20+ Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Book Crafts and Recipes

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a bestselling American children’s book written by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert, and published by Simon & Schuster in 1989. It teaches children to read and not to give up when things are hard. Children will enjoy the vibrant art, the bouncy rhymes, the repetition to this learning style.

The more they read or hear the same story over and over the more familiar the words in the story become. Many children have a favourite book that they require you to read with them, over and over again, this is likely to be one of those keepsake books.

Maybe you already have the book and are looking for ideas to extend the activity?

All of these projects, patterns and recipes are based on the Children’s book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Alphabet Slime

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Game

Sidewalk Chalk Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Alphabet Game

Letter Recognition with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

STEAM Ornament

Alphabet Tree

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Window Activity

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Name Tree

Chicka Chicka Boom Craft

Chicka Chicka Multiplication Trees

Stamping Craft

Snacks

Literacy Snack Idea Alphabet Tree + Free Printable

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Virtual Book Club)

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Snack

Boom Chicka Pop PopCorn

Organic Alphabet cookies

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Snacks

Decor

Large Card Stock Palm tree for Classroom

Inflatable Palm Tree For Soft Play

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After talking about the pirate themed chalk obstacle course the other day, I got to thinking about other easy, low prep games and activities you can do with kids outside. A lot of these are ideas I found on Pinterest that don’t link to blogs anymore if they ever did, but often that’s all the detail you need to figure out what’s going on.

First, a couple from blogs that are still alive. If you have a lot of trees in your yard or in your park, you probably also have a lot of sticks, so you can pretty easily do this stick maze activity from Mother Natured. Build the maze yourself or have one child build if for another. Either way it’s lots of fun and you can keep it built to use as a labyrinth or for pretend play.

If it’s hot where you live you might want outdoor activities that involve water like this fill the bucket relay game. The only thing you might not have at home is giant sponges, but this is still pretty low prep, inexpensive and lots of fun if you have two or more kids to play. Check out how to do it from The Resourceful Mama. And check out my post all about ice and water sensory activities for more ideas to beat the heat.

Make some x’s and o’s or use something you already have to be your game pieces (you can also just draw them on paper plates for a super fast version) and make a large tic tac toe board on the sidewalk. The bonus of reusable game pieces is kids can play with the same grid over and over, which is great if you don’t have a ton of space.

I also love the idea of drawing a big bullseye on the sidewalk or driveway and using beanbags or sponges to try to hit the target. If you have hula hoops you can also set them in a grassy area and have kids try to hit them.

Check out more fun outdoor games for kids from The Printable Princess. These are more for big groups of kids, but if you’ve got a classroom full these are good ones to have on hand for getting some energy out.

Do you have favorite outdoor games for kids to play when it’s hot? I’d love to hear about them!

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