We are going to start today with some gift ideas centered around The Very Hungry Caterpillar, written by one of the most beloved children’s authors, Eric Carle. An excerpt from his bio on the “official Eric Carle website”:
The themes of his stories are usually drawn from his extensive knowledge and love of nature — an interest shared by most small children. Besides being beautiful and entertaining, his books always offer the child the opportunity to learn something about the world around them…
Carle says, “With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates—will they be friendly?
I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun.â€
The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a first favorite of The Well-Fed Son, and I suspect it will be for The Well-Fed Daughter also, since its story centers around another interest shared by small children… food. We own the book and may consider the game as a Christmas gift for this year:
Disclosure: For your shopping convenience, we are including a link when possible for each gift idea so that you can purchase if you know someone who’d enjoy it. These are affiliate links, through which we are paid a commission percentage from each purchase. We are donating 100% of the profits from the Christmas event through our blog to The Spoon Foundation. We are passionate about helping provide good nutrition to children struggling with malnourishment. Read more about our family’s experience with the problem of malnourishment here.
And now, for some delicious Christmas recipe ideas from Jerri at Simply Sweet Home. If you missed the feature from her on a previous day of this series, that recipe is included here also. Wouldn’t the very hungry caterpillar love to feast on these:
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| Photo used with permission; Credit: Jerri, Simply Sweet Home |
To get the recipe for these festive Christmas Pinwheels, head on over to Simply Sweet Home. You will find that Jerri has lots of other wonderful Christmas ideas for you on her blog! She is a sweet and generous person, and I know you will enjoy your time checking out her blog. Some other recipes you will find with the Christmas Pinwheels:
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About the Author
Adopted at age 2, grew up in the Charlotte, NC area. Obtained Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Appalachian State University. Loves being a Mom of two and taste-testing Chef John's culinary creations and sharing them with readers.
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