🧺What If the Big Bad Wolf Was Just Hangry? Little Red Riding Hood Preschool Lesson (non-religious)
Silly Little Red Riding Hood Activity for Preschoolers: What If the Big Bad Wolf Was Just Hangry?
🧺 What If the Big Bad Wolf Was Just Hangry?
A Silly Preschool Exploration of Fairy Tale Fun
Let’s imagine for a second… what if the Big Bad Wolf wasn’t really bad at all? What if he was just hangry (hungry + grumpy)? What if instead of chasing Little Red Riding Hood, he really just wanted what was in her basket?
Maybe he thought it had cupcakes. Or cheese puffs. Or Grandma’s spaghetti.
Well guess what? That’s exactly the kind of silly twist we're diving into today at The Everyday Schoolhouse! Let’s turn this classic tale into a laughter-filled learning experience with:
✔️ Hilarious storytelling
✔️ Snack-making
✔️ Sorting games
✔️ Pretend play
✔️ And lots of giggles
📖 Story Time Twist: Retell It the Wrong Way
Let your preschoolers retell Little Red Riding Hood with a silly twist! Ask funny questions like:
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What if the wolf wore bunny slippers?
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What if Little Red was delivering tacos?
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What if Grandma was on a beach vacation?
Encourage storytelling, vocabulary growth, and wild creativity!
🧠 Learning Game: “What’s In the Basket?”
Print or draw items like food, toys, and silly objects. Let kids sort them:
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What should go to Grandma?
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What would make the wolf hangrier?
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What’s just plain silly? (banana phone, flaming hot pepper, etc.)
Great for:
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Categorizing
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Food groups
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Logic and laughter
🎵Sniffin’ Down the Spaghetti Trail Song
By: The Everyday Schoolhouse
All Rights Reserved.
Little Red was on her way, oh yes indeed!
With a basket full of treats for Grandma’s need.
She had cupcakes, she had cheese,
And some noodles if you please—
And her polka dot dress blowing in the breeze!
He was sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail,
Sniff-sniff-sniffin’ with his waggin’ tail!
Not a scary wolf at all,
Just a growling belly call—
He was sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail!
Red was skippin’ through the wood without a care,
Didn’t know the wolf was tiptoeing back there!
He was droolin’ for a bite,
But he knew it wasn’t right—
So he hoped that she might share it fair and square!
He was sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail,
Sniff-sniff-sniffin’ with his waggin’ tail!
Not a scary wolf at all,
Just a growly belly call—
He was sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail!
When they made it to the door at Grandma’s place,
The wolf said, “Do you have a fork, just in case?”
“I’m quite a refined beast,” he gave a soft bow,
“And I’d like some spaghetti, politely, right now.
He was sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail,
Sniff-sniff-sniffin’ with his waggin’ tail!
Not a scary wolf at all,
Just a growly belly call—
He was sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail!
Yes, he’s full and happy now without a wail…
Thanks to sniffin’ down the spaghetti trail!
🧺 POEM: “The Sniff-Sniff Trail”
By The Everyday Schoolhouse
Little Red walked through the wood,
With her red cloak up like she always would.
Her basket held a cupcake treat,
And spaghetti warm and soft and sweet. 🍝
Behind her crept a sniffy snout,
The Big Bad Wolf was sneaking about.
But not to growl, and not to bite—
He just had hunger in the night!
He sniffed the sauce, he wagged his tail,
He followed that cheesy, noodle trail.
And when he asked with manners bright,
She shared her snack—he took one bite!
Now Red and Wolf are friends, you see,
Thanks to spaghetti—and hospitality. 🐺❤️
🎭 Movement Game: The Hangry Wolf Freeze Dance
Play music while kids skip like Red Riding Hood.
When you yell “HANGRY WOLF!”, they freeze with a silly scared face.
When you say “He ate SPAGHETTI!”, they dance again!
🎨 Craft: Little Red Riding Hood Puppets
Use our printable cutouts template to make these Little Red Riding Hood and Big Bad Hangry Wolf puppets. Glue to popsicle sticks. Let kids act out their own twisted fairy tale with funny voices. Grab the FREE printable here; CLICK HERE
🎨What If The Big Bad Wolf Was Just Hangry? Cutouts
Here is the printable cut out template to make the craft puppets! Just print and cutout and glue to popsicle sticks. Grab the free printable template here: CLICK HERE
🍴 Snack Idea: Not-So-Bad Wolf Sandwiches
Use bread (or toast), raisins (or chocolate chips), apple slices, banana, and almond butter (or peanut butter or cinnamon brown sugar butter) to make a cute wolf face sandwich!
Let kids decorate their own wolf and say:
“Now he’s fed—and not so bad!”
