September's Poppins Book Nook theme was The Wild West.
When I think of "the wild west," cowboys, cacti, and deserts come to mind.
We read a few different books and ended up doing a very simple and last minute craft to go along with the book, The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires.
"Giddyup, giddyup as fast as you can. You can't catch me; I'm the Gingerbread Man."
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To decorate your own cowboy gingerbread cowboy, grab a copy of The Gingerbread Cowboy from the library or purchase a copy to keep on your shelves.
Supplies:
- white sheet of paper
- brown construction paper
- puffy paint
- assorted gems {optional}
The Gingerbread Cowboy Activity
To get started I traced/ eye-balled the shape of the gingerbread cowboy onto white paper, then cut it out to make my cowboy outline.
Next, I used the outline to cut the cowboy shape out of brown construction paper.
I opened a few books to show my 3 and 7 year old how they might want to decorate their cowboy and placed several colors of puffy paint in their reach for them to use at their leisure.
And, they had plenty of fun squirting the puffy paint to design their own gingerbread cowboy that is for sure!
Stay tuned for more Poppins Book Nook activities next month!
We'll be traveling Beyond our Planet!
But before you go, take a second to see what other books and activities were done this month for The Wild West theme!