Room on the Broom Fun!

A new Halloween story favorite for us this year was Room On The Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.  A witch zooming around on her broom loses her hat, hair bow and wand.  Luckily, she meets some animal friends that help her out!  Each animal asks to join her on her broom in a sweet rhyme.  "I am a frog, as green as can be, is there room on the broom for a frog like me?"  The witch happily agrees, which ends up being an excellent decision, because the she encounters a dragon, who loves to eat witches with French fries.  The witch's new friends come to her rescue!

This story is really fun to read and listen to.  We acted out the story by getting out our cleaning broom and taking it for a spin!  We inserted our own names to request a ride on the broom.  "I am a mommy, as sweet as can be, is there room on the broom for a mommy like me?"  Everyone climbed aboard and away we flew!  Acting out stories is a great way to enhance language development - recalling details and the sequence of events will are skills that your little one will need in his/her school years as well!

Another fun witch themed activity is to make a witches brew!  There are lots of different recipes and we'll be making one this week.  Check out these at Blessed Mom:  Witches Brew Recipes

For more spooky fun and to chat with your little one about colors, try this coloring mixing activity from Kids Activities Blog:  Coloring Mixing A Witches Brew

And if you really can't get enough of the story, like we can't, check out these activities over at Toddler Approved: Room On The Broom Booked Inspired Activities


Enjoy! Hee, hee, hee, hee!


Love, Language & Witchy Wishes,

Marisa