Ideas for future use

Leaf People

found at http://thetoddlerblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/leaf-crafts.html

Bugs & Insects

Read-Aloud Books

Pest Fest by Julia Durango
Bugs Galore by Peter Stein
The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman
The Ant and the Grasshopper by Amy Lowry Poole

Craft

spiders & webs - to catch all the bugs!

Magic

Read-Aloud Books

The Wizard by Jack Prelutsky
The Magic Rabbit by Richard Jesse Watson
The Magic Raincoat by Ryan David

Craft

magic wands

Monsters

Read-Aloud Books

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer

Craft

monsters

Space Travel

Read-Aloud Books

Mail Harry to the Moon by Robie H. Harris
If I Were an Astronaut by Eric Braun
Big Birthday by Kate Hosford
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers

Craft

Orbiting Bodies

Space Scenes

Mother's Day & Super-Powered Moms

Read-Aloud Books

My Mommy is Magic by Carl Norac
My Mom has X-Ray Vision by Angela McAllister

Craft

Mother's Day cards - pictured above, between books

Cinco de Mayo & Mexico

Read-Aloud Books

Cinco de-Mouse-o by Judy Cox
What can you do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla
What can you do with a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla

Craft

paper-bag pinatas

paper-plate maracas