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Host an Eric Carle Book Party for Summer Fun with Friends

Looking for a fun way to get together with friends this summer?

Host a Book Party with Books by Eric Carle!

Eric’s Carle’s Birthday is June 25 and in honor the Virtual Book Club for Kids is featuring him this month! Each of the hosts have selected one of his books and sharing a fun activity to go along with it.

Hosting an Eric Carle Book Themed Play Date with 30+ Activities

Our activity is to simply invite over your friends for a book themed play date and use the many ideas shared here to host!  Have each of your attendees choose a book and activity featured below and bring to the play date.  That way everyone contributes to the fun!

Tips for Hosting an Eric Carle Book Party 

  1. Invite over your friends
  2. Create a special invitation
  3. Select 3-5 Eric Carle Books to be featured
  4. Set up a station for each book
  5. Choose your activity to pair with each book OR Ask each of your friends attending to bring a book and activity to share.
  6. Rotate between each station for a Book Filled Fun Day

Eric Carle Video

Here’s a fun video featuring Eric Carle and his story that has made him a huge success for so many years!  Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Eric Carle!

Eric Carle Book Activity Stations

Here are some fun choices for your Stations at your Eric Carle Book Party.

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon Books, all opinions are 100% my own.

BOOK: The Very Hunger Caterpillar

Watch Eric Carle Reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar

LEGO Caterpillar Activity

The Very Hungry Caterpillar LEGO Fun

Learning Food Groups

Caterpillar Math Activity

Caterpillar Math with Recycled Lids

Very Hungry Caterpillar Themed Party

Very Hungry Caterpillar Party Ideas

Letter Bugs using Recycled Lids

BOOK: The Very Quiet Cricket

The Very Quiet Cricket Activities

The Very Quiet Cricket activities and printables

BOOK:The Grouchy Ladybug 

The Very Grouchy Ladybug Activities

The Grouchy Ladybug 

BOOK: The Tiny Seed

The Tiny Seed Activiities

The Tiny Seed: Math Fun

The Tiny Seed Activities

The Tiny Seeding: Gardening

BOOK:A House for  Hermit Crab 

A House for Hermit Crab Puppets and Movement Game

Ocean Themed Playdate

BOOK: Mr Seahorse 

BOOK:Ten Little Rubber Ducks 

Ten Little Rubber Ducks Activities

Ten Little Rubber Ducks

Tips for choosing Eric Carle Book with Preschoolers PLUS tons of Eric Carle Ideas!

Eric Carle Books

Eric Carle Themes to Use in Preschool or Book Club

Eric Carle Activities and Video

100+ Eric Carle Activities

Which Eric Carle Book is your favorite?

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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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