Enjoy making a box-top book to use with preschool boys and girls. The book can include a variety of box tops, or the box tops can be in one category such as cereal.
Expand the idea to make an A-Z cereal book. After selecting box tops for a book, save the extra boxes to use for play foods in the homeliving/dramatic play center. God gives food to us (Psalm 136:25).
Supplies for Box-Top Book:
- tops from various food boxes such as cereal, cake mixes, Jell-O® gelatin prepared mixes, and pudding
- paper cutter
- hole punch
- metal ring
1. Remove the top from each box.
2. Use a paper cutter to trim the edges of the box tops.
3. Put box tops in order (A-Z) if preparing an alphabetical book.
4. Add a piece of white cardstock for missing letters.
5. Punch a hole in the top left corner of each box top; add a metal ring.
Ideas for Box-top Book: Cereal,
A—Apple Jacks N—Nature’s Valley
B—Bran Flakes O—Oreo O’s
C—Cheerios P—Pops
D—Dora the Explorer Q—Quaker Oatmeal Squares
E—Eggo R—Rice Krispies
F—Frosted Shreded Wheat S—Smart Start
G—Grape-Nuts T—Total
H—Honeycomb U—Uncle Sam
I—Instant Oatmeal V—Vanilla Yogurt Crunch
J—Just Bunches W—Wheaties
K—Kix X—
L—Life Y—Yogurt Burst Cheerios
M—Multi-Grain Flakes Z—
(Note: Check www.en.wikipedia.org for list of breakfast cereals.
Teaching Tips:
- Observe boys and girls “reading” the book as they name familiar cereals. Initiate
conversation about good food to eat. Thank God for good food.
- If letters are missing, ask a child to turn the pages and name the missing letters.
