Recap from the Year: Theme Days

When I first came across Katherine Marie's Theme Weeks, I absolutely fell in love.  What a great idea for children.  I began trying my own humble attempts, often tied to books because I love children's literature.  Even though I'll be on hiatus from blogging, here are some of the theme days floating around in my head that I still want to do with my kids...

• Corduroy Bear - Think buttons... button memory game, button crafts, edible buttons, preschool-level sewing
• Pinkalicious - This one will probably become a tea party with some of my daughters friends, with those famous pink cupcakes of course
• Very Fairy Princess - Edible fairy wands, building fairy villages in the backyard, pancakes with fairy dust, and dressing up like fairy princesses for the day
• The Little Engine that Could - trains, trains, and more trains

And here are the recaps of the ones I did:


THEME OF THE DAY: MADELINE
This was by far my favorite theme day.  I love this classic story.

Book: Madeline, many from the series
Activity:
- Making our own Madeline hat from a paper plate and bowl
- Making French Flags from Red, White, and Blue candies
- "RED", "BLUE" and "YELLOW" spelling cards
- Madeline Coloring Pages
Food:
- A Croque en bouche of donut holes and blueberries (complete with Madeline on top)
- A French Flag Lunch
- Lemon Creme Madeline Hat Cookies
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THEME OF THE DAY:  FISH

Book:  Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale by Marcus Pfister

Activity:  Playing at the Beach (we were on vacation)

Food:

- Goldfish for snacks (parmesan and honey since Mommy doesn't like the original)

- Fish in Water, aka Blue Jello with Honey Goldfish

- Grilled Cheese "Fish" with Blueberry "Bubbles"- Kites

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THEME OF THE DAY:  PLANES

Book:  Pedro by Disney
Activity:
- Learning about the Wright Brothers (we were at Kitty Hawk at the time)
- Painting "Plane" Toast
- Flying Gliders on the Beach
Food:  Snack of Plane Toast and Cheese Clouds
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THEME OF THE DAY:  SNOW WHITE
This was really our celebration of Halloween.  The kids were Snow White and Dopey.

Book:  The classic Snow White fairy tale, though the Disney version, not Grimm Brothers (the kids aren't ready for the real version yet)
Activities:  Snow White and Dopey Costumes
Food:  An apple themed dinner, including apples, apple sausage, baked apples, and "apple" cupcakes
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THEME OF THE DAY:  KITES

Inspiration:  Mary Poppin's "Let's Go Fly a Kite" Song

Activities: 

- Making a Paper Kite

- Flying Kites on the Beach

- Dancing along the Beach singing "Let's Go Fly a Kite"

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THEME OF THE DAY:  CANDY CORN
This theme was to celebrate National Candy Corn Day (October 30th).

- "Candy Corn" Pancakes
- "Candy Corn" Breakfast Parfaits (yogurt and bananas)
- "Candy Corn" Cheese platter
- "Candy Corn" Pudding Parfait
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THEME OF THE DAY:  WATERMELON

- Fun with Cookie Cutters

- Jello Watermelon

- Watermelon Cocktails

THEME OF THE DAY:  STRAWBERRIES

- Felt Strawberries
- Strawberry Barrettes
- Strawberry Jam
- Rosemary and Strawberry Shortbread Cookies (not pictured)

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