If You Give a Moose a Muffin / by Laura Numeroff

"And chances are…if you give him the jam, he'll want a muffin to go with it."

we love Laura Numeroff
and we adore illustrations by Felicia Bond

For this 'home sweet home' activity you will need to be prepared with: 

1. your child's favorite muffin mix 

2. cupcake liners (if you choose) 

3.  a cupcake pan.

(*don't forget you will need to make sure you have all ingredients required for your muffin mix!*)

This sweet story offers MANY ideas for creating fun and active involvement.  I chose to share an activity for the kitchen.  You may also paint a mural, sew button eyes onto a sock for a puppet show or even make some homemade jam?!?  The activity possibilities are many….so be creative!

Read "If You Give a Moose a Muffin"

Allow pauses in the story for a giggle or two and questions!

When the story comes to an end…invite the children to help you make the muffin mix!

The nice thing about muffin mix is that you can find it for pretty cheap!
I pulled this muffin mix from my food storage cabinet
and dug around for some festive cupcake liners I had bought for another project.
Ready to go….& I didn't spend a dime!

While the muffins are baking you may want to involve the children in a painting activity or sewing activity!  Something that will take about 20 minutes.  At random moments ask the kids if they can smell the aroma of the baking muffins…smells SO good!

everyones ready for their splendid blueberry muffin,
milk and, of coarse, homemade raspberry jam!

When the muffins are done, poor some milk, pass out the warm muffins and sit at the table (or better yet, go outside for a small picnic)  Discuss with the children what they thought of the story about the very silly moose.  "Why did the moose have a hard time focusing?"  "What did the moose make with the socks?"  "When the moose saw the blackberry bushes, what made him want to go to the store?"

Having a daughter with ADHD and having a slight case of ADD myself, I find this book amusing and understandable!  The creativity and desire for fun, in which the moose possesses, is refreshing and sends the imagination on a wonderful adventure!

I would love to hear how your children felt about this book and the activities that are derived from it's story!  Have a great time!!

Peace and simplicity!

Lisa