Our next book for our
Summer Reading Program was
Corduroy, by Don Freeman. This is a cute little story about a bear who goes looking for a lost button and finds a home.
For our play dough time I added buttons and
googly eyes to our regular cookie cutters and misc play dough toys. Some of the most popular "toys" I keep out during play dough time are disposable plastic butter knives and a
citrus juicer.
We didn't have a craft this day because we joined the older kids on one of their projects, but something like a
button collage comes to mind. Or perhaps sewing buttons onto felt?
For our sensory play this week I dumped 20 lbs of rice in a kiddie pool, and mixed in some
Teddy Bear Counters and every button I could scrounge up. Add in lots of scooping/digging/sifting toys and you've got all you need to keep kids busy for a while.
Snacks could be
Teddy Grahams or you could make sugar cookies and use a straw to poke "button holes" in the circles of dough before you bake them.
For our gross motor activity I made about 15 giant buttons out of paper plates (using a black sharpie), and hid them outside. The kids loved going on a button hunt just like Corduroy did in the book.
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