Theme: Pigs
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Little Listeners: It's Pig Day! "Here's a chance to learn about the importance of fine swine and learn pre-literacy skills at the same time."
Snoreytime Pig Party: "Set aside an evening of stories to celebrate an intelligent, charming and misunderstood pig."
Book ideas - There are SO MANY pig books, but most are cartoons.
This Little Piggy by Jarvis
If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
Edward Gets Messy by Rita Meade
I Really Like Slop by Mo Willems
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Lowell Gallion
Pug & Pig and Friends by Sue Lowell Gallion
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
I'm a Frog by Mo Willems
Pigs and a Blanket by James Burks
Rhymes and Fingerplays
5 Pigs
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest that you’ve ever seen
Wanted to outside and play (IN THE MUD)
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a great big thud
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs (Oink, oink!)
Two Mother PigsTwo mother pigs lived in a pen (show thumbs)
Each had four babies, and that made ten (show fingers & thumbs)
These four babies were black as night (thumb in palm, wiggle fingers)
These four babies were black and white (switch hands, repeat)
But all eight babies loved to play
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day (roll hands)
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a heap (clasp hands)
And squealed and squealed till they fell fast asleep.
Credit: SurLaLune Storytime
ActivityPainting pigs with pudding
Supplies - any pig outline on pink paper OR use white card stock so the kiddos can color it
One pudding cup for each child
Something to spread the "mud" - I just used plastic spoons.
LOTS of paper towels/baby whites
Theme: Pigs
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Most Famous Pigs in
History
"If you are jumping up and down in muddy puddles you
must wear rain boots!" -Peppa Pig
Wilbur, from the children's book Charlotte's Web, is a
classic example of a pig who was famous for being very smart. He was able to
learn how to spell many words and even had a conversation with Charlotte.
Piglet from Winnie the Pooh is another beloved pig
character. He is known for being very timid but also very loyal to his friends.
Babe is perhaps one of the most famous pigs of all time. He
was the star of the movie Babe, which told the story of how he learned to
become a sheepdog.
Miss Piggy is a well-known Muppet character who is known for
being bossy and vain.
Peppa pig is a cartoon character who is loved by children
all over the world. She is a regular pig who loves to play and have fun.
Three Little Pigs is a classic fairy tale that is famous for
teaching children the importance of being careful with their money.
Porky Pig is a Looney Tunes character who is known for being
very clumsy but also very lovable.
Pumbaa from The Lion King is a warthog who is best friends
with Simba. He is known for being very funny and carefree.
Fun Facts About Pigs
Although they enjoy rolling in the mud, pigs are actually
clean animals. Pigs are extremely clean. They even have a toilet located a long
way from their living quarters.
Because it keeps them cool, pigs enjoy getting covered in
mud! Pigs have little sweat glands, so they find another method of cooling
down, which is why they bask in the mud and roll about in it so much.
The Eurasian wild boar is the common ancestor of all pigs.
Pigs, like their wild cousins, are omnivores. Pigs will root
around and consume everything from leaves and fruit to small reptiles and
rodents in the wild! Pigs are omnivores, which means they'll eat plants as well
as meat. They aren't choosy in general and will eat just about anything! Hint,
they don't hunt!
The average full-grown pig weighs between 300 and 700
pounds, and the world record for the heaviest pig has not been surpassed since
1933. Tennessee's Big Bill weighed in at 2,552 pounds. That is one heavyweight
hog!
Pigs are one of the most intelligent domesticated animals,
surpassing even dogs!
Pigs are smart, adaptable, and loyal. The pig is a symbol of
good fortune, honesty, pleasure, virility in the Chinese zodiac.
