Children's Books & Activities Archives - Buggy and Buddy https://buggyandbuddy.com/category/learning/literacy/books/ Meaningful Activities for Learning & Creating Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:16:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://buggyandbuddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-site-identity-32x32.png Children's Books & Activities Archives - Buggy and Buddy https://buggyandbuddy.com/category/learning/literacy/books/ 32 32 Fine Motor and Math Game for The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixed-chameleon-eric-carle/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixed-chameleon-eric-carle/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:00:05 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11077 One of our favorite Eric Carle books is The Mixed Up Chameleon. Here’s a simple fine motor activity and counting game you can make for kids inspired by the book. There’s also a free chameleon pattern to help you create your game. “Feed Me Flies” Fine Motor and Counting Game The Mixed Up Chameleon is such...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixed-chameleon-eric-carle/feed/ 19 The Mixed Up Chameleon Felt Set (Free Pattern) https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixed-chameleon-felt-set-free-pattern/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixed-chameleon-felt-set-free-pattern/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:14:32 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=11169 Here’s a free template to make your own felt set based on Eric Carle’s popular children’s book, The Mixed Up Chameleon. The felt pieces are super easy to make and perfect to use for retelling the story. Recently we read the story, The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle. We even made a simple fine...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixed-chameleon-felt-set-free-pattern/feed/ 19 Crumpled Paper Art for Kids Inspired by Ish https://buggyandbuddy.com/crumpled-paper-art-for-kids-inspired-by-ish/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/crumpled-paper-art-for-kids-inspired-by-ish/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:00:51 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=15136 Turn crumpled pieces of paper into colorful artwork in this fun art project for kids. This easy art activity is inspired by the children’s book, Ish, by Peter H. Reynolds. The colorful paper has such a cool texture when finished and can be used for making collages or writing notes! See it in action here! Crumpled...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/crumpled-paper-art-for-kids-inspired-by-ish/feed/ 33 Mixing Colors: Create and Name Your Own Colors https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixing-colors-herve-tullets-mix/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixing-colors-herve-tullets-mix/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2018 04:10:51 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=13463 Mixing colors is one of the most classic art activities for kids and is always a hit. We were inspired by Herve Tullet’s new book, Mix It Up!, to create our own colors by mixing paints. We saved our favorite colors on our Personal Paint Palette free printable and even named the colors ourselves! I...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/mixing-colors-herve-tullets-mix/feed/ 26 Make Seed Balls from Recycled Paper https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-seed-balls-from-recycled-paper/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-seed-balls-from-recycled-paper/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:50:35 +0000 https://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=21680 Learn how to make seed balls from recycled paper, a fun craft and science activity inspired by the popular children’s book, The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers. This activity is perfect for kids of any age and makes a great addition to a unit on Earth Day, gardening, plants, and even makes a special...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-seed-balls-from-recycled-paper/feed/ 4 Clay Narwhal Art Project for Kids https://buggyandbuddy.com/narwhal-art-project-kids/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/narwhal-art-project-kids/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:30:07 +0000 https://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=20866 Use clay to make your very own narwhals! This narwhal art project for kids is a great hands-on way to create a really cool and unique ocean animal craft and also makes a fun addition to a unit on arctic animals or sea life. This art project is perfect for kindergarten, first grade and on...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/narwhal-art-project-kids/feed/ 2 Paper Towel Roll Firefly Craft for Kids https://buggyandbuddy.com/firefly-craft/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/firefly-craft/#comments Sun, 05 Mar 2017 21:15:56 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=19962 We were inspired by Eric Carle’s The Very Lonely Firefly to make this firefly craft using  an empty paper towel roll. This simple art activity provides practice in cutting, gluing and painting, and turns out super cute! Follow our Children’s Books Activities Pinterest board!   This post contains affiliate links.   Eric Carle is one...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/firefly-craft/feed/ 2 Exploring Books Through Play Book https://buggyandbuddy.com/exploring-books-through-play/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/exploring-books-through-play/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2016 18:57:29 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=19126 Our newest book, Exploring Books Through Play: 50 Activities Based on Books About Friendship, Acceptance and Empathy, is available now as both an ebook and in print! This post contains affiliate links. But the ebook to download now here… or buy a print copy on Amazon!     What You’ll Find in Exploring Books Through Play...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/exploring-books-through-play/feed/ 14 Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Small World with Free ABC Printable https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-play-set/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/make-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-play-set/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:42:04 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=10900 This simple Chicka Chicka Boom Boom play set is a fun hands-on way to explore the alphabet and retell this popular children’s book! I’ve also included directions for kids to make their own mini play set, complete with free printable letters. Follow our Children’s Book Activities Pinterest board!     This post was originally published on May 6, 2014...

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]]> https://buggyandbuddy.com/fish-eyes/feed/ 0 Easy PEASy Math Activity for Kids Inspired by the Book 1-2-3 Peas https://buggyandbuddy.com/123-peas-math/ https://buggyandbuddy.com/123-peas-math/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:00:43 +0000 http://buggyandbuddy.com/?p=19067 Please welcome Katie from SophistiKated Cuties! Today she’s sharing a simple math activity inspired by the book, 1-2-3 Peas by Keith Baker. In this hands-on activity, children will practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, addition, and subtraction!     We all know kids love listening to the same book…over and over again.  Out of love for them...

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