My fathers dragon craft

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (1923-) Illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett (1896-1979)

I recently pulled a gem of a book out of our book baskets as I was cleaning out our school room. My Father’s Dragon is a story I remember our oldest t

Looking for a fun way to keep your kids productive and busy during the weekend with the use of our printables? Then look no further! Today, we love to share with you this free printable cut and paste dragon craft template that is perfect for kindergartners and preschoolers to use for their diy crafts. It’s

Have you seen our paper plate dragons? My preschooler is currently on a dragon kick and we've been reading dragon books, watching dragon movies, and making dragon crafts... of course! If you have a dragon lover at home, then you'll love this craft too. I've even included a template so that you can easily make these paper plate dragons with your little ones too! Let's get making! Make these Colorful and fun paper plate dragons! This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support…

Craft an adorable, friendly paper bag dragon puppet using a free printable template! When you're done, put on a fairy tale puppet show.

Normally, I like to recount my successes here on the blog, but sometimes, honesty is best, too. I've been running a book club for 8-12 year olds at my library and attendance has been low(ish) but not abysmal. It's definitely not an easy sell, not like adding another baby or toddler storytime, which would fill up in no time, that's for sure. I have about a half-dozen kids who've been showing up on a somewhat regular basis. Generally, we read a book, and do a craft while we have a…

My Father's Dragon book club plan including a menu, table topics, a book related craft, and a family service project.

Make a Wild Island Map for a Family Dinner Book Club craft inspired by My Father's Dragon.

Make a Wild Island Map for a Family Dinner Book Club craft inspired by My Father's Dragon.

Have you read My Father's Dragon? It is seriously one of the cutest chapter books ever! I decided to start my year with it this year because it isn't too heavy. The kids will love the story and I can focus on teaching them how to respond to reading instead of focusing on the deeper meaning or difficult vocabulary. The best part? The book is free! Yes free! Keep reading to find out where to get it... I made a reader's response journal to go with the book and then I kept adding more to the…