Sequencing: What is Your Bedtime Routine? And a fun way to use a book to work on fine motor skills and make memories together.īook based activities are such a great way to keep the learning going after the book is done so we have two more fun activities you can do after reading Goodnight Moon. This goodnight moon activity is great for your child to play with while you read the book at bedtime. When the paint is dry, you can glue the moon to a wood craft stick and use it either as a puppet or a bookmark!.Repeat, continuing to apply fingerprints on the moon as you wish.Press firmly and release, leaving a thumbprint behind.

Dip your fingertips into the white paint.

Place a small amount of white craft glue on a paper plate.

Cut out the circle and let it lay flat.

You can use a drinking glass as a stencil if you wish.

Begin by cutting a round circle out of the blue construction paper.

Have you ever noticed all of the different shades of the moon? Take a moment to look at the moon with your child and then create this easy fingerprint moon craft. Read Goodnight Moon with your child, then give these book based activities a try!īook based activities are a great way to keep the learning going after the book is done! This is the perfect bedtime book, with its soothing text and gorgeous illustrations that children are sure to enjoy. In the children’s book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, children are taken through a sleepy walk through the house where they say goodnight to the moon and their surroundings.

Then you’ll love these Goodnight Moon book activities! Feeling warm and snuggly just reading those lines?

Goodnight Moon = by Margaret Wise Brown