We read a number of books about the Fourth of July this week. Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck by Katie Clark was our favorite by far. Grandma usually runs the office and her sons drive the truck and collect the garbage. On July 4th all three of her sons are sick and it is up to Grandma and her grandson Billy to collect the garbage before the parade. There is a problem. Grandma can barely see over the steering wheel of the truck and she doesn’t drive well. She gets her mailbox, one neighbor’s roses, and another neighbor’s clothesline wrapped around her truck in her attempt to collect garbage. She also ends up at the front of the parade with a ribbon for Most Creative Float. JDaniel thought this book was really funny.
I decided to make JDaniel a garbage truck and have him decorate it. He had a blast.
JDaniel painted it with Bingo markers.
He added stickers to decorate his truck.
That is such a great idea! Bingo markers are a fabulous idea, I think that I’m gonna have to get me some 😀
Have a great Fourth!
How fun….I’ll have to remember to try that with the kids sometime! Great job drawing the dump truck!!
Oh, this looks like so much fun! VEry clever, cannot wait to try it with my boy when he wakes up!!
Very cute! I love when fun project ideas come from reading a book. Saw you over at Midday Escapades – so Happy Aloha Friday! Feel free to swing by my blog to say hi – I’m holding my first giveaway right now, too 🙂
It looks so cute! For some reason daughter never warmed up to dot markers, but I love the possibilities.
Blogfrogging over through Mom Loop for once instead of MTM! Okay, who would’ve thought a garbage truck could be….CUTE! That sounds like such a great book. We’ll have to see if our library has it.
That book looks great and what a wonderful craft idea…just may do that today 🙂
I had to read this one too 🙂
LOL
anything showing a decorated garbage truck, cannot be passed by…LOL too cute!
you are so crafty!!!
We just found a library and I FINALLY got a card, so we are going to start checking out all the books you mention on here…
What a fun, fun idea! I loved it.
What a fun craft, my boys would love this! I found you through the mom loop comment follow.
You do some really creative stuff with your kids! It’s great. Make the most of it; mine grew up and decided it wasn’t fun any more 🙁
Bingo markers…I would have never thought of that, less mess, good idea!
What fun! I like his art work
Found you on Blog Frog in the Mom Loop. This book looks great. Have to keep that in mind for my nephews. Have a great weekend!
Awww, it looks so cute.
Have a great weekend.
I’ll have to look for that book. My 2 year old boy would love that. We’ve been doing some 4th of July stuff but it doesn’t seem to click with him. I think he’d be more into garbage trucks and parades!
Stopping by from the Mom Loop in Blog Frog. Thanks so much for stopping by my site and commenting. What a great idea. The kids are doind chapter books right now, and I never even thought to have them make a craft from it. Your blog is great.
hi back from MomLoop! You are such a good mom! I want to be creative but the best I came up with this week is play dough & cookie cutters! have a great 4th!
will try this idea!
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Love the craft you posted- my boys are only 16 months so they might be more interested in trying to eat the bingo marker and stickers. :o)p.s. found you in mom loop
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Seems like a really cute book. I miss my little ones wanting me to read to them. Now its them “having” to read for school or whatever. Mine are 8 and 6..I miss those times enjoy them!
Brandie
What a great idea! My son loves trucks. We read about them nightly :).
You are just so creative. I love the activities you do with you son!
Love it… I just have one question. If JDaniel had drawn the truck, what would it have looked like? 🙂
I’ve never cut something like that out of cardboard to decorate. Way to recycle. Nice job drawing the truck.
The Dudes are chronic craft haters, but they might go for this one. Too bad I draw like a 4 year old and they could probably free hand their own trucks just as well, if not better, than I.
Billy’s Grandma sounds like my kids Grandma(my mom) lol she too can barely see over the steering wheel of the (car) and she doesn’t drive well either, just ask the insurance company lol.
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Funny, indeed.