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2016 18:50:59 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=69678   It’s no secret that Miss G and I adore books.  We’ve got shelves and shelves of them and I have absolutely no guilt about adding a few favourites here and there.  I add them to Easter baskets, they’re part of our Christmas Eve tradition, and they’re a staple birthday gift in our house…  You… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2016/02/09/5-fun-ways-to-bring-your-favourite-childrens-books-to-life/feed/ 1 69678 ‘Mix It Up!’ Colour Exploration Kit https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/16/colour-exploration-kit/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/16/colour-exploration-kit/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 19:39:30 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68994 Yesterday, as Miss G and I were reading two of our favourite Hervé Tullet books {Press Here and Mix It Up!}, I was suddenly reminded of the fun colour exploration kit we put together months ago for one of Grae’s little friends.  It was nearing the end of our time in Kuwait, so things were… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/10/16/colour-exploration-kit/feed/ 8 68994 The Kissing Hand: A Family Photo Book https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/11/the-kissing-hand-a-family-photo-book/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/11/the-kissing-hand-a-family-photo-book/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:36:21 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=68551 This little ‘love from home’ family photo book has come in handy in so many situations.  While I originally made it to help Miss G cope with heading back to Kuwait after a particularly lovely summer filled with family and friends, she’s held it close during all kinds of potentially difficult transition and separation periods… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/09/11/the-kissing-hand-a-family-photo-book/feed/ 2 68551 Colourful Painted Handprint Keepsakes https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/05/07/colourful-painted-handprint-keepsakes/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/05/07/colourful-painted-handprint-keepsakes/#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 07:01:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=67652 Yay!  Another round of Preschool Book Club with our lovely friends – Buggy and Buddy, Sugar Aunts, Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, and Homegrown Friends! {this post contains affiliate links} Miss G and I absolutely adore I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont, so we couldn’t wait for this week to finally roll around.  If you haven’t… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/05/07/colourful-painted-handprint-keepsakes/feed/ 5 67652 Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Play Dough Kit https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/05/01/goodnight-goodnight-construction-site-play-dough-kit/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2015/05/01/goodnight-goodnight-construction-site-play-dough-kit/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 19:44:12 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=67789 After his dad’s Facebook post about the number of times the word ‘and’ shows up in the book Where the Wild Things Are, I knew that we had to get today’s birthday boy a new book {something with more than 8 sentences, preferably – that nifty fact also learned through a FB post about  the dreaded/beloved Where… Read More

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