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20 Picture Books and Activities for Hours of Fun!

Discover how easy it is to do a book activity extension with your child. We’re sharing 20 popular children’s picture books and 20 book themed activities. A fun way to explore children’s literature with your child.

Check out these activities to do with picture books! 

20 Children's Books and Book Activities

Do you want weekly ideas for children’s picture book?
Join our free Virtual Book Club for Kids 

Did you ever wonder what you can do with a book?

You can read the book.

You can discuss what you see in the pictures.

You can predict to ending.

You can summarize the story.

You can learn about something new.

You can even explore far away places!

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Here are 20 Picture Books and Activities just for you. The Educators’ Spin On It asked our blogging friends to create Activities to go along with a Picture Book during our Book Exchange.

These activities work great for your home, preschool or classroom. You could plan a Playdate using the Book and Activities or create a Birthday Package! Come check out these adorable Books and Activities!

20 Picture Books and Activities for Kids
  • 10 Little Rubber Ducks Book Activities
  • Spoon Book Activities
  • Today I Feel Silly Book Activities
  • You are My Work of Art Book Activities
  • Little Blue Truck Book Activities
  • Stars and Stripes Book Activities
  • The Lady with the Alligator Purse Book Activities
  • Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping Book Activities
  • Harold and the Purple Crayon Book Activities
  • Dinosaurs Love Underpants Book Activities
  • Where’s My Teddy Book Activities
  • The Worst Princess Book Activities
  • The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Activities
  • Rainbow of My Own Book Activities
  • Pete the Cat Book Activities
  • Mouse Paint Book Activities
  • Goodnight Construction Site Book Activities
  • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Activities
  • Llama Llama Red Pajama Book Activities

This post contains links to Amazon Affiliates, all opinions are 100% my own. 

20 Picture Books and Activities

{Click on the Blog Names to Find Specific Activities for each Book}

10 Little Rubber Ducks Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Mommy and Me Book Club

Spoon Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY The Educators’ Spin On It

Today I Feel Silly Book Activity

BOOK ACTIVITY: B-Inspired Mama

You are My Work of Art Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Play Dr Mom

BOOK ACTIVITY: Starry Night Apple Print Project

Little Blue Truck Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Growing Book By Book

BOOK ACTIVITY: Little Blue Truck Craft

BOOK ACTIVITY: Little Blue Truck Magnetic STEM Activity

Stars and Stripes Book Activities

BOOK: ACTIVITY The Vincent Family

The Lady with the Alligator Purse Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Toddler Approved

BOOK ACTIVITY: Making an Alligator Purse – Beginner Sewing for Kids

Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Creekside Learning

Harold and the Purple Crayon Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: I Can Do That So Can You

Dinosaurs Love Underpants Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Taming the Goblin

Where’s My Teddy Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Domestic Goddesque

BOOK ACTIVITY: Teddy Bear Shaped Snack

BOOK ACTIVITY: Bear Counting Activity with Printables

The Worst Princess Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Here Come The Girls

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Caterpillar to Butterfly STEM Activity

BOOK ACTIVITY: Caterpillar Lacing Letters Activity

BOOK ACTIVITY: LEGO Story Retelling Activity

Rainbow of My Own Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Drip Painting Rainbow Name Activity

Pete the Cat Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Pete the Cat Outdoor Movement Activity

BOOK ACTIVITY: Pete the Cat Hat Craft

Mouse Paint Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Easy Color Name Craft with Q-Tips

BOOK ACTIVITY: Mouse Count Activities

Goodnight Construction Site Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Magnetic Construction Site Game

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Sidewalk Chalk Alphabet Game

Llama Llama Red Pajama Book Activities

BOOK ACTIVITY: Llama Llama Red Pajama Sensory Play

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Here’s WHO created these activities just for you during our Summer Book Exchange.  Make sure you stop by their site and share how your little one enjoyed their Book and Activities!

Do you have a Book and Activity to share?

We invite you to check out and share on our LOVE BOOKS Page!

Join the Virtual Book Club for Kids!
Which Book and Activity is your FAVORITE?

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About Kim Vij

Early childhood teacher, author, speaker and mom of 3. Kim shares ways to make learning fun and parenting an adventure by sharing developmentally appropriate activities.

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Comments

  1. Growing Book by Book says

    August 19, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Thank you so much for letting us participate. We had a great time!

    Reply
  2. Rebecca English says

    August 19, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    What a great selection of books and activities. Brilliant! We have loved this project so much.

    Reply
  3. The Monko says

    August 20, 2012 at 1:36 am

    We had so much fun both making a package and receiving one, can't wait to do it again

    Reply
  4. Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

    August 20, 2012 at 6:14 am

    This swap was so much fun. And it's so cool to now have such a great resource of children's book activities all in one spot! Thanks so much. 🙂

    Reply
  5. maryanne @ mama smiles says

    August 20, 2012 at 8:41 am

    What a fun summer you've had!

    Reply
  6. maggy, red ted art says

    August 22, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    A great selection of books! Wonderful. Some firm favourites, as well as new ones for us to explore.

    Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

    Reply
  7. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    I'm so glad you joined us, thank you for your adorable ideas for Stars and Stripes! Your site is such a great resource for even more books.

    Reply
  8. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:23 pm

    Rebecca I'm so glad you love the project, we did too. I'm so glad we even reached to the UK this summer with our exchange!

    Reply
  9. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Thank you so much for participating, we loved watching what you and Make Do Friends sent to each other in the UK. Great selections and activities.

    Reply
  10. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    I was figuring it out and truthfully you could probably spend the rest of the year with a book a week and have everything planned already for you and your children. Great resources! Thanks for participating!

    Reply
  11. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    We've had a lot of fun MaryAnne, hopefully next time you'll join us!

    Reply
  12. Kim @ The Educators Spin On It says

    August 23, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    Thanks Maggy! We were so impressed by everyone's creativeness with the crafts they shared with their books. Hope your readers enjoy too.

    Reply

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