Creating a Baby Book with Preschoolers Inspired by Author Mem Fox

How to make a baby book with your preschooler adapted from Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox. A fun way to explore self image and learning about print.

Storytime as a mother can be one of the most special times you can have. It’s a treasured gift of Motherhood. The ability to take an author’s book and share with your child how special they are to you can be magical.

There is one special author that comes to mind who encourages me to find those special moments with my children. This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is author is Mem Fox! She has written this very special book called Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.

Have you read it to your little one yet?

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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox

Make Your Own Lullaby Inspired by Mem Fox

As you watch Mem’s Song Video below you’ll see that sometimes it’s a special song that is just perfect for our child to explore language too. Both of my girls have their own little baby songs for bedtime that I hummed along to night after night until they found their own special words.

Do you have a special song for your child?

Sharing Baby Book Moments with your Preschooler

I’ve been spending more time with our Baby Books with my preschooler who is now 3 and a half. She’s quite fascinated by the fact that she’s growing bigger and that Mommy and Daddy were babies a long time ago or “yesterday” as she says.

Make Your Own Baby Book Inspired by Mem Fox

Make a Baby Book with your child adapted from Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes

There was one little baby who was born ________.

Make each page end with “This little baby had ten little fingers and ten little toes.”

Print out images from your child’s baby book so that they have images to hold and touch and look at.

This concept is so important for self image and learning about print.

We used some of Mem Fox’s words from the story, Ten Little Fingers & Ten Little Toes, to add on top of our images. For children who are learning to read add a simple text that they are able to read.

Baby Activities for Kids

Sharing a few fun activities with babies can make this book even more special.

Set up a baby care station
Set up a baby bath station
Make a basket full of books with babies
Make a matching game using baby photos

Resources for author Mem Fox

Visit Mem Fox’s Website for fun ideas! {Click here}
List of Top Must have Classics for Kids {Click Here}
Mem Fox Pinterest Board at Virtual Book Club for Kids

Videos of Mem Fox

Making a personal connection with authors is one of the sweetist things you can do with your child as they begin to learn and appreciate books and writing. Take a peek at these videos of Mem Fox.

The first one is of her signing a song to go along with Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
The second video is a story reading at the White House of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes.
The final one is a little story behind the making of the books.

So much fun to see the process. Take a moment and enjoy with your child.