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🐀 Beloved Rodent Books

From clever city mice and brave country rats to adventurous woodland heroes and mischievous troublemakers, mice and rats have scurried through children’s literature for generations. These tiny characters often represent courage, curiosity, intelligence, resilience, and heart. Whether they are saving kingdoms, exploring the world, solving mysteries, or simply trying to survive, mouse and rat protagonists have captured the imaginations of young readers and families alike.  Below is a large collection of beloved children’s books featuring rats or mice as central characters — perfect for read-alouds, literature studies, homeschool themes, or cozy family reading nights. These books are wonderful for read-aloud time, bedtime stories, and introducing young children to endearing mouse characters. Ages 0–5 (Toddlers, Preschool & Early Picture Books) If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Happy Birthday, Mouse! The Best Mouse Cookie Mouse Paint Mouse Count Frederick Alexander and the Wind-...
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How to make a Quick Simple Butterfly

As I mentioned in a previous post, I really like the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, so much so that I’ve read it to my kids quite a few times. They’ve also read the Moonlite edition, played The Very Hungry Caterpillar game, watched the video short on YouTube and listened to Michelle Obama read the story. 

Needless to say it is a favorite and they can easily spot and identify a caterpillar and butterfly. It was no surprise then, when one morning when I was showering, I heard my 3 year old screaming with delight ‘Mommy, Mommy butterfly!’ 

Hungry Caterpillar game
The surprise was that the screaming and excitement lasted a full 10 - 15 minutes. This made me think a neighbor had just gifted them a new butterfly toy.


When I finally got dressed I heard the full cause for excitement. An orange butterfly got trapped in our screen door and was fluttering around for their little viewing pleasure, until their Dad freed it. 

Their excitement was so palpable that I had to build on the moment and create some simple one dimensional butterflies to add to their learning fun. 

My 3 year old's butterfly art and craft
My 3 yr old's butterfly art work

Here’s what we used to make our very own butterflies:

Materials 

  • Coloured Card stock paper 
  • Coloured popsicle sticks
  • Crayons
  • Coloured wool
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • Googley eyes
  • Your Imagination!

Steps

1. Paste the popsicle stick on the card stock paper

2. Draw a big number 3 on both sides of the stick.

3. Draw two antennas at the top of the stick and paste two googly eyes or dried peas. 

4. Colour and decorate with crayons, glitter and wool!

My 2 yr old's butterfly artwork



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