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Create your Own Book Camp with Barefoot Books

Create at your home a fun and engaging book camp with Barefoot Books! This guide shares creative literacy activities, book-themed crafts, and tips to inspire a love of reading in kids.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Barefoot Books

Book Camp with Barefoot Books

I’m excited to share with you 5 Themes for a Book Camp Ideas. However, the good news is that Barefoot Books and many more selections. Click here to view their Complete Online Catalog!  

Here’s my review of Barefoot Books Ambassador program. I would love to share with you my top picks to create your own Book Camp at home during the school year with your child.

What a great way to set up your books for the whole school year!  Plus many of these books come with a CD, check out these Barefoot Books Videos that accompany them on youtube!  

You could also use these books as part of our Virtual Book Club for Kids Summer Camp! You can download it here.

Animal Themed Books

Animal Boogie by Debbie Harter

Alligator Alphabet by Stella Blackstone

Bear on a Bike by Stella Blackstone

Walking Through the Jungle by Stella Blackstone

Bug Themed Books 

Creepy Crawly Calypso by Tony Langham

Over in the Meadow by Jill McDonald

The Beeman by Laurie Krebs

Explore our collection of Bug Activities for Kids to use with this books.

Forest Themed Books

We’re Roaming in the Rainforest by Laurie Krebs

Who’s in the Forest? By Phyllis Gershator

Bear in the Sunshine by Stelle Blackstone

Little Red Riding Hood Lari Don

Gardening Themed Books

Grandpa’s Garden by Stella Fry

Jack and the Beanstalk by Richard Walker

Who’s in the Garden? by Phillis Gershator

Discover our collection of 30+ gardening activities for your child.

Water Themed Books

Portside Pirates by Oscar Seaworthy

Secret Seahorse by Stella Blackstone

Starlight Sailor by James Mayhew

We’re Sailing Down the Nile by Laurie Crebs

A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea by Jessica Law

Dive deep into our collection of 30+ Ocean Activities for Kids.

Kids participating in fun, creative, book inspired activities for online summer camp with family

BUY OUR SUMMER CAMP HERE!

Here’s the fun part if you need activities to go along with this book check out our Virtual Book Club Summer Camp. Each we we featured at least 3 activities for each of the listed themes of Animals, Bugs, Forest, Garden and Ocean!  

Barefoot Books Ambassador Program

Thank you so much to Barefoot Books for Sponsoring the Virtual Book Club Summer Camp!

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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. thinkermommy.com says

    August 2, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    I would choose Portside Pirates

  2. silver shandiin says

    July 30, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    Over the Meadow looks super cute!!

  3. rossjenc says

    July 29, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    We love all of Stella Blavkstone's bear books and give them for gifts. I would love to win her Walking Through the Jungle book. I think my 20 month old would love it. Thank you for having such a meaningful giveaway.

  4. Laura Eldredge says

    July 25, 2013 at 7:31 pm

    The animal themed books look like something our preK kids would love!

  5. Alvina Castro says

    July 25, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    A hole in the bottom of the sea

  6. HawaiianLibrarian says

    July 25, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    I would love to read OVER IN THE MEADOW to the children at the library. We could sing, too.

  7. Rebecca says

    July 25, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    In the garden!

  8. Karyn Tripp says

    July 25, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    Um… how can I choose just one? 🙂 their books look wonderful!

  9. Capri + 3--Theresa says

    July 25, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Mother Goose Remembers — Our little ones love nursery rhymes.

  10. Raising a Happy Child says

    July 25, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Oh, I would go for their World Culture series. Tales from Celtic Lands sounds really interesting!

  11. MikesMom says

    July 25, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    I would love The Barefoot Book of Blessings.
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  12. Sara says

    July 25, 2013 at 11:50 am

    I think I would choose one of the Ocean themed books since we are getting ready to head to the beach! Perhaps Secret Seahorse or Port Side Pirates! Thanks for the chance to win!

  13. Cassie says

    July 25, 2013 at 11:47 am

    Little Red Ridding hood!

  14. Jodie says

    July 25, 2013 at 11:35 am

    We love Driving My Tractor!

  15. Cassie N says

    July 25, 2013 at 10:58 am

    Port Side Pirates!

  16. Brittney says

    July 25, 2013 at 10:22 am

    The Barefoot Book of Knights looks like something my boys would love!

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