With this week’s ABC Craft, learning the letter P will make your child feel as plucky as a parrot! But don’t ruffle his feathers—you’ll want to use only the most beautiful colors for this flashy bird.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used red, orange, yellow, lime green, light blue, and dark blue)
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Some literary heroes face insurmountable challenges and achieve great feats. Some heroes inspire us with their dedication and bravery. Others have big dreams. And some heroes are mice that ride motorcycles.

If you have a soft spot for rodents in literature (and don’t we all?), you’ll definitely want to check out Beverly Cleary’s classic Ralph S. Mouse series.

I don’t know about you, but our top feathers are all aquiver about this animal ABC Craft! Quiet and cute, our little quail is ready to teach your child all about the letter Q.

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used light blue, dark blue, black, brown, and purple)
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Slither into phonological fun with another fantastic ABC Craft! All you need is a pair of sssscissors and some ssssticky sssstuff to assssemble our sssstripey ssssnake!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used light blue, green, red, and lime green)
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Plod. Lumber. Trudge, trudge, trudge. This week’s ABC Craft animal may be slo-o-o-o-o-w and shy, but we’re sure your little ones can coax him out of his shell pretty quickly! All he needs is some TLC (and a little glue).

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used brown, light green, dark green, and purple)
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Do your children enjoy books about enterprising young boys who try hard to do big things, but don’t always succeed? If so, you won’t want to miss the absolutely delightful Henry Reed series by Keith Robertson. (And if you loved Henry Huggins, you’ll love this Henry, too!)

Hey, no one said to expect rain today! Our ABC letter craft will be a soggy mess! Luckily, our friend the umbrellabird has stopped by to keep us dry and help us have some fun with the letter U. How unique!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used black, yellow, red, and blue)
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Sure, vultures get a bum rap–but without these guys, our world would be a lot stinkier! Our latest ABC Craft gives an overdue thumbs-up to these dirty-job doers. Thank you, Vultures!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used black, white, light pink, dark pink, and sky blue)
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If you have wiggly little ones, this week’s ABC Craft is perfect for you. Your squigglers will love learning all about the letter W with our wriggly worm letter craft—that is, if they can catch him!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used tan, red, and green)
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The X-ray fish may think he’s pretty clever, but we can see right through him. Make no bones about it—there’s no need to don your Super-Duper X-Ray Goggles for this ABC Letter Craft!

Here’s What You’ll Need

• 2 sheets of printer paper
• Card stock (we used dark blue, medium blue, white, and sky blue)
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How would you like to spend a picturesque summer exploring old houses, enjoying the marvels of nature, and making new friends? Take the whole family on a vicarious summer adventure in the Gone-Away Lake series by Elizabeth Enright—it’s a complete and utter delight, perfect for read-aloud.