A children’s book favorite of teachers and students alike is, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems. Students love any of the Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus books! With 9 books in total in the Piegon series, there’s a favorite book for every type of reader. Toward the end of the school year, I like to read books that students love to listen to because we all know that it’s harder to keep their attention by the end of the school year. You can’t go wrong with any of Mo Willems’ books including, The Pigeon Needs a Bath.
A Pigeon Needs A Bath Craft
In the story, The Pigeon Needs a Bath, the pigeon doesn’t want to take a bath that he clearly needs. It is up to the reader to convince the pigeon to take a bath. It will be a difficult task to convince the pigeon to take a bath because he lists all the reasons in the world as to why he doesn’t need one.
If you’re looking for a pigeon craft for kids, I have a free craft just for you and your students to do. The pigeon craft does go along with this book, The Pigeon Needs a Bath. The bath pigeon craft is super easy to complete and doesn’t take much prep time for teachers. It can easily be done after a read aloud. If you would like to do this craft with your class, the materials needed, the directions, and the template are below. Plus, If you would like to learn more about each of Mo Willems’ book series, you can find that blog post here.
* Each book title links to Amazon just to make it easy – you can read reviews, a summary, and order should you choose! (This post contains affiliate links.)
Materials
Class Set
- One piece of construction paper per student.
- One pigeon and bathtub template per student
- Crayons, colored pencils, or markers per student or small group.
- One bottle of glue or glue stick per student or small group.
- One pair of scissors and a pencil per student or small group.
Directions
Using Cardstock or Printer Paper
- First, print out one pigeon and bathtub template per student.
- The student will finish the sentence, I do not need a bath because…….
- Color the pigeon and bathtub using the colored pencils, crayons, or markers.
- Cut out the bathtub and glue it on the piece of colored construction paper.
- Cut out the pieces of the pigeon.
- Assemble the pigeon and glue it to the piece of construction paper.
- Finally, once everything is dry, have the student write their name on the back of the construction paper.
Congrats! Now you know the steps to complete this craft. Feel free to display these on a bulletin board or outside your classroom once the students are finished. I hope you like this Mo Willems’ Pigeon craft and enjoy making this craft with your children or students. To download the template, please click here.
Activities for Your Classroom
Are you still looking for more ideas? Check out the FREE Reading Graphic Organizer today! This tool can help students identify the main idea, story elements, and the beginning, middle, and end of stories. It can be used with any story you want to introduce in your classroom, and best of all, it’s FREE!
