Aliens Love Underpants Story Spoons

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Story spoons are a fantastic resource that teachers can use in the preschool, nursery and classroom setting to encourage children to read and promote literacy in early years

If you’ve ever wanted to know how to make story spoons then this is the tutorial for you.

As a previous early years teacher I always loved making reading resources to promote literacy and reading and today I decided to create some story spoons based on the children’s book Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman.

Aliens Love Underpants Wooden Spoons 

Preschool story spoons

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Supplies for This Preschool Activity

  • Posca Pens
  • Wooden Spoons
  • Pencil
  • Paper

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To make story spoons you will need paper and pencil. Posca paints and of course a set of wooden spoons.

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How to Make Story Spoons

Using the children’s book you can create practice images on a piece of paper.

If you are super confident then you can draw directly onto the wooden story spoons.

I drew my pictures onto paper first and then the spoons. I then began to paint the wooden spoons with using posca paint pens.

I found the wood is quite tricky to paint on. Some of the paint leaked but I did my best to make these spoons look good.

I find painting white first is always a good idea before using darker or brighter colours.

Also drawing outlines can help stop the paint from expanding on the wood.

I was really pleased with the end result.

These story spoons can be used at home, in the nursery or pre school setting and can help make reading and literacy a little more exciting for little ones.

So what do you think? I really like them and would love you to give them a try. Just look at the book and choose an image to draw.

I hope you enjoyed this story spoon tutorial! It’s a great reading resource and can make story time or mat time more fun for young children. 

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Aliens Love Underpants Story Spoons

how to make story spoons

This is a tutorial how to do a story spoons

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Posca Pens
  • Wooden Spoons
  • Pencil
  • Paper

Instructions

    Using the children’s book you can create practice images on a piece of paper.

    If you are super confident then you can draw directly onto the wooden story spoons.

    drew my pictures onto paper first and then the spoons. I then began to paint the wooden spoons with using posca paint pens.

    I found the wood is quite tricky to paint on. Some of the paint leaked but I did my best to make these spoons look good.

    I find painting white first is always a good idea before using darker or brighter colours.

    Also drawing outlines can help stop the paint from expanding on the wood.

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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy crafts here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

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34 Comments

  1. This is such a cute idea! I have never heard of this story, but we will have to check it out now. You did such a great job with your drawing!

  2. I bet this was fun to make. I love the reading program and showcasing extra props and things for the kids to visually connect with a book is fun.

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