Applesauce is Fun to Wear: Baby & Toddler Story Hour Kit

APPLESAUCE IS FUN TO WEAR: STORY HOUR KIT

Best Users: Public Librarians, Early Childhood Educators, Home Learning
Best Audience: Children Ages 3 Months to 3 Years

ABOUT THE KIT

Not only does Applesauce is Fun to Wear make a “silly, rollicking” read aloud for baby and toddler story time, but it offers opportunities for remote or in-person healthy eating and art activities. From singing along to finger painting to healthy snacks to eating tips, here is a whole menu of delicious (sticky) hands-on activities for families.

The kit includes:

SONG: APPLESAUCE IS FUN TO SING
Two of the pages from this rhyming picture book have the same cadence as the song, “London Bridge is Falling Down.” To give your families something to sing at story time (and maybe even at mealtime), we have provided a printable song sheet.

ACTIVITY: IS A BIB FUN TO WEAR?
Babies and toddlers may find applesauce fun to wear, but to keep those cute outfits shipshape, we include a cutout bib activity. Bring out the crayons or finger paints and invite wee patrons to scribble and smear. Laminate it for repeated use.

SNACK: APPLESAUCE STICKERS FOR STICKY EATERS
To connect your read aloud to healthy eating, consider giving away single serve containers of organic sugar-free applesauce. If you get the round cups with 2.5” foil tops, we have provided circle cut outs to glue to the tops of the containers.

TAKEAWAY: APPLESAUCE IS OKAY TO WEAR 
and OTHER HEALTHY EATING TIPS FROM PEDIATRICIANS
Applesauce is, indeed, fun to wear. But caregivers often wish their kids did not put in their hair! Despite the sweet mess, the American Association of Pediatrics encourages families to foster self-feeding. A takeaway sheet offers healthy eating advice for babies and toddlers and includes the caveat, “You should ALWAYS confirm this and any eating advice with your own pediatrician.”

DOWNLOAD Applesauce Is Fun to Wear: Story Hour Kit (PDF)

EVENT POSTER & SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE
Holding a special story time or event to feature this book and use these materials? Share the event with an event poster and/or a social media image. The font used on the materials is Tomarik.
DOWNLOAD Applesauce is Fun to Wear: Event Poster (JPG)
DOWNLOAD Applesauce is Fun to Wear: Social Media Image (JPG)

ACTIVITY: PLACEMATS ARE GOOD TO SMEAR
For a larger canvas for crayons or finger paints, this template gives babies and toddlers plenty of space to scribble some dribbles, spills, or handprints. Laminate for repeated use.
DOWNLOAD Applesauce is Fun to Wear: Placemat (PDF 11 x 17)

Images © Jane Massey

ABOUT THE BOOK

Applesauce is Fun to Wear
By Nancy Raines Day
Illustrated by Jane Massey
ISBN-13: 9781951836054
Published by Cameron Kids 
Distributed by ABRAMS
Age Range: 3 Months to 3 Years

Not only does this book make a “silly, rollicking” read aloud for baby and toddler story time, but it offers opportunities for remote or in-person healthy eating and art activities. From singing along to finger painting to healthy snacks to eating tips, here is a whole menu of delicious (sticky) hands-on activities for families.

“In a silly, rollicking rhyme, Day explores the many ways that highchair-time can go awry….In Massey’s accompanying illustration, a bowl is upturned on a youngster’s head, spoon cast aside, applesauce dripping everywhere. …Massey provides a diverse cast of little ones in a pale palette, highlighting smears and smudges across tiny faces. They appear against a white background that is the opposite of clean, displaying little handprints and smears….the unbridled joy of messiness shines through….Dive into the spaghetti with gusto.”
—Kirkus Reviews

THE GIVEAWAY WINNERS

Congratulations to all our books winners and to Pickens County Library System in Easley, SC for winning a case of applesauce!