This month’s story is from Storyline Online and is Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller and read by Chris O’Dowd,
You can borrow other doughnut themed stories from your local library
Then why not try one of these activity ideas
- Use any relevant toys you have to act out the story
- Make some Play-Doh doughnuts
- Draw your own colourful doughnut
- What ideas would you have suggested for Arnie to do?
- Doughnut magnets (see instructions below)
- Make some doughnuts (see the link to a great recipe below)
- Have a discussion about friendships and how you can be friends with people even if you are different
Doughnut Magnets
Resources needed:
- Coloured card
- Strips of magnets
- Glitter or coloured foam for sprinkle shapes
- Googly eyes
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
Draw a big circle on a piece of card, draw a smaller circle in the middle of the card, use scissors to cut out the big circle and then cut out the smaller circle. Use foam to draw circle, stars, squares, and triangles to use as sprinkles, cut out shapes and stick on the doughnut. Stick on 2 giggly eyes at the top of the doughnut and stick a magnet strip on the back. Now ready to stick on a fridge.
Cooking Activity – Making Doughnuts
Easy baked doughnuts (no yeast) from the website Cooking with my kids
For more great ideas of activities to try with your young children check out the Talk Listen Cuddle website