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It Looked Like Spilt Milk Activity – Book & Activity

By Jillian | July 7, 2021
Filed under: Kid Activities Tagged: art activities, Book activities, preschoolers

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I love books! I especially love children’s books. I thought it would be fun to spend some time bringing some of our favorite stories to life. Our first stop? A simple and fun It Looked Like Spilt Milk activity.

If you enjoy this book activity make sure to read all the way to the bottom of this post. You can find other book activities at the bottom of this post. Enjoy!

It looked like spilt milk activity

It Looked Like Spilt Milk Activity – Cloud Blots

This is one of my very favorite books.  The story is simple and repetitious which makes it wonderful for young kids and early readers. The pictures are clear and again simple.

The library is my go to place for books, but It Looked Like Spilt Milk is one that’s been on our bookshelf for a very long time. I would definitely recommend this one as a must have for every home library.

What you need: It Looked Like Spilt Milk By Charles G. Shaw, blue construction paper, dropper, egg carton, white paint. (Affiliate link.)

  • Start by reading the book.
  • Give each artist one dropper, an egg carton cut down to two cups, a squirt of white paint and blue rectangles.
  • Show them how to fold the paper in half by meeting the corners and pressing a crease in the center.
  • Place a few small drops on one side of the paper.
  • Fold the paper and press it.
  • Ta da!  Open the paper to reveal a fun design.
  • Say “Sometimes it looked like…” and enjoy the fun answers!

Questions to ask your kids:  “What do you think will happen to the paint when you fold the paper over it?”  “Do any of the pictures look similar?”  “Can you control what the end product will look like?”

More fun book activities 

Don’t let the fun stop here! Check out these other book activities prefect for preschoolers.

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  • “How Many Feet in the Bed?” Counting Book Activity
  • Picky Mrs. Pickle
  • Hop on Pop Preschool Activities
  • Wocket in Your Pocket Art
  • Create your own book activities

It Looked Like Spilt Milk originally appeared on June 20, 2011.

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  1. Valerie @ Frugal Family Fun Blog says

    June 20, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    What a great idea! I love art projects that work well with books!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      June 21, 2011 at 2:23 pm

      Thanks Valerie.

      Reply
  2. Debbie says

    June 27, 2011 at 3:31 am

    I love this idea. We were already going to the library this morning, so we’ll be picking up this book to use with our craft today.

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      June 27, 2011 at 1:28 pm

      I would love it if you would post some pics on my Facebook fan page.

      Reply
  3. Deborah J Stewart says

    June 27, 2011 at 6:07 am

    I forgot to tell you how much I LOVE the mini-blot paintings! These are a wonderful way to expand on this book…

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      June 27, 2011 at 1:28 pm

      Thank you, Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Sheryl says

    June 28, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Love this idea! I am planning for the school year and stocking up on some good ideas. Love this!

    Reply
  5. Sheryl says

    June 28, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    What a great idea. Thank you!

    Reply
  6. Rachelle | TinkerLab says

    June 28, 2011 at 10:56 pm

    Jill! These are wonderful, and I especially love how you added captions to each of the paintings. Your kids will get a kick out of reading them when they grow up, I’m sure. Beyond that, this is a super way to encourage creative thinking. I can’t wait to try this with my daughter!

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  7. Rashmie @MommyLabs says

    June 28, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    I love activities based on books! Simple and joyful idea. Thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  8. Angelique Felix says

    June 29, 2011 at 1:26 am

    Beautiful! I love it ..

    Reply
  9. jen | paintcutpaste.com says

    June 30, 2011 at 8:26 pm

    love the monochromatic look of these and how much they elicit creative thinking. we did this recently with blobs of different colors of paint – check out our paintblot post here about it.

    Reply
  10. Andrea B. says

    January 10, 2012 at 5:39 am

    i trully love this activity. i was going throug my library center when i stumble over this book and decided to do an science project with it. as i read ur instruction u said this was a literacy topic. i would add by saying it is also science as well. because the children are predicting as well as solving what will happen. i’m wondering if it will also be a good idea to try different color construction paper except for white ofcourse. at the end i will create i book ‘It looked like…..book. because everyone are entitle to their own opinoin as to what the print might be.I will use all the children names and their work and read it to other children. thanks for the idea.

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    • Jillian says

      January 10, 2012 at 6:55 am

      Andrea, What a lovely idea! I bet the children will have a great time experimenting with different color construction paper and a book will be an awesome way to show case their hard work!

      Reply
  11. Michelle says

    January 16, 2012 at 9:27 am

    I love this idea! I did this when I was in college in one of my education classes and we all had so much fun with this activity. We colleceted everybody’s paper and created our own It Looked Like Spilt Milk book.

    Reply
  12. Bev says

    July 4, 2013 at 6:34 am

    What a nice idea you have there! My son and a few students I am teaching here loved your idea ! Looking forward to more….

    Reply
    • Jillian says

      July 10, 2013 at 2:46 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  13. Danielle says

    March 22, 2014 at 6:35 am

    Love this idea!! I usually do inkblots like this with lots of different colored paint to make butterflies and we talk about symmetry (they paint only on one side, fold it over, and the finished product is symmetrical). But this is a fantastic way to incorporate one of my favorite springtime books! Thanks!!

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  14. Emily says

    March 22, 2014 at 7:51 am

    Thanks for sharing! This is one of my favorite books to share! I am always looking for storybook activities! Will continue to watch for more! 🙂

    Reply

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