Books:   

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Froggy Bakes a Cake by Jonathan London

Don't Spill the Beans by Ian Schoenherr (Be sure to explain what the phrase "Spill the beans" means)

The Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robart

Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson

Gotcha! by Gail Jorgensen

Birthday Zoo by Lynn Munsinger

A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas 

Never Mail an Elephant by Mike Thaler

If You Give a Pig A Party by Laura Numeroff          

Birthday Monsters by Sandra Boynton (Board Book)

Spot’s Birthday Party by Eric Hill

Spot Bakes a Cake by Eric Hill

What a Party! by Sandy Asher

Five Little Monkeys Bake a Birthday Cake by Eileen Christelow

Birthday Soup story from Little Bear by Else Holmes Minarik

Benny Bakes a Cake by Eve Rice (Ask kids to make motions as you read the book: sifts,

stirs, shake finger for ‘make sure Ralph is good’, put cake in oven, pours, scrapes, etc.)

 

Activities: 

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Blow up a Balloon

I'm going to blow up this balloon

And never, never stop.

I'll blow and blow and blow and blow and …POP!

(Hands make the shape of the balloon and get bigger, then clap loudly on the pop.)

 

Make a Wish

Big chocolate cake

(Make round circle with arms)

Ice cream in a dish

(Cup hands together)

Here are the candles

(Hold up fingers)

Now make a wish!

(Pretend to blow out “candles” by making a fist.)

 

Make a Cake

Mix the batter, stir the batter,

Shake some flour in.

Mix the batter, stir the batter,

Place it in a tin.

Sprinkle in some raisins,

Pop it in the oven.

Open wide the oven door,

And out comes the cake! 

 

Birthday Cake

(hold up hands with palms facing out and fingers extended)

Ten candles on a birthday cake

All lit up for me

(wiggle fingers)

I'll make a wish and blow them out

Watch and you will see.

(blow and bend fingers down)

 

A Birthday

(Ask kids to pretend to do what you are saying as you read the rhyme)

Today is someone's birthday!

Let's make a birthday cake.

Mix and stir,

Stir and mix,

Then into the oven to bake!

 

Peeking through the window,

I like to see it bake.

Sniff, sniff, sniff. It smells so good!

Hurry, hurry, cake!

 

Here's our cake so nice and round.

We'll frost it blue and white.

We'll put two candles on it,

To make a birthday light.

And then, blow them out! 1, 2! (blow on fingers like candles)

 

 

Millie Moose’s Birthday Party (Flannelboard)

Way up North where it’s cold, cold, cold.

Millie the moose is three years old.                             (Place one moose on the flannelboard)

“It’s my birthday!’ she said. “ Let’s celebrate!

Let’s have a party! I just can’t wait.”

“Now let’s see—who will come to my party?

I know—I’ll ask my good friend, Marty.”                

“Marty can bring his sister, Sue.

She thinks of wonderful things to do!”

Marty and Sue brought a birthday cake.                    (Place the birthday cake on the board)

They put the candles on her antlers,

for goodness sake!                                                      (Put the three candles on Millie’s antlers)

Jake brought Millie a bright red bow

To tie on her antlers, and she did—just so.                (Put the red bow on Millie’s antlers)

 

Millie’s friend Belinda came to wish her well.

She gave Millie a jingly bell.                                       (Put the bell on Millie’s antlers)

 

Her brother gave Millie a pretty hat.

To put on her antlers—now look at that!                    (Put the hat on Millie’s antlers)

 

Bob, her neighbor, brought a robin’s nest.

He put it on her antlers with all of the rest.                (Put the nest on Millie’s antlers)

 

Her sister Betty gave Millie a daisy.

Millie said, “Stop! This is getting crazy!”                   (Put the daisy on Millie’s antlers)

 

Millie was beginning to look a sight

When her mother added a string of lights.                 (Put the string of lights on Millie’s antlers)

Millie said, “Now, just look at me.

I’m beginning to look like a Christmas tree!”

Her daddy chuckled, “You silly goose!

You’re a special, beautiful birthday moose!”

Her friends all sang, “It’s true, it’s true!

Happy birthday, dear Millie,

happy birthday to you!”                                              (Sing this line)

 

 

Crafts: 

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Birthday Cake Picture

Use NCLS Accucuts  for cake, frosting, and candles. Glue pieces onto a piece of paper. Decorate with markers, sequins, and other materials.

There is also a candle template at: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails.cfm?TopicID=202