Charlotte's Web - Dress the Part

MAKE & PLAY

Dressing up and playacting is a wonderful way of extending any story. With the tutorials below, inner barnyard animals come to life.

1 & 2. These clever paper plate masks were designed by My Little 3 & Me

3. Sweet pig ears, nose and tail tutorial at 733

4. Use those leftover egg cartons to create a pig snout with Kelly Naturally

5. Or use that leftover egg carton and dress up as Templeton, with the tutorial at Baby Jungle

6. Give out prize ribbons for best pig with tutorial and editable template at Mr. & Mrs. Winslett

 

 

Charlotte's Web - Eat Some Treats

BAKE

1. Feeling ambitious? Spoonful walks you through this great barn cake with barnyard cupcakes.

2. Gourmet Mom on the Go uses pink marshmallows for the nose and ears on these sweet cupcakes.

3. Grin and Bake It celebrates friendship with these cupcakes.

 

 

4. More spiderweb cupcakes at the always clever Bakerella

5. Sweetopia offers tricks for the webs on these gorgeous cookies.

6. Make some oreo spiders with Cute Everything

7. Simple and tasty spider web snacks with pretzel sticks at Mom Endeavors

 

 



Charlotte's Web - Barnyard Crafts

MAKE

1. Make your own red barn for Wilbur and his friends using a box and the great tutorial at the Red Barn Blog

2. Krokotak, a hungarian blog, has a great printable for making these sweet chicks.

3. Make some barnyard friends at Spoonful.

4. More egg creatures to join Wilbur in the barn at Martha Stewart
5. All Kids Network offers a printable peek-a-boo barn craft.

 

Charlotte's Web - Explore & Learn

EXPLORE



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A great way to bring Charlotte's Web to life is to visit a farm, especially a small family run farm, or hobby farm. Any petting zoos in your area with pigs?

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Or what about some time in nature looking for spiders and their webs.



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And lets not forget our friend, Templeton. Go to your local pet store, and check out a live rat.

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Charlotte's Web - Crafting Charlotte's Web

MAKE

1. Mmmcrafts put together a great web with wording tutorial & a pompom spider

2. Make Charlotte's spider hatchlings at Spoonful

3. Make these fun yarn spider sacks at Modern Parents, Messy Kids
4. Create a spider web with sticks and yarn at Small For Big

5. Cut some Kirigami spider webs with Omyage Blogs
6. Make a web with sticks and wire at The Magic Onions
7. Get a little dirty making this web with yarn and glue at Modern Parents Messy Kids
8. Make these great spiders with only pipe cleaners and pony beads at Disney Family.


Charlotte's Web - Crafting Some Pig

MAKE

 

1. Sweet pigs made from eggs at Martha Stewart

2. Simple paper plate pig with egg carton ears at Crafty-Crafted

3. Fun paper bag puppet pig, including printable template at 86Lemons

 

 

Charlotte's Web - Discussion ideas

DISCUSS

Charlotte's Web is a great book to open up discussions about Friendship.

 Have you ever been in a situation where you didn't know anyone, and wanted to make new friends? How did it feel? Was it difficult?

Classic Kids - Charlotte's Web

March 1st is National Pig Day, therefore what better way to March Into Reading than with the beloved children's story:

Charlotte's Web

Written by E. B. White, and published in 1952, this classic children's chapter book tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a spider and a pig.

This is a beautiful story about friendship and a great chapter book to read aloud. It is recommended for children aged 6-11 years old, though some younger children enjoy it, depending on how they handle their emotions, as Charlotte's goodbye can be difficult for some.