Spring Archives - Books and Giggles Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:45:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://booksandgiggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-BG-favicon-23-3-32x32.png Spring Archives - Books and Giggles 32 32 Birdhouse ABC Activity https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/ https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/#comments Mon, 19 May 2025 19:01:25 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10568 Inside: a free printable birdhouse ABC activity where kids put alphabet bird cards into a birdhouse. Includes a letter spinner, uppercase letter cards, and recording sheets in both uppercase and lowercase letter versions. Spring and summertime are for the birds! Here in Texas, we love watching barn swallows build nests over the grandparents’ porch every...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/birdhouse-abc-activity/feed/ 2 Preschool Pot of Gold Craft for St. Patrick’s Day https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/ https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:56:20 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=10400 Inside: Grab the free printable template and make an ABC or torn paper “pot of gold” craft with your preschool or kindergarten students. Today is your lucky day! I have a free printable “pot of gold” craft for you just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. There is the ABC version shown above, or you...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/preschool-pot-of-gold-craft-for-st-patricks-day/feed/ 2 Spring Letter Sounds Clip Cards {Free Printable} https://booksandgiggles.com/spring-letter-sounds-clip-cards/ https://booksandgiggles.com/spring-letter-sounds-clip-cards/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2022 17:01:29 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7423 Inside: These rain and rainbow-themed spring letter sounds clip cards help children practice matching letters of the alphabet with their initial sounds. Today I’m sharing a simple alphabet clip card activity with you. You can use these as part of a weather unit, or after teaching your kids about “April showers”. Or, you can just...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/spring-letter-sounds-clip-cards/feed/ 0 25 Adorable Bunny Crafts for Kids https://booksandgiggles.com/bunny-crafts-for-kids/ https://booksandgiggles.com/bunny-crafts-for-kids/#respond Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:56:26 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7170 These cute bunny crafts are for children of all ages, from toddler to preschool and kindergarten, through elementary. They use a variety of materials, so you can select a rabbit made of everything from paper plates to popsicle sticks. Hippity hop! Spring is around the corner, and with it come bunnies, farm animals, and flowers...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/bunny-crafts-for-kids/feed/ 0 Paper Plate Bunny Craft (with Free Template) https://booksandgiggles.com/paper-plate-bunny-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/paper-plate-bunny-craft/#respond Wed, 09 Feb 2022 15:29:30 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=7108 This cute paper plate bunny craft is fun for little hands to make – and helps them practice their fine motor skills too. Time to get ready for the Easter bunny! Spring is still weeks away as I write this, but I’m dreaming of flowers, pastels, and of course bunnies. I wanted to create a...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/paper-plate-bunny-craft/feed/ 0 This Rain Craft for Preschoolers is a Fun Hole-Punching Activity Too https://booksandgiggles.com/rain-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/rain-craft/#respond Thu, 08 Apr 2021 17:38:55 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5881 Inside: this preschool rain craft sneaks in some fine motor work and hand strengthening with a hole punch, plus it looks super cute when you add photos of your kids holding an umbrella. If you’re looking for a fun spring craft that has an element of process art, or just a rainy day craft, look...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/rain-craft/feed/ 0 Earth Day Books for Kids https://booksandgiggles.com/earth-day-books-for-kids/ https://booksandgiggles.com/earth-day-books-for-kids/#respond Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:11:50 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5825 Inside: These Earth Day books for kids include picture books, nonfiction, and even board books. You’ll find meaningful choices for teaching and celebrating with children ages 3-12. April 22nd is coming up soon, and it’s time to think about what you’ll do for Earth Day! Whether you’re planning a special “green” activity or an upcycled...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/earth-day-books-for-kids/feed/ 0 Shear the Sheep Craft for Preschoolers https://booksandgiggles.com/sheep-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/sheep-craft/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:32:43 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=5767 Preschoolers can practice their scissors skills with this fun cotton ball sheep craft. They can even help the sheep “grow” new wool so that they can shear it again! If you’re teaching a farm unit, reading farm books, or setting up a farm animals theme in your classroom, you’re surely want to include sheep. This...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/sheep-craft/feed/ 1 Very Hungry Caterpillar Suncatcher Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/caterpillar-suncatcher-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/caterpillar-suncatcher-craft/#comments Mon, 04 May 2020 23:13:05 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4325 I know I just posted a caterpillar craft last week, but this adorable idea for a caterpillar suncatcher craft hit me yesterday, and I just had to share it here! Like our button caterpillar craft, this one is based on Eric Carle’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It’s a suncatcher made with a plastic strawberry...

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]]> https://booksandgiggles.com/caterpillar-suncatcher-craft/feed/ 1 Tape Resist Caterpillar Craft https://booksandgiggles.com/caterpillar-craft/ https://booksandgiggles.com/caterpillar-craft/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:06:53 +0000 https://booksandgiggles.com/?p=4292 Inside: This monarch caterpillar craft is fun and easy for preschool and up. A spring thunderstorm knocked out our power this morning, and suddenly it looked like we were done with distance learning for the day. It was a great excuse to get crafting. There are lots of great caterpillar crafts out there, but we...

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