I like veggies, yes I do! I like veggies, how about you? This week we are making our food fun!
#READ – Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
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If Little Pea doesn't eat all of his sweets, there will be no vegetables for dessert! What's a young pea to do? Children who have trouble swallowing their veggies will love the way this pea-size picture book serves up a playful story they can relate to.
Increase pre-literacy skills as you read together:
- Have your little one look at the illustrations. What do they see?
- What is Little Pea doing? Where is he?
- What colors and patterns are on the candy?
- Does Little Pea look happy or sad?
- Ask your little one questions and talk about their answers.
- Would they want to eat candy for dinner everyday? Why or why not?
- Can they guess what Little Pea might have for dessert? Will it be other sweets or something else? Why do they think that?
- Use your fingers to count to count the five pieces of candy Little Pea eats and practice imitating the sounds he makes.
#SING – Stir the Soup
Stir, stir, stir the soup,
Stir it all day long.
Add some carrots,
Take a taste - SLURRP!
Soup will make us strong!
Stir, stir, stir the soup,
Stir it all day long.
Add some peas,
Take a taste - SLURRP!
Soup will make us strong!
Stir, stir, stir the soup,
Stir it all day long.
Add some potatoes,
Take a taste - SLURRP!
Soup will make us strong!
Stir, stir, stir the soup,
Stir it all day long.
Add some broccoli,
Take a taste - SLURRP!
Soup will make us strong!
Stir, stir, stir the soup,
Stir it all day long.
Add some corn,
Take a taste - SLURRP!
Soup will make us strong!
Keep singing together! Let your little one decide what to add to the soup next.
#EXPLORE – Spaghetti Painting
Cooked and drained spaghetti noodles, unrinsed Materials:
- Bowls
- Food coloring
- Spoons for mixing
- Paper plate or sheet of paper
Instructions:
- Divide the cooked and drained spaghetti noodles between the bowls.
- Add food coloring to the bowls to create the desired colors.
- Stir the spaghetti until it is coated with the food coloring.
- Remove spaghetti noodles one at a time and stick them onto the paper plate or sheet. The stickiness of the noodles should secure them to the paper.
- Continue this to create artwork.
- Let the spaghetti art dry overnight.
Talk:
- What does the spaghetti feel like?
- What colors do you want to use?
- Why do you think the spaghetti sticks to the paper? [the starch in the noodles makes them sticky]
For more activities like this one, check out Science Arts: Discovering Science Through Art Experiences from our collection or virtually on Hoopla.
#JOIN – Join us for storytime virtually or at branches!
Pop-Up Storytime
This literacy-based program is for children from birth to pre-k and their families. We will sing, talk, read, write, and play together to develop the pre-literacy skills your little ones need to get ready to read and write. Get ready to move along with Who's hungry? by Dean Hacohen and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
- Pablo Creek Branch
- Monday, September 13– 10:00 am
- Highlands Branch
- Tuesday, September 14– 10:00 am
- Island at Jarboe Park
- Wednesday, September 15– 10:00 am
- West Branch
- Wednesday, September 15– 10:00 am
- South Mandarin Branch
- Thursday, September 16– 10:00 am
- Mandarin Branch
- Friday, September 17– 10:00 am
Virtual Little Movers & Shakers
Let’s get the wiggles out! This music-based program is for children from birth to pre-k and their families. Through books, songs, and movement activities we will build pre-literacy skills. Get moving with Rah, Rah, Radishes by April Pulley Sayre and Chew, Chew, Gulp! by Lauren Thompson.
