Wooded forests, bubbling streams and Pooh Sticks -- what more could you want for a celebration of The House at Pooh Corner? How about a Pooh Picnic complete with honey snacks and Pooh Twinkies?
Wooded forests, bubbling streams and Pooh Sticks -- what more could you want for a celebration of The House at Pooh Corner? How about a Pooh Picnic complete with honey snacks and Pooh Twinkies? #la4k #ihsnet #homeschool
The House at Pooh Corner Book
This month our book club was on the book, The House at Pooh Corner.
A.A. Milne is a beloved author in this house, and as the youngest and I read through the book together, memories flashed through my mind. The oldest and I read through all the Pooh books, watched the Disney shows, and even went to see Pooh's Heffalump Movie (which I'm pretty sure my husband slept through).
Pooh is fluffy, kind and good-natured. His love of honey is akin to my love of chocolate (I would totally climb a tree for a jar of Nutella -- just sayin'). His appeal is universal with children and adults alike. And, the best thing about Pooh is that he is timeless. I enjoyed the books as a child, and now I can enjoy them again with each of my kids.
In this house, we love to read, but we don't stop there. After most of our read-alouds, we enjoy a bit of party school. Party school can be as simple as adding some snacks to the end-of-book discussions or as elaborate as hosting friends for activities and feasts. In the case of The House At Pooh Corner, a Pooh Picnic only seemed natural.
The House at Pooh Corner Book Club Snacks
Pooh Picnic
Our home is not located in the Hundred Acre Forest or even a Ten Acre Forest. However, we do have a tiny little area with a few trees and a pond. With all great adventures, a little imagination comes in handy.
And of course, no picnic is complete without some great snacks.
Some of our snacks for the picnic included:
Pooh Grahams (Teddy Grahams),
Tigger Tails (Cheetos),
Eeyore's House (Pretzels),
Rabbit's Garden (Broccoli Sprouts and Baby Carrots in Hummus),
Kanga Kabobs (Fruit Kabobs),
Bit-O-Honey candies,
Pooh Twinkies and Roo's PB and Honey Bagels.
The House at Pooh Corner Book Club Activities
While we were snacking we talked about the book and what we enjoyed. We used The House at Pooh Corner Arrow from Brave Writer during the month. In the Literary Elements sections, fun activities with synonyms are listed. They make a great writing activity.
Finding Winnie
In the 20+ years I've loved Winnie the Pooh (ok, so it's been a bit longer) I never knew that A.A. Milne based Winnie the Pooh on a real bear. The beautifully told story can be found in the book, Finding Winnie
. It's a fascinating tale that winds its way through Canada to England, through a war, to a small boy. I loved the historical pictures at the end of the book. If your kids like to watch movies about their favorite books, the movie A Bear Named Winnie
tells the story of the famous bear.
Pooh Sticks
What's a Pooh Picnic without a game of Pooh Sticks?
I was truly amazed how long kids could be interested in a game that consisted of throwing a stick on one side of a bridge (or dock, in our case) and watching it float out the other. They kept finding sticks to throw into the pond until the sticks became limbs and it took more than one person to carry them. At this point, there was some Mom intervention.
Pooh Friends
The lesson to be learned from all the Pooh stories is pretty simple.
It's one of friendship.
Friends are important at any age and are often the only thing to help you on your desperately bad, fall-in-a-pit, kind of day. Friends can be as different as Tigger and Rabbit or as similar as Pooh and Piglet.
But, some friends are forever...or "even longer."
What book has inspired you to have a party or maybe a picnic?
The House at Pooh Corner Online Nature Book Club
In the nature mini-course, The House at Pooh Corner Online Book Club, we will read the book The House at Pooh Corner by A.A.Milne. As we are reading, we will go on rabbit trails of discovery about trees, bears, bouncy animals, and more. We will find ways to learn by experiencing parts of the book through arts and crafts.
We will add a little nature study magic dust and go on outdoor adventures into nature.
At the conclusion of the story, we will have a "party school" celebrating Pooh and his friends.
Take a Sneak Peek into The House at Pooh Corner Online Nature Book Club
If this is your first book club....
Adding adventure to the picture book The House at Pooh Corner
Periscope of Pooh Picnic
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Portions of this article first appeared on Minivan Ministries.
I love this! So much fun!
Thanks, Brenda! The kids had a blast.
A Pooh picnic? My word, does it get sweeter than this? <3
The Twinkies definitely make it sweet!
Oh that Silly Ol’ Bear is one of my absolute favorites! What a fun idea to have a Pooh Bear Picnic-adding to our Spring Bucket List:)
I know! He’s so loveable and sweet!
This is definitely something for my trio to try. Looks like a lot of fun
Snacks + Sticks = Fun!
Love the Twinkie Poohs. 🙂 Nothing more fun than bringing literature to life with crafts and food! Thanks for sharing at Literacy Musing Mondays.
A little fun with food goes a long way!
Love this so much…we too have book parties…usually tea parties….Madeline Tea (French inspired); Eloise tea at the Plaza; and the ever popular Alice’s tea in Wonderland! Also popular is the Very Hungry Caterpillar fruit and healty eating party. Now we need to have a Pooh picnic …new for this school year. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love those ideas! We’ll have to incorporate them into *our* homeschool, too! Glad you stopped by!
What a fun post to inspire a great picnic. I am visiting from LMMlink up!