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15 ways to experience children’s books

By Jillian | June 15, 2012
Filed under: Kid Activities Tagged: preschoolers, Reading Posts

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Since we have been talking about reading books all week, I figured the best way to wrap it up is a list of 15 amazing ways to experience children’s books.  Some ideas you have seen before, some will be new to you… but they will all be inspiring!

  • Make a reading tent like this one from The Imagination Tree.
  • Get your hands on some great positive princess books courtesy of No Time for Flash Cards.
  • Use these printable book report templates to dive even deeper into your favorite books and characters.
  • Bring children’s books to life with Pretend Play. (This book/activity from Imagination Soup is certainly going on our summer bucket list!)
  • Make a book from a family outing like Visiting the Greenhouse from Not Just Cute.
  • Give loved board books a new life by altering these books into a new treasure.  Creative with Kids.
  • Take it outside and enjoy a little book inspired movement Going on a Bear Hunt.
  • Read family bedtime stories using tips from Kids Activity Blog.
  • Try Summer Reads Bingo just like Playful Learning did.
  • Bring home a few cook books for kids, Inner Child Fun has made it easy!
  • Make a paper bag book with Japanese binding, then have some fun filling it!  Tinkerlab will show you how!
  • Plan a lesson around a children’s book review.
  • Track reading progress with a book tree.  Let’s Lasso the Moon will give you all the details.
  • Use children’s books to celebrate music like these recommended by The Artful Parent.
  • Use a favorite children’s books to create a play.

What children’s book experiences can you add to the list?

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  1. Mariah says

    June 15, 2012 at 6:06 am

    What a great post and wonderful links! Thanks for including Playful Learning 🙂

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  2. Jacquie F. says

    June 15, 2012 at 10:16 am

    Such a great post! We love connecting (and encouraging others to connect) books with experiences. Kids get so much from matching an outing or activity with the book.
    My favorite story to tell folks is about when I took my daughter to our local art museum – the first thing she wanted to do was visit the bathrooms! Well, I had forgotten that she head just read “From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler” – she wanted to see if it was possible to hide in the stalls just like Claudia did in the book!

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    • Jillian says

      June 16, 2012 at 5:41 am

      Ha Ha! That is so funny! (Were they big enough?)
      I need a to keep a notebook by the computer so I can add all of these great books everyone is recommending!

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  3. Rachelle | TinkerLab says

    June 15, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Great list, Jillian! Thanks for including our Japanese binding book. Look forward to getting some inspiration from your list 🙂 Happy summer book making!

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  4. Jenna Grimes says

    June 16, 2012 at 5:32 am

    Awesome links! I am so glad you included playful learning. I wish you great moments as you work on the book this summer.

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  5. Jen Fischer says

    June 16, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Love the list. Perfect for encouraging summer reading. A favorite activity at our house has become visiting the library at home (we’re a one car household, so sometimes heading out isn’t an option) – with a cardboard box car and some creative set up! http://jennifischer.blogspot.com/2012/04/making-something-out-of-nothing-2.html

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  6. Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup says

    June 20, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Great ideas here, thanks for the inspiration as always!

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  7. Marisa Bergeson says

    February 25, 2014 at 6:59 am

    Love this!

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    • Jillian says

      February 25, 2014 at 2:34 pm

      🙂

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  8. Keitha says

    March 11, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    What a great list! Thanks for including the links. My son and I like to turn what we read together into story-themed lunches. We have made over 500 of them since he started kindergarten.

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