I partnered with Disney-Hyperion for an Elephant & Piggie party, all opinions are my own.
Sometimes it’s hard not to feel old. Like when you see young professionals entering the workforce and are convinced they are high schoolers. Or when you you realize that you grew up without the internet and cell phones. This same feeling struck me when I learned that Elephant & Piggie are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year. I swear it was just recently that I was reading these delightful “new” books to my two-year-old first born. That child, is now almost as tall a I am {and I’m not short!} and is on a constant campaign to have his own iPhone. Where the heck does time go?
To ease my potential melancholy moment we decided to have a mini-party. That’s always the cure to too much reminiscing, right? Just create new memories! With a full Elephant & Piggie kit at our disposal, I decided to add a little colored fun into the mix by making my own strawberry milk. I’ve purchased strawberry milk before, but I was pleased with how easy it was to make our own. Of course, it’s not entirely healthy, but it is a fun way to add a little specialness to a particular moment. Be sure to checkout the recipe below.
- 2 cups milk,
- 1/2 cup fresh strawberries,
- 2 TBSP strawberry syrup
- 1/4 cup strawberry topping
- 1. Place all ingredients in blender
- 2. Mix until smooth
Not familiar with Elephant & Piggie or the series of books?
Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! A new beginning-reader series created by Mo Willems! Best friends Elephant and Piggie introduce kids to their favorite books – brought to life in original stories created by contemporary children’s book authors and illustrators.
Books in the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series:
- The Cookie Fiasco by Dan Santat (2016)
- We Are Growing! by Laurie Keller (2016)
- The Good for Nothing Button by Charise Mericle Harper (2017)
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Here are our top 10 favorite Elephant & Piggie and/or Like Reading! selections.
- The Thank You Book
- The Cookie Fiasco {this title sounds like an average day in my house}
- We Are Growing!
- ***NEW*** The Good for Nothing Button
- By Charise Mericle Harper
- Released May 2, 2017
- Recommended for ages 4- 8
Yellow Bird has a button. It does . . . nothing! It is a good for nothing button.
Red Bird and Blue Bird are excited to try the button. But when they press it, they discover that the button makes them happy. Happy is something! A flabbergasted Yellow Bird insists the button does nothing. But it sure does seem to be making him mad. Mad is something!
The hilarious debate that follows takes readers on an emotional roller coaster that pokes at the power of imaginative play.
- There is a Bird on Your Head!
- Elephants Cannot Dance!
- Let’s Go for a Drive!
- I’m a Frog!
- Waiting is Not Easy!
- I Am Going!
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During our celebrations my youngest fellas had fun working on activity sheets and creating Elephant & Piggie lanterns.
To learn more about all of these wonderful books connect by some or all of the following methods-
- Visit PigeonPresents.com
- Tweet @the_pigeon and @DisneyHyperion
- Follow @DisneyBooks on Instagram
- Like @MoWillems on Facebook
One lucky Mama Report reader will win a Celebrate 10 Years of Fun with Elephant & Piggie Prize Pack!!
this package includes:
- The Good for Nothing Button
- 4 books from the Elephant & Piggie series
- Plus Elephant & Piggie stress balls and temporary tattoos!
Giveaway open to US addresses only. Prizing provided by Disney-Hyperion.
I like The Good for Nothing button.
The Good for Nothing Button!
Thank you!
The thank you book,
My favorite is Let’s Go For a Drive!
We like There is a Bird on Your Friend
I don’t have a favorite but this looks like a super cute series! I’d love to share these with my young nephew.
I don’t have a favorite yet, but very cute books.
My favorite is the Elephants Cannot Dance!
We Like There is a bird on your Friend
we like elephants cannot dance 🙂
thanks! xoxoxox
Let’s Go for a Drive! looks like a fun one.
I Really Like Ice Cream!
I don’t know anything about this series, but I have 5 grandchildren who would love it.
I don’t know what it’s called, but there’s one where Gerald really wants to take a nap and he thinks he keeps getting interrupted by Piggie.
Elephants Cannot Dance!
I like the Thank You Book.
I don’t have a fav yet!
We like Elephants cannot dance!
I like “I Really Like Slop”.
Elephants can not dance!
We love the Thank You book!
Oh we have not read these yet, they look so good and funny!!! I think our favorite would be The Good For Nothing Button!
our favorite would be There Is A Bird On Your Head
Elephants cannot dance.
Kids told me I’m a Frog is the best.
The Big Guy Took My Ball is my daughter’s favorite book!
This is such a fun giveaway my. Favorite is I really love slop. Thanks so much
There Is A Bird On Your Head!
Aww thats so cute! Thanks for the tip on how to make strawberry milk – the kids will love that