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Prickly Tickly Book

November 8, 2010 by Ami 8 Comments

This is a super fun sensory activity that will cultivate curiosity about nature. Your preschooler will create a book with special objects he finds in nature. When he's finished, he will have a book he can "read!" 

Supplies:
6 Ziploc freezer bags (quart-sized)
Stapler
My Prickly Tickly Book Pages printed (on different colors of paper, if desired)

To assemble the book, put one printed page inside each Ziploc bag. Stack them all together with the cover on top and staple on the left side. Two or three staples is plenty. Ta-da! Your book is assembled.


Now for the real fun. Talk a walk outside and let your child find things to put in his book.

Here is what Simon found:

A soft leaf (the back of it was really soft).

A smooth stone. Every preschooler wants a book with a rock in it, right? 




Fuzzy seeds/weeds.

A rough piece of bark plucked straight from the tree.

Some prickly pine needles. 

I don't think you can go wrong with this one! Just try it!

P.S. A great go-along book for this activity is I Am an Artist by Pat Lowery Collins.


Filed Under: nature study, preschool Tagged With: camping, nature study, preschool, printables, sensory activity

Comments

  1. Kyla Johnson says

    November 8, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    Ami! What a genius idea! I think we might try something like this. Thanks for sharing!

  2. Ami says

    November 8, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    I hope you try it, Kyla! šŸ˜€ Your girls will love it! šŸ™‚

  3. Marie says

    November 8, 2010 at 11:56 pm

    Thanks for the idea! We’ll try it on our nature walk this week.

  4. Shannon says

    November 10, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    Love it, Amy! Thanks for sharing. šŸ™‚
    Hope you’re having an awesome year so far!

  5. Nabiha says

    December 20, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    This is a wonderful idea…my daughter would love this! Thanks for the inspiration as well as the printable..I’m pinning this too!

  6. Erin says

    October 22, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    Thanks so much for this fantastic idea.  I can't wait to use it for my little ones in co-op next week!

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