Boys Book Club

We decided to start a Boys Book Club! Each month the boys are given a book to read and at the end of the month, we meet and celebrate the book that we read. There are 5 boys in our club and they were all so excited to read Detective Camp: An A to Z Mystery. Everything we did had something to do with the book. It is a fun way to keep boys excited about reading!

Here's how we celebrated Detective Camp:

The boys were given clue cards that led them to puzzle pieces. They had to work together to put the pieces together which relayed a special message: They would be making S'MORES!


Then we got some good discussion going by using a beach ball labeled with questions. One boy would throw the ball and the catcher would answer the question that his thumb was on. The reward for answering the question thoughtfully was a piece of chocolate that they could use for their S'mores. It was so fun to see these boys getting excited to discuss the book.

I decided to incorporate a little science by making chromatographs and discussing how Detectives use this to solve crimes. They loved it and would have kept doing it if we hadn't had run out of filter paper.

Then, the highlight, making S'mores! We are not overly advanced here, so I just turned on the stove burners and they roasted away!

It was great fun and we are looking forward to next months book: Chocolate Fever!!