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Getting Ready for Bed: Storytime With Eric Carle

September 26, 2014 by Clyde Sanchez (Hubby) Leave a Comment

Bedtime story with Eric Carle

Sponsored Post: Financial compensation was not received for this post. A sample product was gifted from Gymboree. Opinions expressed here are our own.

Who’s ready for bedtime? I see 3 little bears that need to hear a few good Eric Carle stories :)

We are so excited to share storytime with you and our boys. A HUGE thanks to Gymboree for providing the adorable Eric Carle PJs that inspired this post!

If you’re familiar with our kids crafts, you’ll definitely notice a theme of colorful craft ideas. PLUS, Courtney loves all of Eric Carle’s stories and artwork (her favorite is Brown Bear, Brown Bear).

If you’re familiar with our kids crafts, you’ll definitely notice a theme of colorful craft ideas.

Haha, Courtney has even thrown a Very Hungry Caterpillar birthday party AND a Brown Bear, Brown Bear birthday party…she’s always giving the boys creative birthday parties FULL of fun and clever party ideas!

OK, so the boys are really eager for storytime. Let’s get them ready!!!

Let’s Get Dressed in Our Eric Carle PJs

All right! The boys are all washed up, let’s get ’em dressed for a good bedtime story.

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

That’s the look we like to see! He was “over the moon” about his pajamas :)

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“How do you put this thing on?”

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“Oh yeah, like this!”

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

This caterpillar is FULL of love!

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Getting dressed in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“Hello. It’s ‘Beary’ nice to meet you!”

Now Brush Those Teeth!

So we’re all dressed in our cozy PJs, let’s get those teeth cleaned.

Brushing teeth in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“You want me to brush my teeth?”

Brushing teeth in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“Sir, yes sir!”

Brushing teeth in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Brushing teeth in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“Now I’m all brushed and ready to pick out my story!”

Time to Pick Out Our Books

Oooh…we’re getting so close to our bedtime story. Now we just need to pick out our books.

Let’s see what they choose…

Picking out our books in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Our first story is, “Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?” Excellent choice!

Picking out our books in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Picking out our books in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

For our 2nd book, we have, “The Very Busy Spider.” Nice pick!

Picking out our books in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

He couldn’t even wait for storytime, haha!

Picking out our books in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

For our final storytime book, our cozy little caterpillar chose…”The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Well, he does like to eat!

Picking out our books in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Side Note: If you’re loving this Eric Carle post, be sure to check out our fun Very Hungry Caterpillar fingerpaint craft!

Let’s Go!

Time to blast off for a bedtime story…teepee style!

Let's go hear a story in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Prepare for launch in 5…4…3…2…1…

Let's go hear a story in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“LIFTOFF!!”

It’s Storytime With Eric Carle

For our bedtime story, Courtney and I thought it would be PERFECT to make a teepee in the playroom for the boys…we were right, they loved it!

Side Note: We were actually inspired by the video from Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, “Everything Has Changed.” We both saw the scene with the teepee and Christmas lights and new we HAD to make our own!

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

So here’s the impromptu teepee!

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

The 1st one in, “…just getting familiar with my book before mommy gets in.”

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

He just wants to see what his older brother is reading!

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

“Just making myself comfortable. Please cover your eyes Noah. Aiden, turn my book. Please.”

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

OK boys, time for mommy to read your stories. Get comfortable!

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

First there were 3…

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Then there were 2…

Storytime in our Gymboree Eric Carle sleepwear

Now we have 1. “I finally get the teepee to myself.” Sweet dreams boys. Shhh…

Now that was nice :) I hope you enjoyed our journey to bedtime. We had a great time getting the boys dressed in our Eric Carle PJs. They were cozy AND comfortable.

If you want a pair for YOUR little ones, be sure to checkout Gymboree’s line of…

Eric Carle Sleepware

Outtakes?

Uhh…yes! There were quite a few funny and cute pictures from this storytime post.

If you wanna’ see what all the fun is about, be sure to check out the outtakes from our storytime with Eric Carle. I think you’ll get kick out of it!

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About Clyde Sanchez (Hubby)

My husband is a great father and very supportive. He specializes in SEO, web design and photography (which is what he likes to write about). He also helps me craft!

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