Go On Cookie Mouse’s Crowded Christmas Tree Hunt!

19 Dec 2016 ByKate InBeyond The Book

We are now officially in the homestretch to the big day- Christmas! This week I’m planning to keep things a bit more low-key. I’ll be focusing on simpler activities & worksheets. Think more crayons and pencils, less glue or glitter. I figure everyone’s got enough to do in the last rush leading up to the holiday. We can all use some quick, simple, and low-prep activities to keep the kids engaged & busy! I’m starting off with an idea inspired by one of my boys’ favorite book characters: Cookie Mouse!

Here's a fun and simple find and color activity for kids inspired by If You Take A Mouse To The Movies. Read the book together, and then let your little ones go on crowded tree hunt inspired by Cookie Mouse! #CookieMouse #beyondthebook #holidayactivity #ChristmasFun #Christmasprintable #freeprintable #kidlit
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READING IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO THE MOVIES

For most of #thebigone’s life, we’ve been fans of the Laura Numeroff & Felicia Bond “If You Give A…” series. As soon as If You Give a Dog a Donut was released, we bought a copy for my dad and #thebigone to read together. (My dad is the biggest donut fanatic in the world.) It only made sense that the series would also be represented in our Christmas library as well. We love the silly cause & effect story in If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, and enjoy reading it as a family.

Cookie Mouse Crowded Tree Hunt Activity

GO ON A CROWDED TREE HUNT WITH COOKIE MOUSE

One of our favorite parts in the book is when Cookie Mouse decorates the Christmas tree. #thebigone loves to look through ALL the ornaments Cookie Mouse crams onto the tree. He points out the ones he thinks are extra cool, really cute, or just plain silly. I put together a quick activity inspired by this scene in the book. Your kids can use the free printables to complete ‘Cookie Mouse’s Crowded Christmas Tree Hunt’ too!

Cookie Mouse Crowded Tree Hunt Activity

One sheet has a Christmas tree crowded with holiday decorations of varying sizes. The other page lists the different types of adornments and which color to use when you find them. This is a great way for kids to practice reading color words, which for #thebigone were some of his trickier sight words to learn in kindergarten. Younger kids could simply use page 1 as a coloring sheet. For children somewhere in the middle, you could provide the colors for them ahead of time and let them complete the hunt. (On page 2, color the cookie & the word ‘yellow’ yellow, for example. This will give a clue about what color to use). Grab some crayons and your free printables, and have some fun!