Storybook Springboard – bringing books to life
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
When children first begin to engage in imaginary play it’s usually by role-playing things they see in their everyday life – feeding their teddy, giving their doll a bath, chatting to daddy on the phone. This is a valuable way for them to try out a different experience and practise all the language associated with it. As they get a little older and their view of the world expands beyond their own homelife they start to play in more imaginative, fantasy ways. The Tiger Who Came to Tea
As an alternative you could make a tiger mask.
Or how about making a tiger puppet so they can play out the story on a small scale.
Everyone learns best when a new idea is linked in with other experiences which re-inforce the new. Can you have some fun bringing your child’s favourite book to life today?
This post is linking in with The Gallery, hosted by Tara at Sticky Fingers, where the theme this week is A Novel Idea – a photo inspired by your favourite book. Why not pop over and see the other pictures for more inspiration?
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Great ideas! I love Judith Kerr and this book in particular – special memories of reading it over and over again with my son and now my daughter. Was the first theatre show I took him to as well. Am going to try the puppet idea with them!
Love this! Can’t wait to try these ideas out when Baby T is older. The face paint pic is great!
I was going to do this book (with a photo of a cat who came to Christmas dinner instead!), my daughter loves it! Will definitely remember the face paints for when she’s a little bigger. Might try the puppet now though, thanks for the ideas.
Oooh, I like them all! what wonderful Tigers you have in your house! Though I do think we may have to give the tiger puppet a go! Red Ted loves sticking his finger through things! And I hate facepainting (just me being weird)
Maggy x
Fantastic to see such creativity going on! Great pics.
Excellent – love the handmade masks.
Next time I think I’ll use a real tiger. Not that I’m competitive, or anything *cough*
we love that book, and will definitely be making some masks 🙂
Oooooh what a fabulous site I’ve just stumbled in to via The Gallery. There be MAKING going on in here, love love love love it.
We heart the tiger too although drinking all daddy’s beer was really very norty, never mind all the water in the tap.
I also have a little crush on Daddy. It’s the red socks that do it for me. And not turning a drama in to a crisis by just popping on his coat and taking everyone out to a cafe for tea. Hoorah for that.
Fab. Love it!
Lovely illustrations for what looks like a wonderful book!
How wonderfully creative – I am in awe. I especially love the last little finger tiger. Great post!
I love the finger puppet, I can see that going on our “things to do this holiday list”, great post 🙂
love those photos – grrrrr
roooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!
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Wow, I wish I was so creative with my Isabelle 😉
LOVE the puppet with the finger holes. That gives me so many ideas!!
Yours is the second post I’ve seen this week on a book I had long forgotten 🙂
That face painting is AMAZING!! Much better than the day I came home and found Dadda had drawn a tiger face on Princess with TEXTA!!
Hi Amandab – I’ve seen a few Tiger posts this week too. This one is a real favourite of ours.
I love going beyond the book whether it is a math activity, journal writing or face painting. Great post. 🙂
I love the little tiger puppet, so cute! Thanks for linking up to our LOVE BOOKS program. https://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/p/love-books.html