When deciding to homeschool the kids I wanted to try my best to keep school fun and playful. Rhett and Blair are both reading and Jude is close behind. So in an attempt to keep them “wanting” to read I came up with the idea to have a Book Party. It was a surprise for them. They knew some of the things I had picked up, but didn’t know exactly what we were doing.
I love surprises!
Here is what we did.
I gave each child 4 new books, 4 book plates, and two strips of paper with stickers to create bookmarks.
First we decorated our bookmarks.
Then we filled out our bookplates!
Here is how we are staying on track…
Each kiddo gets a Bookworm chart. For every book they read to me, we will write it on a segment of the worm. When they get to a segment that has a star they get to pick a prize. A little motivation to keep going and finish all 17 segments. =)
Another bit of reading motivation.
A few of the details…
I always did want a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils!
{Do you remember that from the movie You’ve Got Mail}
They loved every minute of it! We have our first segments filled out today. I am sure we will be taking some library trips too!
Happy reading!
xx
Bookplates found here
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FUN! You are such a great homeschool mommy. I’m going to remember this for next year when we stark K-5.
Oh my word this has got to be the most brilliant and exciting thing I’ve ever seen. My oldest is only 4 so she can’t read just yet. Maybe I can do something similar and tweak it just a bit for her age group. I so love this idea. Good job mom!
What a mom! I love, love, love this. You can be sure I’m going to use some of your ideas & bookmarking the rest for the future.. My 5 y/o is just starting to read & devours it. Super inspiring & creative!
LOVE this! My little man is only 2 but I am already filing away ideas because I also aspire to make homeschooling fun. Thanks for sharing this!
You inspire me! I wish I would have thought of ideas like these when mine were little. Keep posting, I so enjoy your blog!!!
I am so glad this party has lent you girls some ideas! That makes my day! =)
Very AWESOME!
So adorable, what a great way to get your kids excited about reading. You would be a great party planner, you always think of the tiny details.
what a fantastic idea! you are such a cute mom~ i love everything that you put together!
You are such a fun mom! This party is amazing. I wish someone would surprise me with a book party
Girl you amaze me! What amazing details!! You are such a FUN mommy
How sweet, J! This is a wonderful idea!
You are seriously one amazing woman.
This is great fun! Thanks for sharing.
What a great idea. During the dreay winter, we have an annual “100 book day” where the kids and I just have a marathon reading day of children’s books. Next year, we’ll have to incorporate some of your fun ideas and make it a party!
What fun ideas. During the dreary winter, we have an annual “100 book day” where the kids and I have a marathon reading day of children’s books. Next year, I’ll have to incorporate some of your fabulous ideas and make it a party!
FANTASTIC idea!!! I’ve been trying to get my 7-year-old get excited about reading and my 8-year-old has just started LOVING it. This sounds like a PERFECT idea! Thanks. Peeking over from TT&J.
Okay, I can honestly say that I’ve never had the desire to homeschool until now.
You actually make me think I could try it! What a fun and interactive learning idea! I am bookmarking this one!!!
What a great idea. I will have to do this during the summer because I am going to be reading a new book every week to my girls with crafting involved. Thanks for the ideas.
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This is a fantastic idea, what a lovely, lovely surprise for your children:)! My kids are 5, 7, and 11 and I think this would be a great way to kick off summer reading. Thanks so much…I’m going to go check out the rest of your blog:)
Beth
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My son is going into Kindergarten next year, but he’s been reading since he was two. He would LOVE a birthday party like this. Thank you for the inspiration!!!
Last year for my boys birthdays (they are 3 years apart but their b-days are only 4 days apart) we had a book exchange for their party. We held the party at an indoor play place but instead of guests bringing gifts for my little guys (they get plenty of presents from family already!!) I had everyone bring a book. Then we put each name in a party hat (2 groups, one for the 6-year-olds and one for the 3-year-0lds) and the birthday boys got to pick first. When they pulled a name, they got the book from that person as their new book to keep, then that person picked the next name until everyone had a new book to take home! It was great! I did small goodie bags but didn’t feel like I had to spend major $$ on them because I knew each child would be taking home a new book anyway! Everyone had a great time and a friend copied me later that summer and had the kids make their own bookmarks to take home. Just wanted to share!
Well I’m a little late to this party, but wow, love the idea! I’m especially fond of the bookworm incentive chart! I’ve been trying to figure out what to do this year to encourage my 2nd grader to read more and THIS is it…the bookworm chart.
Thanks for sharing!