🖍️ Little Red Riding Hood and the Hangry Wolf – Printable Coloring Page
Bring fairy tale fun to life with this silly and sweet Little Red Riding Hood coloring page—featuring the Big Bad Wolf, who's not so bad… just hangry! 🐺🍝 Great the FREE printable coloring page right here: CLICK HERE
This preschool-friendly printable includes a cheerful scene of Little Red Riding Hood walking along the trail to Grandma’s house with a cupcake in her basket and a bowl of spaghetti in hand. Right behind her? The Big Bad Wolf, drooling and sniffing up the cheesy trail of noodles she accidentally left behind!
This easy-to-color page pairs perfectly with your "What If the Big Bad Wolf Was Just Hangry?" story lesson and helps build:
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Fine motor skills
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Fairy tale vocabulary
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Storytelling recall
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And LOTS of giggles at circle time or during quiet time!
Great for:
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Preschool and pre-K classrooms
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Homeschool learning
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Rainy day fun
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Story retelling with crayons!
📚 Let’s Talk About It (Parent/Teacher Prompt)
Ask your preschoolers:
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Do you ever get grumpy when you’re hungry?
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What helps you feel better?
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How can we be kind, even when we feel upset?
Great for teaching empathy and emotional awareness.
🧺🧁STORY: “The Wolf Who Followed the Scent of Spaghetti”
A Funny Little Red Riding Hood Remix for Preschoolers
By The Seasonal Schoolhouse
Once upon a giggle... I mean, a time, there was a girl named Little Red Riding Hood.
She wore her usual bright red cloak, the one that fluttered behind her like a little flag as she skipped through the woods.
But underneath it, she wore her special polka dot dress—white with cheerful red and green spots.
Her grandma had sewn it for her last spring, and Little Red only wore it on the most important days.
And today was definitely important.
She was carrying a basket with her favorite things inside: a warm bowl of cream cheese spaghetti, a yummy garlic roll and a cupcake with extra sprinkles. She was bringing them to Grandma’s house—because that’s what you do when someone makes you a polka dot dress just because they love you.
So Little Red packed her basket with:
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1 container of cream cheese spaghetti 🍝
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1 bouncy roll that smelled like garlic
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1 tiny cupcake with purple sprinkles
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And 1 napkin that had spaghetti drawings all over it
Off she went into the forest!
🐾 Meanwhile… behind a tree…
A very big, very furry, very sniffy-nosed creature was sniffing the air.
SNIIIIIIIFFFF.
“Ohhhh YUM,” said the Big Bad Wolf, but really he was the Big Sniffy Wolf, because today he wasn’t feeling bad—he was just hangry.
His tummy did a loud GRRRRROWL like a lion playing the tuba.
“Is that... parmesan cheese I smell?”
“Is that... creamy tomato swirl??”
“IS THAT GARLIC BUTTER?!”
The wolf’s eyes went wide. His tail stuck straight out.
He licked his lips, tied a bib around his neck, and started tiptoeing behind Little Red Riding Hood.
“I'm not here to scare her,” he whispered.
“I’m just gonna follow the spaghetti scent.”
🐾 Along the forest path...
Little Red was humming a spaghetti song.
🎵 “Spaghetti in the basket, spaghetti in my soul!
Creamy cheesy noodles, I brought the dinner roll!” 🎵
She was skipping and swinging her basket—completely unaware that a hungry wolf was dancing behind a bush. Every time she turned around...
POOF!
The wolf froze like a statue.
Once, he even pretended to be a tree. 🌳
Another time, he wore a flower pot on his head like a mushroom. 🍄
Red just blinked.
“Huh. Weird mushroom.”
🧀 But then…
Little Red reached into her basket to check the spaghetti.
“Oh no!” she gasped.
“The lid’s loose! The spaghetti is leaving a trail of cheesy breadcrumbs!”
Sure enough, behind her were drippy dots of cream cheese sauce, leading right to... the wolf’s paws.
The wolf scooped a noodle off a rock and slurped.
“SLUUURP!”
“HEY!” said Red. “That’s for Grandma!”
“I’m so sorry,” said the wolf, “but I’ve been sniffin’ that spaghetti since the mushrooms and I’m losing my WOLF MIND.”
Red blinked.
The wolf put his paws together. “Please... just one little lick of the lid?”
🧁 But Red had an idea.
She pulled out the cupcake. “I’ll trade you this for one safe trip to Grandma’s.”
The wolf sniffed.
Purple frosting. Vanilla sprinkles. A gummy worm on top.
“DEAL!” said the wolf.
And he carried Little Red on his back the rest of the way to Grandma’s house while singing:
🎵 “I smell spaghetti! I smell a roll!
I smell a cupcake, and I’m losing control!” 🎵
👵 At Grandma’s house…
Grandma opened the door in her fuzzy slippers and blinked.
“Did you bring the spaghetti?”
“Yes!”
“And did you bring a wolf??”
“YES!” said the wolf, holding up the basket like a pizza delivery guy.
“I’m reformed,” he added. “Also... do you have a fork?”
Grandma invited him in.
They all sat down.
And they slurped spaghetti with garlic rolls until their bellies were round and their hearts were full.
❤️ The End!
(And they lived happily ever after.)
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