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  This bookworm is designed to encourage the littlest reader in your
house to keep on reading! After making this new reading buddy your child can tell stories
with him. They can be as personalized as you like. Go wild with your and your child's
imagination!
What you need:
What you do:
 Cut the
carton in half so that there are 6 or 9 "humps" per bookworm. You can make 2
bookworms at a time. You can create a whole reading family! - Your child can use whatever materials he /she wants to
decorate the outside of the bookworm. Crayons, glitter, fabric or paint make wonderful
designs.
- Cut one pipecleaner into 2- measuring between 1 and 2 inches
each in length. Attach to the top of the first "hump" to look like antennae by
making 2 small holes and inserting the pipecleaners.
- The eyes can be made simply be drawing them in or by making
them out of colored paper or fabric. Also "eyes" can be bought at any craft
store and glued on.
- Grab a book and your child and his reading buddy can have a
great time!
Here's a place
to use your bookmark
Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire
(Book 4)
by J. K.
Rowling
 
Comments
& Ideas:
I love your site!
From: Bridget
Martinez
It was so nice to find a site
that didn't require money for their ideas, thanks.
Pinking Shears
From: Darleen
 I love the idea of using pinking shears. I
made something similar when I was a girl scout. Now I am a Den Leader for two cub scout
dens, and I will do this with my entire Pack at Christmas. Thanks for putting it on the
Internet!
Growing Bookworms
From: Sharon
Stratton
Sounds like a cute idea... I thought about taking it one step
further... If you cut each of the humps of the egg carton separately, have your child
decorate just one hump (the head) of their "bookworm". Then, whenever they
complete a book, they can add on another hump to their worm. These can be decorated
however they want and they could write the name of the book on the inside, or they could
decorate each hump in some way to remind them of the book. Let everyone see just how long
they can get their "bookworms" to grow!
Making Bookworms out of a sock
From: Pam
Bess
This gave me a great idea for my bigger hands kids. We are going to make
bookworms out of a sock and sew on buttons and stuff it for our bookworm. Thankyou ...
this is great!
Using Contact Paper
From: Carey
I love the idea of covering the notebook. I would like to suggest covering one in
contact paper. They have a variety of styles such as plaids and florals and not quite as
messy! Children's contact paper is also available!
Christmas Fun
From Susan
Manning
This craft looks like it will be lot of fun to make for Christmas. I
have 4 girls and am looking for easy projects for them to make for
Christmas
Potato Prints
 This is a great way for you to use a simple potato to make a
stamp for almost any holiday. All you need is a pencil to draw an outline of the shape you
would like to print on the cut surface of the potato. Simple shapes work best and are
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 Mosaic pots are just right for creating that springtime feeling !
They are so simple to do and beauitful. This project can be done by kids who are 3 years
old and older. To give the pot a genuine mosaic look at least half of the area on the pot
should be covered by the broken tile pieces. The addition of "gems" gives the
pots a glorious, sparkling look. You can use other materials to decorate your pot suchas
shells, smooth stones, and dried beans. These are super for any gardener as a Mother's day or Easter
gift.
Teach Your
Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
by Siegfried
Engelmann, Phyllis Haddox, Elaine Bruner
also see
Reading Ed Center
SRA's DISTAR is one of the most successful beginning reading programs available
to schools. Research has proven that children taught by the DISTAR method outperform their
peers. Now, this program has been adapted for use at home. In only 20 minutes a day, this
remarkable step-by-step program teaches your child to read--with the love, care, and joy
only a parent and child cane share.
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Your Kindergartner Needs to Know:
Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning
by E. D. Hirsch
(Editor), John Holdren (Editor)
See the whole
K-6 series
With its comprehensive curriculum providing a sound basis in the fundamentals of
math, art, history, language arts, science, and technology, the phenomenally successful
Core Knowledge series has become an esteemed tool for parents and teachers striving to
better educate today's children. And since it is agreed that the first years of schooling
are crucial to a child's lifetime educational achievements, it is no wonder that parents
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