BRINGING THE WORLD OF READING TO LIFE!!!!

     I am so greatful that my mother loves to read!  She instilled in me the love of reading.  I especially love to read children's books.  So here is a fun idea to bring the world of books to LIFE and start making a love of reading apart of your children's lives.

     Pretty simple idea.  Find a childrens book and spend a day or week creating parts of that book.  In other words bring the BOOK TO LIFE.  I love doing this with my grandson Andrew.  Pretty much he has so many books memorized that he knows just what props we need for each one.  Take for instance the story Were Going On A Bear Hunt.  Well he first hands the book to me and says Oh Wait..........I will be right back and he runs off ,to of course find the much needed blanket and flashlight........ ha ha.  How I just love Andrew and knowing that we can read the SAME BOOK OVER AND OVER AGIAN, but he will STILL be just as excited as if we just read it for the FIRST time.
     But the fun part comes when you might add making bear pancakes and use chocolate chips for the eyes and nose.  Or maybe a pizza made into the shape of a bear and then add the toppings for the eyes and nose and mouth.  We love to march around the house pretending like we are walking through the mud and water and grass etc and of course making all the fun noises with it.
     Just think of ALL the different books and how making them come to life helps them to remember what they just read and of course the most important part create a love of READING.

     I can remember so many wonderful stories and poems and songs that my GRANDMOTHER found up in her attic.  I still go there often to find a book and dust the cobwebs off of it to read.  GOTTA LOVE THAT GRANDMA'S ATTIC!!!!!!!!!  BE SURE AND BRING THE COOKIES ALONG......xoxoxoxoxo