All that Glitters - Baby Book Club Dec 2010

The theme for our year end momstown Milton baby book club was glitter and glam. The little ones started off with free play which of course included a bubble station. The craft was all about the glitter glue and shiny sequences as they decorated their snowflakes and christmas trees. The infants had a fun time painting using christmas cookie cutters, brushes and whatever body parts they could sneak in when mommy wasn't looking. We then gathered to hear the story "Snow Friends" by Christina Butler and ended off the program with instruments and carolling to celebrate the holiday season. Thank you Scribble n' Splatter for hosting our momstown event!

Weekend playgroup

Our weekend momstown Milton playgroup visited Scribble n' Splatter for a variety of holiday crafts. The craft stations were designed to incorporate all age categories and were well thought out to promote basic motor skills like pincher grip. We worked our way thru the snowman tearing station, the gingerbread man, the Ivy hanging piece but in the end the easels were where the little ones ended up the most. Creativity at this location is encouraged even when it means having a run away infant wanting to put his mark on everything. Where's that childs mommy :)

November Baby Book Club

This month's baby book club theme was My house, Your House. We started off the event playing in our forts and building tall towers. The book selected was the "three little pigs" and the craft was designed to showcase each of the three pigs houses - straw, sticks and brick. We used shreddies for straw, chinese noodles for sticks and garlic croutons for bricks. The little ones had fun sampling the materials as they constructed their houses. Thanx Scribble n' Splatter for hosting such a wonderful event!

Baby Book Club: House for Hermit the Crab

It was a hot day today and probably all our mommies wanted to crawl into a shady crab house ... but many braved the heat and came out to play!

Storytime and crafts were based around Eric Carle's book A House for Hermit Crab from our momstown Under the Sea monthly theme.

Baby Book Club is a chance for our little ones (babies or big kids) to develop their literacy skills... read the book before the event, then come on out to read it again and participate in some fun all-ages activities.

Plus, there's always time to chill on a blanket in the shade and connect with other moms and babies! Starting next month we are going to be at Lowville Park instead of Rotary Park in an effort to find a bit more scenic and shady fun.

Thanks to Brenda for pinch hitting at storytime and Sam for taking pics for us today!!
Check out some of our other momstown chapters and their Under the Sea theme parties!
momstown Hamilton - Under the Sea playdate
momstown Oakville - House for Hermit the Crab book club
momstown Edmonton South - Something's Fishy Around Here!

And check out some Under the Sea crafts on our momstown arts and crafts blog.