Kids & Parents
Summer Recipes and Reading with Kids
With our Summer Reading Club coming to an end, keep your kids reading by showing stories can come to life with a little imagination. How? Start by cooking!
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As a parent I enjoy this hands on rich learning experience which rewards deliciously. Mix it up to continue reading any day by pairing up a story and a recipe; some suggestions to start with are below.
After your visit to the library to check out these recommendations, walk a few steps outside to enjoy the Des Plaines Farmer’s Market, Fridays, 3 - 7 pm until October 16th for fresh produce and more.
Recipe and reading recommendations?
Please share with our library community and Bon Appetit!
Read This: If You Give a Pig a Pancake
by Laura Numeroff
Cook That: Pancakes! Try 50 Amazing Pancake Recipes
Read This: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by Don and Audrey Wood
Cook That: Strawberry-Banana Smoothies
Read This: Pete’s a Pizza
by William Steig
Cook That: Homemade Pizza!
Try 10 Easy Kid Friendly Recipes. Scholastic includes a recipe and math skills activity.
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