Happy Cardboard Scarecrow Arts And Crafts {Bill Martin Jr. Virtual Majority Enterprise Spider Web Log Hop}

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This calendar month for Bill Martin Jr.

We own got several honey books at our solid past times Bill Martin Jr. but this calendar month nosotros wanted to stretch ourselves a fleck as well as discovery a novel 1 to explore.

We purchased Barn Dance! and thought that is was a bang-up majority to read for Fall because at that spot is a scarecrow inwards it!

The storey takes identify at black fourth dimension on a farm. H5N1 footling man child hears music at black as well as sneaks out of his solid to become discovery where it is coming from. He discovers all of the animals having a trip the calorie-free fantastic toe inwards the barn. The illustrations inwards this majority are amount or personality as well as footling details that yous don't necessarily discovery unless yous own got read it several times. There is a sing vocal beat every bit yous read that goes along perfectly amongst the dancing experience of the book. The words are sometimes difficult to nation every bit yous are reading lines chop-chop as well as inwards a sing vocal way, then it mightiness last smart to exercise reading it aloud ahead of fourth dimension earlier yous read it to a group.

My immature lady initially was scared past times the encompass of the majority (because of the scarecrow), but loved it in 1 trial nosotros started reading. She enjoyed looking for the "skinny kid" or checking out the dissimilar animals that were dancing. 

Since nosotros pass a lot of fourth dimension at farms as well as exploring scarecrows during the Fall, nosotros thought reading Barn Dance! created a perfect chance to brand a cardboard scarecrow craft.

My favorite role close this arts and crafts is that it is super slow to prep. 

Here's what you'll need...

• cardboard (a cereal box slice is great!)
• scissors
• cardstock
• ribbon
• Elmers glue
• buttons
• raffia (or yarn) for hair
• popsicle stick

Here's how nosotros made ours...

Prep ahead- cutting out triangles, squares, as well as rectangles from colored cardstock as well as a large foursquare from cardboard.

Older kids tin cutting out their ain shapes acre younger ones tin usage pre-cut shapes.

First nosotros glued a large foursquare slice of cardboard onto a popsicle stick as well as a slice of cardstock. Scarecrows are stuck to poles inwards the dry reason (or large stakes), then nosotros used the popsicle stick every bit our stake.

Next nosotros glued on colored rectangles for his straw hat, as well as a slice of ribbon to jazz upwardly the chapeau a bit.

After that nosotros added push clitoris eyes, a triangle nose, as well as a rectangle oral fissure as well as about raffia for his straw hair.

Then nosotros grabbed about alphabetic quality stickers as well as only had fun edifice our names on our scarecrow's stakes.

If yous noticed... nosotros also snuck inwards a footling cast learning every bit nosotros did this activity. Almost every object that my immature lady used to brand her scarecrow was either a rectangle, square, triangle, or circle. She didn't fifty-fifty realize she was learning (and reviewing) the names of the shapes acre nosotros explored as well as built our scarecrow craft!

Have yous done whatever scarecrow themed activities that yous tin part amongst us?
We made this fun one to become along amongst The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything.

Have yous read Barn Dance past times Bill Martin Jr. before?

What is your favorite Bill Martin Jr. book? If yous own got blogged close it, we'd love for yous to link upwardly your post service inwards the linky below! 

There are a few rules for this spider web log hop that nosotros enquire yous to follow, then brand certain to read them: 

1. Link up only posts inspired by Bill Martin Jr. that part children's majority inspired crafts, activities, recipes, etc. Any other posts volition last deleted.
2. Visit other spider web log posts on the linky as well as comment on or part the ones yous love!

PS- If yous missed whatever of our other Virtual Book Club Posts yous tin discovery them below:

June- Mo Willems

July- Don as well as Audrey Wood

August- Kevin Henkes
September- Lois Ehlert
October- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
November- Tomie dePaola
December- Jan Brett
January- David McPhail
February- Dr Seuss

March- Julia Donaldson

April- David Shannon

May- Leo Lionni

June- Gail Gibbons

July- Jez Alborough

August- Donald Crews

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Virtual Book Club for Kids participating bloggers;

Toddler Approved- The Educators' Spin On It- Rainy Day Mum- 3 Dinosaurs- Learn Play Imagine - Crafty Moms Share - Reading Confetti- Inspiration Laboratories - Mom to ii Posh Lil Divas - Kids Yoga Stories - Enchanted Homeschooling Mom- Ready-Set-Read - Boy Mama Teacher Mama - PlayDrMom - Fantastic Fun as well as Learning - Growing Book past times Book- Royal Baloo - The Outlaw Mom® Blog - Kitchen Counter Chronicles - Teach Preschool - Mama Smiles - Coffe Cups as well as Crayons - Juggling With Kids

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