Whoooo's There?

We borrowed this adorable book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal from the library and after just one read it was decided we needed a copy of our own (it's been added to Eva's Christmas list).  This sweet tale tells the story of a young owl who hates bedtime.  But not for the reason most little ones do- this guy wants to go to bed!  The illustrations are so cute and the story is one that preschoolers can easily relate to.

After reading Little Hoot, we made some owls of our own.  I cut out some owl shapes from scrap book paper and Eva cut out some branches.

We used white glue to glue the branches to a sheet of paper.

And then glue the owls to the branches.

Then Eva told me she needed to write something down and she ran and got a notepad and marker- she is always cracking me up being such a big girl!

We added googly eyes and now we have our own little hoots!

  

Nocturnal Friends

Eva may not be nocturnal but some of her favorite animals are.  This week we will focus on two of the spookier nighttime friends- bats and owls.

Crafts
Bat Mobile- we'll be making a hanging bat decoration (not Batman's vehicle)

Hand and Footprint Bat- once again Eva's prints will be transformed into a critter of the night

Cut Paper Owl- Eva will get to practice her cutting, making feathers for an owl

Activities
Fall Animal Patterns- we got a cute pattern game from our recent Scholastic book order that has owls and bats

Bats on the Moon- Eva will need to count to see how many bats are flying across the moon


Cooking
Owl Snack- check out how we transform a few of our favorite snack foods into an owl

Books
Bats
       
Owls