{"id":26613,"date":"2015-03-25T07:42:23","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T11:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26613"},"modified":"2019-07-25T11:55:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:55:01","slug":"harold-and-the-purple-crayon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/harold-and-the-purple-crayon\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Read-Alouds: Harold and the Purple Crayon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hesitated adding <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064430227\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0064430227&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=WYO67DUIH5HBB3W5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harold and the Purple Crayon <\/a>\u00a0to our read aloud list, because I know more than one child who has\u00a0had a purple crayon adventure on the walls.<\/p>\n<p>However it is such a fun book I couldn&#8217;t resist adding to the list.<\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064430227\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0064430227&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=WYO67DUIH5HBB3W5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0064430227&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=thehaphou-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0064430227\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are no limits for Harold and his imagination as he takes a walk with his purple crayon. As he goes along he sketches landmarks so he doesn&#8217;t get lost and even a boat when the water is too deep.<\/p>\n<p>There are so many great activities for this book, but my favorite is to sketch out your own world using only your imagination and a crayon.<\/p>\n<p>Give your child a purple crayon (or marker) and a<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00000JH4Y\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00000JH4Y&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=M57FMZ6Q2SAJKVHS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> roll of paper<\/a>. Have them draw their adventures on the paper roll, telling you the story as they go. As they are drawing, type or write up their story, then\u00a0print it out and make it into a book so they can tell their story over and over.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26622\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/harold-and-the-purple-crayon.jpg\" alt=\"harold and the purple crayon\" width=\"600\" height=\"741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/harold-and-the-purple-crayon.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/harold-and-the-purple-crayon-600x741.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Activities for\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0064430227\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0064430227&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=WYO67DUIH5HBB3W5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harold and the Purple Crayon<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Go for a walk at night with a full moon.<\/li>\n<li>Make a path on the driveway with sidewalk chalk.<\/li>\n<li>Have a picnic<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/pie-recipes-for-holiday-baking\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Make a pie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26615\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Think-Outside-the-Toy-Box-Hot-Air-Balloon-Craft-for-Kids.png\" alt=\"Hot-Air-Balloon-Craft-for-Kids\" width=\"601\" height=\"859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Think-Outside-the-Toy-Box-Hot-Air-Balloon-Craft-for-Kids.png 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Think-Outside-the-Toy-Box-Hot-Air-Balloon-Craft-for-Kids-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/fromabcstoacts.com\/hot-air-balloon-craft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make a hot air balloon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit the city<\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mamapapabubba.com\/2013\/06\/25\/cork-sail-boats-with-sparkly-sails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make a cork sailboat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/buggyandbuddy.com\/yarn-art-inspired-harold-purple-crayon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purple yarn art<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26621\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/crayon-play-dough-recipe.jpg\" alt=\"crayon play dough recipe\" width=\"468\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/crayon-play-dough-recipe.jpg 468w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/crayon-play-dough-recipe-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sugaraunts.com\/2014\/08\/crayon-play-dough-harold-and-purple.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Purple crayon play-doh<\/a>\u00a0activity<\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/icandothatsocanyou.blogspot.com\/2012\/07\/love-books-exchange.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sorting: purple not purple<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mericherry.com\/2014\/08\/26\/make-harolds-purple-crayon-inspired-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Make a giant purple crayon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mericherry.com\/2014\/08\/26\/make-harolds-purple-crayon-inspired-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Write and draw your own purple crayon adventure stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26314\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg\" alt=\"31 Days of Read Alouds Square\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See all of our Read-Aloud Books and Activities for the entire series here!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hesitated adding Harold and the Purple Crayon \u00a0to our read aloud list, because I know more than one child who has\u00a0had a purple crayon adventure on the walls. However it is such a fun book I couldn&#8217;t resist adding to the list. There are no limits for Harold and his imagination as he takes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2802],"class_list":{"0":"post-26613","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-31-days-of-read-alouds","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>31 Days of Read-Alouds: Harold and the Purple Crayon - The Happy Housewife\u2122 :: Home Schooling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/harold-and-the-purple-crayon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"31 Days of Read-Alouds: Harold and the Purple Crayon - The Happy Housewife\u2122 :: Home Schooling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I hesitated adding Harold and the Purple Crayon \u00a0to our read aloud list, because I know more than one child who has\u00a0had a purple crayon adventure on the walls. 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