Officer Jack - Book 3 - Rapid Response

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Story Time for Office Jack: Stolen Puppy created by KT Brison of Lit Mama

Officer Jack: Stolen Puppy Activities and Crafts for Kids. Brewster writes books that get kids excited about their world, and nothing is more exciting than puppies. So I've pulled some puppy activities and crafts for kids straight from the story that will give your littles a chance to have some fun and understand police work even better. Plus, puppies.

Language

Picture books are a great way to start reading comprehension at an early age. Use this free printable to ask your kiddos about key parts of the story. You can have them write them down or, if they aren't writing masters yet, just have them answer each question aloud.

Science

To learn a bit more about police work, why don't you fingerprint your kids and their pets?! Fingerprinting is an important part of forensic science and another way police go about finding suspects. This free printable provides a place for your kids to put their own fingerprints AND a place for their pet's pawprints.

Craft

Plastic Cup Puppy

This guy is just about the cutest thing ever. And you don't even have to house train him. Win! What you need:

• Lit Mama's Plastic Cup Puppy Template
• 2 9-0z plastic cups
• 2 googly eyes
• 1 black pom
• 1 6x9 piece pink craft foam
• 1 6x9 piece tan craft foam
• Glue
• Scissors

What you do:

• Turn one cup upside down and cover top with glue

• Turn the other cup on it's side and glue the side-facing cup to the upside down cup at the back (bottom) end
• Set aside to dry

• Print out Plastic Cup Puppy template
• Trace dog's ears, forelegs and back feet onto tan foam (do this first, before you cut foot pads from back feet templates)
• Cut out foot pads and trace them and tongue onto pink foam

• Glue foot pads onto back feet and set aside to dry

• Glue googly eyes into place near top of the 'head' cup
• Glue black pom into place for nose at the top near the opening

• Glue tongue inside opening

• Glue ears on either side of 'head' cup behind eyes

• Glue forelegs onto 'body' cup just in front of ears on either side

• Glue back feet to front of 'body' cup between forelegs

You might have to hold your littles down to get them to give their new puppy time to dry. Don't throw things at me.

Food

So what else could we make with this story but peanut butter cookies that look like dog bones? And this is the absolute yummiest peanut butter cookie recipe I have ever made.

Not Your Dog's Peanut Butter Cookies

What you need:

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

What you do:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• In a mixer, cream peanut butter, butter, and sugars until smooth
• Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well
• In a separate bowl, sift together flours, baking soda, and salt
• Add to butter mixture and mix well
• Scoop out about a 1/2" ball of dough and roll between hands to make long part of bone
• Place on cookie sheet and flatten slightly with fingertips
• Scoop out 4 1/4-inch balls and press 2 into each end of long part
• Sprinkle with white sugar if desired
• Bake 9 minutes
• Allow to cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet
• Remove to wire rack to cool completely