book-related crafts

I often find crafting inspiration from the books we read. And while I usually post a few crafts a week (and the books that go with them), I thought it would be helpful to put them all in one place. So here is the list--I'll be adding to it as we read more books and do more crafts!

Handprint:
lobster handprint craft {beach books}
thumbprint chicks {Old McDonald}
handprint garland {The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.}
handprint turkey {Setting the Turkey's Free}
handprint ostrich {Whiteblack the Penguin Sees the World}

Felt:

felt flag garland {I Know About Flags}

shamrock necklace {St. Patrick's Day in the Morning}

felt spots {Put Me in the Zoo}
little red fish pillow {The Little Red Fish}

Gluing:

kenyan flags {Moja Means One; Papa Do You Love Me?}

three little pigs houses {Three Little Pigs}

bottle cap bear {Beady Bear}

bottle cap animals {animal books}

bottle cap bunnies {The Bunny Book}

bottle cap cupcakes {If You Give a Cat a Cupcake}

kitty cat fire hat {The Fire Cat}

fish valentine {My Heart is Like a Zoo}

tasselled mask {May I Bring a Friend?}

stoplight necklace {Keat's Neighborhood}

pinecone owl {Good Night Owl}

puffball caterpillar {A Very Hungry Caterpillar}

sock puppets {If You Give a Moose a Muffin}

beehive {The Beeman}

apple hat {Up, Up, Up It's Apple Picking Time}

thomas the train toys {Thomas the Train}

fall leaf palette {fall books}

Sewing: 

preschool sewing project {My Friend}
little red fish pillow {The Little Red Fish}

Reusing Recyclables:

trash bag rabbits {Little Rabbit's New Baby}

cardboard antlers {Imogene's Antler's}

musical shakers {songbooks for kids}

homemade stethoscope {Dr. Rabbit, Who's Sick Today?}

music horns {Violet's Music}

Painting/Drawing: 

painted rock easter eggs {Easter Bunny Saves the Day}

chalk drawing {Harold's Trip to the Sky}

lipstick kisses {A Book of Kisses}
blueberry paint {Blueberries for Sal}

Glitter: 

santa's sleigh {The Night Before Christmas}

glittery medals {Bicycle Race}

Paper Folding: 

paper roses {Robert the Rose Horse, Ferdinand, Happy Birthday Everywhere!}

Food: 

fairy bread {Happy Birthday Everywhere}

muffin tin lunch {The Cat in the Hat}

building letters {How to Build an A}

orange {Orange}

color mixing {Kitten Red Yellow Blue; The Pop-Up Color Book, Mouse Paint}

mini-ice rink {Big Dog, Little Dog}

baked apples {Up, Up, Up It's Apple Picking Time!}
blueberry paint {Blueberries for Sal}
blueberry bliss popsicle recipe {Blueberries for Sal}

Collage: 

snowflake collage {Winter Friends}

Holiday: 

12 Days of Christmas Crafts {Brian Wildsmith's 12 Days of Christmas}

gift boxes {We Three Kings}

santa's sleigh {The Night Before Christmas}

turkey cookies {Thanksgiving Books}

painted rock easter eggs {Easter Bunny Saves the Day}

Misc.: 

letter-writing activity {If You Give a Pig a Pancake}

clothesline activity {Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash}

rainbow hunt {Planting a Rainbow}

lullaby bells {In a Blue Room}

campfire {Camp Granada}

art box {Razzle Dazzle Doodle Art}

shaving cream snow/ice fun {Lost and Found}

animal masks {The Mitten}

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If you have a book-related craft to share or even a list of book-related crafts, please link them up! I'll keep this linky open all week. Feel free to link up old posts or create new ones!