Welcome to TLE’s Storytime featuring the story If All the Animals Came Inside by Eric Pinder, illustrated by Marc Brown!
Featured Story: If All the Animals Came Inside
What would happen if you invited animals into your house?
~ by Eric Pinder
Craft Activity: Animal Finger Puppets
Have fun putting on a finger puppet show with this easy-to-do craft.
Materials needed:
- Scissors and markers
- White glue or glue gun + glue sticks
- Assorted pipe cleaners
- Assorted popsicle sticks
- Assorted google eyes
- Assorted large and small pompoms
Directions Pipe Cleaner Animal Finger Puppets:
- Twist and loop a pipe cleaner around a finger to make a spiral.
- Attach another pipe cleaner to the top of the spiral body to add ears or hair. Add plastic beads, if desired.
- Glue a pompom and google eyes to the pipe cleaner where the ears/hair and spiral body are joined.
- NOTE: White glue will need a long time to dry. Adults can use a glue gun for pompoms to stick immediately.
Directions Popsicle Stick Puppets:
- Use pompoms, google eyes and pipe cleaners to make cute popsicle stick puppets.
- Use markers to colour and decorate sticks or to add things like a smile.
- NOTE: Adults can use a glue gun for pompoms and google eyes to stick immediately. White glue will need time to set.
Easy Paper Craft
Here is an easy paper craft alternative to the Animal Finger Puppets craft.
Materials needed:
- Paper
- Crayons, coloured pencils or markers
Ideas:
- Draw a picture of what your house would look like if all the animals came inside!
- Pick an animal picture, download, print and colour.
More Stories
Reading and storytelling with babies and children promotes brain development and imagination, develops language and emotions, and strengthens relationships.
Recipes
Cooking can help young kids learn and practice some basic math concepts and build language skills.
| Kids’ Kitchen – Animal face toasts – BBC Good Food | Owl Veggie Tray | Mini Panda Cupcakes |
| Penguin Crackers | 7 Too-Cute Frozen Banana Animal Pops | 19 Easy And Adorable Animal Snacks To Make With Kids |
Family Fun: Craft and Activity Ideas
Play promotes healthy development and critical thinking skills. It reinforces memory, helps children understand cause and effect.
Songs and Music
Early music exposure helps children learn by promoting language, creativity, coordination, social interaction, self-esteem and memory.
| Let’s Go To The Zoo | Animal Song for Kids | Animal Sounds Songs | + More Super Simple Songs for Kids | Animals in Action | Movement Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann |
Information & Fun Facts
Young children learn best when information is presented in a playful, engaging manner.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary helps children to think and learn about the world. Expanding a child’s knowledge of words provides unlimited access to new information.
