Chick and Duckling Spring Storytime Snacks and a Craft

by Tonya Staab
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This spring have storytime fun with the kids. We are showing you how to make chick and duckling storytime snacks and a craft.

Welcome the change of season by spending a couple of special hours with your little one crafting, preparing and eating snacks, and reading together.

spring has sprung book and snack image

Note: I originally created this article for the website Rusty and Rosy, however, that site is currently offline.

You can choose any book you like; the one we chose was The Chick and the Duckling.

The chick and the duckling storytime snacks and a craft for kids.

Duckling cup craft

What you need

  • Yellow treat cup (or paper cup)
  • Orange card stock
  • Googly eyes
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Glue

Instructions

Have your child draw the feet and beak on the orange card stock and cut them out.  Glue them onto the treat cup along with the googly eyes.

Chick sandwich

What you need

  • Bread
  • Round cookie cutter (or a glass or small dish)
  • Cheese slice
  • Carrot stick
  • Candy eyes
  • Knife

Instructions

Cut the bread and cheese into a circular shape using the cookie cutter. Place the cheese on top of the bread.

Peel and cut a slice off the wide end of the carrot stick.  The carrot slice will be a circle, make two cuts on either side in a ‘V’ shape to make the beak.  You will have two pieces left, trim the ends of them to make the feet.

Have your child place the carrot beak, carrot feet, and candy eyes onto the cheese and bread.

Chick trail mix

What you need

  • Popcorn
  • Cheerios
  • Annie’s Bunny Grahams
  • Trader Joe’s Jelly Beans – coconut, lemon & lime, banana split, apple, tangerine, mango and lemon (we prefer these because they have natural flavors)

Instructions

Have your child add all of the ingredients to the chick treat cup.

Chick and duckling books to read during storytime this spring

  • The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
  • Chick by Ed Vere
  • Nora’s Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan
  • This Little Chick by John Lawrence
  • Chicken Little by Ed and Rebecca Emberley

Now you can read your chosen book while you both enjoy the delicious snacks you made together.

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