Poppins Book Nook- Ocean/Beach Theme

The theme for the Poppins Book Nook for the month of July is ocean/beach.  This worked out perfectly for us because Hailey really showed a big interest in learning about the ocean after our recent trip to the beach.

The first thing Hailey did was make a KWL chart… she listed the things she knows and the things she wants to know.

Then we got some books out of the library… some ocean related books…

and some dolphin related books.  There were just so many good ones I couldn’t decide what to pick!

We really enjoyed the books, but this was our favorite.  There were so many interesting facts and bright, colorful pictures.

Hailey is working on a unit study about dolphins.  We didn’t finish it in time to include it in this post, but I hope to post about later this week as we are almost done.

She is also creating a dolphin lapbook, which is not done either.  Come back later this week to see a post about that.

We made a yummy treat to go along with our ocean theme… Hunter ate his before I could take a picture.

They turned out cute!  It’s just a graham cracker with blue frosting, some goldfish and some sprinkles.

Hailey was pleased with the results too 🙂

Of course, we had to make a craft, and we decided to make a killer whale.

You’ll need:
paper plate
black paint
black construction paper
something to paint with
pencil
googly eyes
glue
yarn

Hunter saw me setting up to do an activity and he got super excited to get started!

The first thing we did was draw a line with a pencil on the plates, showing how far we wanted the black paint to go.  Then Hunter and Hailey painted their plates.

Add some googly eyes

Some yarn for a mouth

Our completed killer whales.

 If you’re looking for more beach/ocean related activities I have posted several this month- check them out!

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Bee Crafty Kids- Jellyfish Craft

Welcome back to the Bee Crafty Kids link up that I am co-hosting with To The Moon and Back, Look! We’re Learning and Monster’s Ed Homeschooling Academy.

I can not believe that it’s already Friday again.  We have been so busy the last couple of weeks that we haven’t done very many activities, which is why I haven’t been posting much.  But here it is Friday again, so here is what we made for Bee Crafty Kids this week.

We are still learning about the ocean, so we made some jellyfish.

Here’s what you’ll need:
paper bowls
paint
something to paint with
tissue paper
double sided tape
fishing line

Paint the paper bowls- Hailey decided to mix her colored paint with white paint to lighten up the colors.

Hunter took the painting very seriously.

Once the paint is dry, add some spots.

Hunter working on his jellyfish.

Then I turned away for a few seconds and turned back to see this:

You can’t see it very well, but there is paint on his other cheek too.

Once the paint is dry, put some fishing line through the center of the bowl.  I tied a knot and used tape to reinforce it.

Cut the tissue paper into strips, then use the the double sided tape to stick them to the inside of the bowl.

Hailey working on adding the tissue paper.

The completed jellyfish.

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Bee Crafty Kids- Popsicle Stick Fish

Welcome back to the Bee Crafty Kids link up that I am co-hosting with To The Moon and Back, Look! We’re Learning and Monster’s Ed Homeschooling Academy.

This week we made these popsicle stick fish:

To make these cute fish you will need:
8 popsicle sticks (for each fish)
2 small googly eyes (for each fish)
glue
paint
glitter
fishing wire

First, glue the popsicle sticks together as Hailey is doing above.

Then add a popsicle stick across the top as shown here.  Once that is dry, turn your fish over and add another one to the other side.

Once the glue is dry, paint your fish the color of your choice.

While the paint is still wet, sprinkle on some glitter.

Add a googly eye to each side.

Use some fishing wire to hang up your fish.

Hailey’s completed popsicle stick fish… hanging from the chandelier in our dining room 😉

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~Enter the direct link to one or more of your own posts that showcase a craft or hands on activity for children.

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Whale Craft

We are definitely enjoying learning all about the ocean and today we made a cute whale.

Here’s what you’ll need: paint, something to paint with, a small cardboard planter box, pipe cleaners, construction paper and a sharpie.

 We wanted our whale to be a light blue, so Hailey mixed some white paint in with the blue.

 Then she painted the planter blue.

Hunter painted his blue too.  (He had just woke up from nap and still looks half asleep!)

We cut out the flukes to add to the back of the whale (and learned the real name).

We added some pipe cleaner to his blowhole.

Completed whales 🙂

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