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Hop on pop11/12/2022 Whenever I am hosting a preschool play date I like to have very loose plans, but lots of back up ideas! If one of the ideas you choose is a bust don’t worry about it. You can buy edible ink food markers and let the kids decorate the marshmallows to look like Pop or dip them in chocolate and add sprinkles! Marshmallow Pops Marshmallow pops are just marshmallows on a stick. You can use a popsicle mold to make your own, buy them from the store, or fill small paper cups with juice and stick a popsicle stick in them. Seuss snack out there, but I’m sure the kids won’t care. Popsicles Serve your favorite popsicles! May not be the most creative Dr. Even if the kids can’t read the words yet they can still have fun rhyming together. Hop on Pop Popcorn Cups This snack is super simple! All you need to do is write words that rhyme with pop all over the outside of a cup with a marker and fill it with popcorn. markers, tissue paper, etc for them to use and encourage them to tell you about the story as they work. Hop on Pop Coloring Sheets Print out this coloring sheets for the kids to color. Tie the ends for them and then put it out for the birds to munch on! Buy rounded needles for the kids to use to string the popcorn together. Popcorn Chains Pop some popcorn and string it to hang outside for the birds. Make a “Pop” Paper Plate Puppet Give each kid a paper plate for him to draw his “Pop’s” (father’s) face! Glue a popsicle stick to the back of it and they have a fun puppet to play with and take home. Call out the letters for the kids to find and then pop! Pop the Balloon Letter Blow up a bunch of balloons and use a sharpie to write letters from the story on them. Hop on Pop Hopscotch Use a rock and some markers to make your own Pop rock for Hop on Pop hopscotch! Instead of numbers write words or letters from the story for the kids to become familiar with as they play. This activity is for older preschoolers who don’t put things in their mouth since popcorn kernels can be a choking hazard, use proper supervision with small pieces. Make sure to include spoons, cups, funnels, even plastic ABC letters for them to play with. Popcorn Sensory Bin Fill a large container with un-popped popcorn kernels and let the kids scoop and play with them. Start off the play date with story time so all of the kids can become familiar with the book and then start playing…and learning! Pick the ones you think your child and her friends will be the most interested in. Seuss’ Hop on Pop (affiliate link), but I don’t recommend trying to do all of them at one play date. I agree with Jillian–adding learning into playtime is lots of fun! I’ve come up with a bunch of playful learning activities, crafts, and even food ideas for Dr. Seuss books and activities at our house and my preschooler is really interested in letters and sounds right now so I thought it would be fun to plan a Hop on Pop play date for her and her friends. Seuss reading activities… play date style. Hop on pop how to#We are lucky, lucky, lucky! Megan from Coffee Cups and Crayons is visiting again! YAY! Do you remember when she shared how to choose the right book? Well today she is going to make sure we get to enjoy some Dr.
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