Story Basket – Frida Khalo, Little People, Big Dreams

I had so much fun putting this activity together. I had the chance to visit Mexican artist Frida Khalo and Diego Rivera’s house while in Mexico City a few years ago and I’ve adored her even more ever since. What a powerful female and iconic figure! 

I wanted to highlight Frida’s love of color and painting so I paired this book with two simple activities in this basket: water painting and a color matching DIY activity using pom poms and a color palette (with dot stickers).

For the water painting activity I drew feet on small stones as shown in the book and Frida’s portrait (as illustrated in the book) on a larger grey stone. 

My daughter had so much fun with this basket that she asked to play with it again a few times afterwards. Activities like this one are always very engaging for her. She went back and forth through the pages and the activities and kept exploring different aspects of it. It was so nice to watch.

Bookish play is such a lovely way to bring books to life for children and helps instill a love of reading and learning from a young age. 

Be sure to also check out the story basket we did for Amelia Earhart here.

Cleaning up is part of the learning process, so make sure to encourage your child to tidy up after they finish playing. Model how to do it until your child feels confident enough to initiate the tidying up process independently.