Does your child have a favorite book that enraptures them? Bring it to life with activities inspired by the theme of the book. Activities may include arts and crafts, music and movement, singing, writing, dressing up, theatre games, and learning about other cultures. Any of these activities can be also adapted for school and library programs.

Some of the books we have brought to life previously:

A Show of Hands: Say It In Sign Language
by Mary Beth Sullivan and Linda Bourke
We'll learn the sign language alphabet, signs for our names, and sign language songs.

Dreamcatcher by Audrey Osofsky
We'll read a story about a sister who explains the purpose of a dreamcatcher and shows how she makes one for her baby sister. We, too will make a dreamcatcher.

The Goat in the Rug by Geraldine the Goat
(as told to Charles L. Blood and Martin Link
We bring this book to life by making popsicle heddle looms, weaving a bracelet, and learning about natural dyes while listening to First Nation music.

Max the Music Maker by Miriam B. Stecher and Alice S. Kandell
and Ty's One Man Band (Mildred Pitts Walter) We'll read about children who discover how to make music from things that aren't normally considered instruments. We will also try out some unconventional instruments ourselves.

The Tyrannous Game by Steven Kroll
We'll read about a group of children who are bored in school, so they make up a story together each adding a part. We'll do this too, along with some other fun theatre games.

The Wonderful Pigs of Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman
We'll read about Jillian Jiggs, who makes pigs to sell but then can't part with them! Instead she teaches everyone how to make them. We'll learn how to sew our own stuffed pigs.

Zoophabets by Robert Tallon
We'll read a story about a creative alphabet made up of imaginary creatures with imaginary names, from imaginary countries, with imaginary homes - all starting with each letter in the alphabet. We'll do the same using markers, crayons, and colored pencils.

Other Book Activities

Dancing Magic
We'll read a story and learn how to create dances using props, taped music, and live drums and guitar.

Singing Stories
Using stories that are songs is a great way to learn to read! We'll sing call and response songs, and act out songs/stories with the accompaniment of my guitar and drum.

Material costs are additional based on number of children and materials used. Additional adult supervision may be needed.