7 Ways to Celebrate Eric Carle at Discovery Cube Orange County

{Consideration provided by Discovery Cube Orange County}

After watching one too many Your Baby Can Read videos, I would have felt guilty had I not started reading to my kids the moment they were born. There were many days I felt like I was reading to myself. But as I peer through the rear view mirror on our drive home, both kids immersed in stories of espionage and the day-to-day happenings of a middle school-aged boy, I know that my efforts were not in vain.

Reading the Classics to the Kids with Eric Carle

When my kids were old enough to begin reading, we started with simple picture books like Eric Carle’s award-winning masterpiece The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The renowned author and illustrator has received numerous awards including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his contribution to American Children’s Literature.

Eric Carle’s “Very” series includes stories about hope, work, love, belonging, and persistence and take children on imaginative journeys of discovery. His stories reflect his love for nature and inspire children through recurring themes like friendship, creativity and imagination. Each of the 5 books in the series was illustrated by Carle in his hand-painted tissue paper collage technique, inviting kids into each insect’s colorful world.

Discover Cube Celebrates Eric Carle

This Spring, Discovery Cube Orange County is celebrating Eric Carle’s works and contribution to children’s literature through their Very Eric Carle Exhibit. Through May 14th, 2017, families can literally step inside the pages of Carle’s acclaimed works including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Very Lonely Firefly, and The Very Clumsy Click Beetle. The exhibit is imaginative, engaging, and exciting for kids of all ages.

7 Ways to Celebrate Eric Carle at Discovery Cube Orange County

Create a butterfly using light and color through shadow play
Text your dexterity, strength and flexibility as you step inside a giant web-like structure
Compose a night symphony
Spin your own web on the weaving wall
Test your balance as you rummage across a pile of pebbles
Crawl through tall blades of grass
Read Eric Carle’s “Very” books

The Very Eric Carle Exhibit is included with the price of admission to Discovery Cube Orange County. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit OC. DiscoveryCube.org

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Caryn is a NICU nurse by day, blogger by night and mom 24/7. She savors the warm Southern California sun and loves to travel, shopping, baking, reading and frequenting her local tea room. Caryn created the column Lavishly Green for Peekaboo Picks Magazine to share her best tips for going green in style, she is the Former editor for Family Review Network, former OC Family Magazine online contributor, former Orange County Moms Blog contributor, former Evenflo Savvy Parent contributor, former member of the Totsy Advisory Board and former freelance writer for CBS Los Angeles.