NanceXToo Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 So my 4 y/o, Ben, brought me the book "Harold & The Purple Crayon" and asked me to read it to him. I opened it up to the first page, and had a sudden brainstorm, partially inspired by the book itself, and partially inspired by someone here who recently showed us her blog, part of which involved her covering her kitchen table with paper and laying out markers for her kids to use for a good start to their day (I'm so sorry I can't remember what your name was!!) So anyway I had this big roll of paper, and I cut a piece to fit across my kitchen table. I then gave my son a big purple crayon, sat him at the table, and started reading him the story, pausing to encourage him to draw the scenes from the story with his own purple crayon as we went. He had a lot of fun with this!! And I was so happy that he was willing to try, because it's rare that he'll even attempt much more than a scribble! When he was done, I wrote his name, age, the date, the title of the story, and labeled the things he drew, and rolled the paper up and put it away to keep/show his dad later. Of course I took pictures, and I wanted to share them with someone besides his dad lol. I'm going to have to see if we have any other books we might be able to try this with, too! Thanks for looking :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane in CO Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 What a neat idea :001_smile: Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Very Cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I'd rep you if I could! Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 This is just darling! Thanks for sharing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmommaof4 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 WOw, what a great way to really let your child enjoy a story! Kudos to you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Fun! When dd was not quite 3, we visited friends in TX. We went to story time at their library and they read this and had paper and purple crayons out for all of the kids. Since she LOVED the Harold books, she was very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Thanks for looking, and for the nice comments! :) His daddy loved it, by the way. Harold & The Purple Crayon was his favorite book when he was a little boy. He was excited when I first found the book at a used book sale and brought it home for Ben. He loved seeing Ben's "project" with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightly Salted Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Is that cute or what?! Art copywork is an educational thing too. He's adorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Great job both of you! That's definitely a keeper for you! I still have pics that my kids drew while I was reading. They're all so precious now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 What a great idea! Harold inspired this at our house. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 What a great idea! Harold inspired this at our house. :001_smile: That's great!! I love the books you guys made! I didn't even know there WERE other Harold books! But now I'm going to go order a copy on Amazon, and perhaps it'll turn into a similar project :) Thanks again for all the nice responses, all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 That is so darling. I miss having littles to do that sort of thing with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Oh, Nance. What a fun idea! Thanks for sharing. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Cute! My 4 year old dd loves this book too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 What fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Food4Thought Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Very cute! Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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