This week's read is a cute, charming picture book "Love, Escargot."
Author: Dashka Slater
Illustrator: Sydney Hanson
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Books
This sweet and hilarious story about Valentine's day and unexpected friendships is a great read-aloud for story time and can be a perfect gift for animal lovers or on Valentine's day.
DIY Snail Craft
Materials needed: White and colored cardstock paper, googly eys, liquid glue, colorful pom-poms (or beads/buttons etc.), black marker pen, scissors.
Steps:
1. Cut the colored cardstock into a tapered oval shape for the snail's body and cut 2 strips from the same cardstock for the snail's tentacles. Stick a pom-pom on the tip of tentacles.
2. Cut the white cardstock into a circle. Using liquid glue, stick colorful pom-poms (or beads) onto the cut circle in a spiraling fashion. Snail's shell is ready.
3. Stick the tentacles and shell onto the snail's body.
4. Stick on a googly eye and draw a cute mouth using a marker.
5. Your snail or Escargot is ready to roll!
