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Stellaluna Book Activities

October 12, 2012 by OneMommy

 

 

Last week we went a little nuts with squirrels….

This week we got a little batty!

Remember our visit with the fruit bats?  After that post I received a wonderful comment suggesting we read the book Stellaluna.  (Thanks Mary from Fit and Fed!)Stellaluna book activities

A couple days later we actually stumbled upon the book at a nature center, and immediately fell in love!  And soon I was coming up with some fun Stellaluna book activities to do together.

If you haven’t read the book, you owe it to yourself, and your kids, to find a copy.  Besides beautiful illustrations, the book also has a wonderful story about a little baby fruit bat, separated from her mother and adopted by a bird family.  She learns to be like a bird… (Don’t worry, she is reunited with mommy bat!)  There are so many great lessons in the book along the way as well.

So what did we do with the book?

In the book Stellaluna has to eat bugs, even though they taste awful!  So I had the kids pull numbers out of a bowl (written on little bats, of course) to determine how many bugs they had to dish up on their plates.  (The bugs were left over from our I Love Bugs book activity.)  Stellaluna book activities

Of course, we had to see what the world looked like upside down….  After all, that’s how bats sleep.  So I hung them each upside down by their knees from my arm (couldn’t quite take a picture of that, but they had fun!)

When Stellaluna’s mom finally finds her she shows her where the most delicious mango tree is…  So we had a nice, ripe mango for a snack.

Stellaluna book activities
“Juicy!”

 

For our final Stellaluna book activity we made hand print bats to hang on the ceiling.

I traced their hands on a piece of folded paper (brown, since fruit bats are brown), with their thumbs along the folded edge. Stellaluna book activities Then my 5 year-old cut her hand print out, while I cut out her brother’s “bat.”  We have a little family of bats on our ceiling now. Stellaluna book activities

 

And when we went to the zoo this week…  Little guy couldn’t wait to find the fruit bats!

Yes, he’s a little batty about them now.

 

Shared on some of these awesome link up parties!

Filed Under: Kid Books & Activities, Kid Crafts Tagged With: books, craft, fun with kids, reading, teaching kids

Comments

  1. Ginny Marie says

    October 12, 2012 at 11:28 am

    What cute activities! On our last trip to the zoo, we had to go see the bats, too. Stellaluna is a favorite at our house!
    Ginny Marie recently posted..Where Are the Pumpkins?

    • OneMommy says

      October 14, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      🙂 I’m glad you’ve gotten to read Stellaluna with your girls.

  2. kelli-AdventurezInChildRearing says

    October 12, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    great ideas! thank you for sharing – new follower from Jdaniels4mom
    kelli-AdventurezInChildRearing recently posted..31 days of Hs Encouragement- weekly wrap up – Letter "F"

  3. Laurie says

    October 14, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    Although it’s been years since I had little ones I remember Stellauna. I love the crafts you made…especially the hand bats. Visiting from SITS and following.
    Laurie recently posted..Family, Faith and Friends Friday

    • OneMommy says

      October 17, 2012 at 2:56 pm

      It is definitely a book I will remember, too!

  4. JDaniel4's Mom says

    October 15, 2012 at 7:59 am

    I love the bat! This is one of my favorite books! Thank you for linking to Read.Explore.Learn. I will be featuring this post this morning on the Read.Explore.Learn Facebook page.
    JDaniel4’s Mom recently posted..Lunch and Breakfast Ideas- Pumpkins Galore

    • OneMommy says

      October 17, 2012 at 3:03 pm

      I have to say the bats look pretty cute on our ceiling….
      Thanks for featuring it!

  5. Donna DM Yates says

    November 13, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Cute, cute! I especially love the hand print bats.
    Donna DM Yates recently posted..Always Book Trailer

    • OneMommy says

      November 13, 2012 at 2:57 pm

      They were a favorite of mine last year, too. I love how they look on the ceiling.

  6. Sue in Texas says

    May 20, 2013 at 1:50 pm

    Great book and activities! As an extension you would like the Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, and Bats at the Ballgame. Wonderful rhyming stories and illustrations.

  7. Reshama says

    September 12, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    The hand print bats are so cool! Stellaluna sounds like a wonderful read aloud!
    -Reshama @StackingBooks.com
    Reshama recently posted..Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    • OneMommy says

      September 14, 2013 at 5:42 pm

      It is a great read aloud! 🙂

  8. Barbara Mojica says

    September 12, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    Love this book, but I like the craft bats a lot better than the real ones!

    • OneMommy says

      September 13, 2013 at 10:26 pm

      Have to say I like the craft bats a bit better, too! 🙂

  9. Tina says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:37 am

    When I was student teaching, I randomly caught a bat on my college campus. We immediately began a bat unit in our class featuring Stellaluna, of course! Love the activities you did here! Thanks for sharing at Booknificent Thursday!
    Tina
    Tina recently posted..Sky Girl Book Review and Giveaway!

    • OneMommy says

      September 13, 2013 at 10:23 pm

      Catching a bat takes some talent! Love how it inspired a unit in your classroom!

      Thanks for hosting!

  10. Sandi says

    September 13, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    Stellaluna is such a good book. Loved your handprint bats.

  11. Crystal @ Crystal's Tiny Treasures says

    September 17, 2013 at 6:12 am

    This sounds like a touching and fun story, and I love that you gave your children the chance to see the world upside-down! I’ll be featuring you this week on Mom’s Library at Crystal’s Tiny Treasures. Have a great week!

    • OneMommy says

      September 18, 2013 at 9:14 pm

      Thank you for featuring it!

  12. Lindsey@Kindred Spirit Mommy says

    July 21, 2014 at 9:23 am

    These are great activities! 🙂 I’m going to add a few to our unit study this summer. Thanks for sharing!
    Lindsey@Kindred Spirit Mommy recently posted..Ramona Quimby, Reading While You Walk, & Chapter Books

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