Frog and Toad Together Extension Activities & Snack

Frog and Toad Together

By Arnold Lobel

🥄 Snack: Frog & Toad’s Willpower Cookies ♡

Directions:

Gather two very best friends, a garden full of impatient seeds, a misplaced list, a few attempts at bravery, and one dangerously delicious plate of cookies. Mix in plenty of gentle humor and everyday adventures for a collection of stories that proves life is better when you have a good friend beside you.

Recipe notes: In “Cookies,” Toad bakes a batch of cookies so delicious that he and Frog simply can’t stop eating them. Frog insists they need willpower, but keeping the cookies out of reach proves harder than expected!Serve your own batch of Frog & Toad’s Willpower Cookies while you read... and see whether your family has any more willpower than Frog and Toad.

Frog & Toad’s Cookies

Bake a batch of wonderfully tempting cookies inspired by one of Frog and Toad’s funniest adventures. These tiny sugar cookies get a Frog-and-Toad twist with green sugar and cinnamon sugar (and they’re perfectly bite-sized… extra willpower required.)

The real challenge? Put a plate on the table and see if anyone can resist taking another.

🍰 More Favorites

Cookies aren’t the only treat in Frog and Toad’s world. At the end of “Cookies,” Toad heads home to bake a cake… we wonder what kind! Other stories in the series offer even more delicious food moments to notice as you read, including hot tea and chocolate ice cream.

Make Frog & Toad's Cookies →

💬 Talk About It

Frog and Toad are very different, but they remain wonderful friends. What does each character do that makes him a good friend?
Frog tries several ways to stop himself and Toad from eating the cookies. Which solution do you think works best? What would you have done with the cookies?
Frog and Toad turn very ordinary things—planting seeds, making a list, eating cookies—into memorable adventures. Which ordinary activity would be more fun if you did it with a friend?
Would You Rather have an unlimited plate of Toad’s delicious cookies OR have a magical garden where your seeds grow instantly?

Willpower

(will·pow·er - noun)

The ability to control yourself when you really want to do (or eat!) something. Frog believes that putting the cookies somewhere difficult to reach will give them willpower. Toad isn’t quite convinced.

Pairs Well With

🌱 Grow Like Toad

In “The Garden,” Toad has a difficult time waiting for his seeds to grow. Plant a few fast-sprouting seeds of your own and keep a simple garden journal. Measure, draw, or photograph what changes each day.

📝 Make a List

Toad starts his day with a carefully written list… and isn’t quite sure what to do when it blows away! Make your own list of five things you’d like to do today. Can you complete them all? For extra Frog & Toad flair, add something wonderfully ordinary like eat a cookie, sit outside, or spend time with a friend.

🐸 Frog or Toad?

Frog and Toad may be best friends, but real frogs and toads have some interesting differences. Compare their skin, legs, habitats, and the way they move. Curiosity Challenge: Find a photo of a frog and a toad. What differences can you immediately spot?

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