The theme of this year’s One City, One Story short story writing contest is depicting what being an American means to you, or what your family’s story is, whether your parents or grandparents may have immigrated here, or what your experience has been in this country. That’s a tough subject […]
Infant Storytime: Ponds
Published on :On Tuesday we explored the splishy, splashy world of ponds and wetlands. It was a lot of fun because with a Pond theme, there were lots of traditional children’s songs I could use and we sang them with a CD. First we made a beautiful picture out of ovals, rectangles, […]
Toddler Storytime: Ponds
Published on :On Tuesday we explored the splishy, splashy world of ponds and wetlands. It was a lot of fun because with a Pond theme, there were lots of traditional children’s songs I could use and we sang them with a CD. First we made a beautiful picture out of ovals, rectangles, […]
Magic Tree — preschool storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime featured stories about somewhat magical trees. Maple is about a loving tree that provides shelter and fun times; as Maple grows, the tree grows. Tap the Magic Tree is an interactive story of falling and blooming leaves. Stuck is a humorous story about a boy who throws more […]
Shrinky Dinks Jewelry Feb. 11, 2014
Published on :Kids packed the Story Room at Central Library last Wednesday to make their own jewelry by drawing it on shrink plastic. They made bracelets, earrings, necklaces and keychains. The bracelets were a surprisingly popular option, particularly for boys, and I think I’ll need to buy some bracelet chains next time […]
Toddler Storytime: Farm!
Published on :Yesterday’s Toddler Storytime was all about animals on the farm. We made the faces of these animals with shapes: We sang Old MacDonald Had a Farm and then read a book called Dinnertime for Chickies by Janee Trasler, in which a pig and a sheep are struggling to get the […]
Infant Storytime: Farm!
Published on :Yesterday’s Infant Storytime was all about animals on the farm. We made the faces of these animals with shapes: Then we read a book called Dinnertime for Chickies by Janee Trasler, in which a pig and a sheep are struggling to get the baby chicks to try new foods for […]
Toddler Storytime: Poles
Published on :Today’s Toddler Storytime was about polar animals in the Arctic and Antarctic regions! We welcomed a few new families from the waitlist, hooray! We started storytime with another picture made out of shapes. They are a walrus, a penguin, an arctic fox and a polar bear: And we read an […]
Infant Storytime: Poles
Published on :Today’s Infant Storytime was about polar animals in the Arctic and Antarctic regions! We welcomed a few new families from the waitlist, hooray! We started storytime with another picture made out of shapes. They are a walrus, a penguin, an arctic fox and a polar bear: And we read an […]
Family Storytime: Jungle!
Published on :Today we told stories and sang songs about animals who live in the jungle. First we told a story about Three Talking Toucans: Three talking toucans sitting in a tree The first one turned and squawked at me! Three little toucans sitting like kings The second one said, “Watch me […]