Tales for Tots in January: Reading Superworm

Our momstown Mississauga moms recently braved the roads with their little ones after a wintery storm, to attend our Tales for Tots program at Whole Foods Square One, and they were not disappointed.  It was the perfect day to get out of the house for some crafting, story time and socializing. 

 

  

Keeping in line with January’s theme of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, the kids each crafted a name train!  They each made an engine and then added enough cars behind for each letter in their name.  The finishing touch to each picture was cotton ball smoke coming out of each engine stack. 

 

Once their masterpieces were complete, they all sat back to enjoy a reading of this month’s book, Superworm by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.  The story is about a friendly worm who is a superhero in his community, whether it be by rescuing a bug who has fallen in the well, or becoming a skipping rope to keep his friends entertained.  When he gets captured by a wicked Wizard Lizard, his friends decide they need to rescue him this time! 

 

Our moms loved the story and the kids loved the rescues and silly rhymes.  It was a huge hit across the board and like every month, Scholastic Canada provided a book for a draw so one family could take the book home!  Tales for Tots runs monthly and is a great way to promote literacy and build friendships with your little one. 

 
 

Membership to momstown Mississauga is still only $45 per year (for a limited time) and includes all of our events so why don't you join us next time?

 

Split Splat - Bookclub for Mississauga Moms and Kids in May

 Our mamas and kids got together this month at Chapters to read a great book for this rainy month at momstown Mississauga's Tales for Tots!

The selection Split Splat by Amy Gibson was provided by Scholastic Canada for our bookclubs across Canada.

For such a wet and rainy month this was the perfect choice.

Our crafty compliment was DIY rainclouds - good thing there was no real water that day in the store!

Join us next month as one lucky attendee each month gets to take home a copy of the books - courtesy of Scholastic!

momstown offers fun events for Moms and Kids across the city all month long for under $4 a month - crafts included! Sign up today and start having fun with your family.

Bookclub for Kids at momstown Mississauga

Last week momstown Mississauga moms and kids gathered for our Tales for Tots program at Chapters. This monthly event is our bookclub for kids, sponsored by Scholastic Canada. momstown members meet at a variety of venues around the city for literacy themed programming for kids and new this January we are also now holding a literacy program just for babies. You can read more about it here. 

January's Book Club for Kids Book

The book this month was My Friend Henry by Philippe Beha. The story follows a little boy in search of his friend Henry throughout their neighbourhood, always missing him by a few minutes. In the end there is a fantastic surprise as the two are reunited. 

Crafting + Stories = Fun! 

After our stories and a few songs, the kids did some snowflake circle painting. Complete details for the craft can be found on our national site, check here. Once we were done, we did a draw for the book, so generously provided by Scholastic. 

Consider joining us next month for our bookclub for kids - sign up for your free 4 week trial membership and start getting out of the house and having some fun! Membership is $45/yr for the whole family and includes 20+ events each month. There is something for everyone! Register today.