Fire(man, fighter, truck) Books

As Raegan mentioned, October is National Fire Prevention month. If you have a son, you likely haven't ever needed  special month to pay attention to anything firetruck related. But in honor of the month, I thought I would share some of our favorite "fire" books.

At the Firehouse by Anne Rockwell

This is a fun book about visiting the local fire station






Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demarest

This book focuses on firefighters. It also shows kids that a firefighters job has an element of danger without scaring children. It also has the bonus of being an A to Z book. Very well done.





Clifford The Firehouse Dog by Norman Birdwell

Kaitlyn loves Clifford, but doesn't have an overly strong interest in firetrucks. So a book like this is great because it combines the fire theme with a favorite character.










Curious George by H.A. Rey

The original. It has a firefighting sequence in it. There are also Curious George firefighting books if you want one just about firefighting.










Big Frank's Fire Truck by Leslie McGuire

This has long been a favorite book of Brayden's. It is full of information for the curious little mind.








Firefighter Frank by Monica Wellington

This one follows a fire Chief throughout his day.

Fire Truck Cookies

October is National Fire Prevention month, so we decided to learn about fire safety, fire fighters, and all the extras that go along with it! For our yummy craft, we made fire engine cookies.Here's what you need:

• graham crackers
• red icing (or white icing and red food coloring. Gel works best for the red color, otherwise it ends up looking somewhat pink)
• mini oreos
• pretzel sticks
• gum drops or mini marshmallows
  

Step 1: Spread icing all over a graham cracker.


Step 2: Using 2 whole and 2 broken pretzels, make a ladder.
Step 3: Using oreos, add wheels
Step 4: Add marshmallow or gum drop for siren
Step 5: If you want, break up a graham cracker to make a window for the front of the truck.
Get creative...you can even use Pull-N-Peel Twizzlers for the hose. My daughter wanted a firefighter and all I had were some Teddy Grahams. He worked well...we just stuck a little icing on him and "glued" him in the window.

It was a little tricky for my 20 month old, but it was fun nonetheless. And yes, I had a very hard time getting the icing off her face, due to my overuse of red gel. FYI- a little goes a long way. Ooops.