Storytime: Purple

by | Jul 10, 2025 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

Grapes, lavender, eggplants, and purple crayons—oh, the fun things that are purple! They’re all waiting in a book, ready for you to discover. Mix blue and red playdough to create your own purple, then cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Don’t forget to try these activities:

  1. Purple Playdough Creations: Roll, cut, and decorate your playdough to make fun shapes and characters.

  2. Purple Collage: Use purple construction paper, magazines, and stickers to create a colorful collage.

  3. Purple Painting: Paint with purple finger paints or use brushes to make purple masterpieces.

  4. Purple Nature Walk: Go on a walk and find things that are purple, like flowers or rocks.

  5. Purple Storytime: Read books with purple illustrations and talk about the stories.

Have a blast exploring the world of purple!

Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

Ages 2-5

Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play

Tip

Be sure to read factual books with your children. Follow their interests, whether a particular animal, in how things work , in trains, or anything that piques their curiosity. The information in nonfiction books introduces new vocabulary words, and we learn right along with our children. Supporting their curiosity goes a long way in encouraging a love of learning. Many children who are less interested in stories are interested in particular topics, trains, dinosaurs, various animals, how things work, and so forth. ~Lambert

Activity

Check out a variety of junior non-fiction books on different topics. Place them in front of your child to see what he is interested in. Then read the book together, look at the pictures, and talk about the new things you learned.

Books Presented

Book cover for Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play rhyme by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Rhyming text and illustrations explain how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Includes instructions for accompanying hand and foot motions at the end of the book.
Book cover for Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.
Book cover for Sally and the Purple Socks by Lisze Bechtold

Sally and the Purple Socks by Lisze Bechtold

When her tiny purple socks start to expand, Sally turns them into a scarf and then curtains, but things soon get out of hand.
Book cover for The Button Book by Sally Nicholls

The Button Book by Sally Nicholls

Follow a group of animal friends as they discover a collection of mysterious buttons, all of which do different things! From a blue singing button to a purple tickle button, from a rude sound button to a mysterious white button, there’s only one way to find out what they do: press them all! And thankfully, there’s even a sleeping button to lull the animals to sleep after a busy day. A lively introduction to colors and shapes, The Button Book is the perfect interactive book for storytime (and bedtime!).

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Slap! Slap! Clap! Clap!

Slap, slap! Clap, clap!
Where shall we look?
Is the purple crayon in the ______ book?

Let’s Put On Our Socks

(tune of Hickory Dickory Dock)
Hickory, dickory, dock, Let’s put on our socks
We’ll walk around without a sound
When we put on our socks

…We’ll tiptoe around and won’t be found…
…We’ll slide around the slippery ground…
…We’ll dance around and jump and bound…

Source: Storytime with Ms. Emily Library

Shake My Sillies Out

I’ve gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
Shake, shake, shake my sillies out
And wiggle my waggles away

I’ve gotta clap, clap, clap my crazies out…
I’ve gotta jump, jump, jump my jiggles out…
I’ve gotta yawn, yawn, yawn my sleepies out…
I’ve gotta shake, shake, shake my sillies out.

Peanut Butter and Jelly

Peanut, peanut butter… and jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter… and jelly!

First you take the peanuts and you crunch ‘em, you crunch ‘em, 
You crunch ‘em, crunch ‘em, crunch ‘em!

For your peanut, peanut butter… and jelly!
Peanut, peanut butter… and jelly!

Grapes… Squish ‘em
Bread… Spread it
Sandwich… Eat it

Source: Storytime Katie

Crafts and Activities

Coloring page featuring many purple objects.

Purple Coloring page created with Canva

 

 

Create crazy art using purple art and glue.

Yarn Art inspired by Harold and the Purple Crayon

Additional Books

Book cover for The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart

The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell

What is a purple person? Great question. I mean, really great! Because purple people always ask really great questions. They bring their family, friends, and communities together, and they speak up for what’s right. They are kind and hardworking, and they love to laugh (especially at Grandpa’s funny noises)! A purple person is an everyday superhero! How do you become one? That’s the fun part! Penny Purple will lead you through the steps. Get ready to be silly, exercise your curiosity, use your voice, and be inspired.
Book cover for Invent-A-Pet by Vicky Fang

Invent-A-Pet by Vicky Fang

Bunnies, pandas, and monkeys, oh my! For fans of Ada Twist, Scientist, this picture book about finding your perfect pet introduces basic STEAM and coding concepts–and some ridiculously adorable animals! Katie is an ordinary girl who longs for an extraordinary pet–something more spectacular than a simple goldfish. Then one day Katie comes home to find a gift from her mother: a mysterious machine designed to help her create that one-of-a-kind creature. Each time she feeds different items into the machine, out comes a marvelously colorful new animal–like a purple monkey, rainbow-spotted horse, and green bunny! But none of them is just right. Through trial and error, Katie figures out the formula for her absolutely perfect surprise pet.
Book cover for Harold's ABC by Crockett Johnson

Harold's ABC by Crockett Johnson

Harold takes a trip to the moon and comes home again simply by drawing his way through the letters of the alphabet with a purple crayon.
Book cover for Growing Colors by Bruce McMillan

Growing Colors by Bruce McMillan

Photographs of green peas, yellow corn, red potatoes, purple beans, and other fruits and vegetables illustrate the many colors of nature.

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