Storytime with elephants means BIG fun. Today we shared some new stories about these favorite gray fellows. To find any of the items used in today’s storytime, just click on the photo of the book. Books We Shared What do you get when you cross an elephant with a helicopter? […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Life on the Farm
Published on :In This Little Chick, little chick learns to speak various animal “languages” as she ventures forth from the farm. The toddlers had fun learning to oink, moo, ribbit and baa along with this adventurous bird. The story encourages participation and teaches animal identification and sounds. Lots of fun! The infants and toddlers […]
Shared Storytelling for Tweens
Published on :On Saturday, November 23, the Central Library hosted a Shared Storytelling workshop for kids ages 8 -12. We had a lot of fun making stories together in different ways. First, we started off with some exquisite corpse drawing. Exquisite corpse was a game played by surrealist artists in the 1920s. […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Thanksgiving!
Published on :We shared a traditional Thanksgiving song, a delicious “pie” story and flannel board, said hello to fall, sang songs, enjoyed the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner, and watched Max eat way too much stuffing in the video, Max’s Thanksgiving. There was also a simple “turkey” take-home craft. A Song for […]
Turkey Tales
Published on :… a special preschool storytime about Thanksgiving, families and food! Storytime was filled with flavorful pies, escaping turkeys, and family meals. Action song sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It” from Sunflower Storytime If you’re thankful and you know it, Clap your hands. If you’re thankful […]
Infant Toddler Storytime – Thankfulness
Published on :Today’s Infant Toddler storytimes were about being thankful and remembering to say thank you… Flannelboard: Thanks for All I’ve Got Each item is placed on the flannel to Raffi’s simple, yet moving tune – Thanks a Lot… Thanks a lot, thanks a lot Thanks […]
Preschool Storytime – Bears!
Published on :In Baby Bear Sees Blue, baby bear discovers all of the rich colors in nature. The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear –Classic tale, richly illustrated with beautifully written text – always a crowd pleaser. Little mouse manages to keep his strawberry away from the big, […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Mice!
Published on :We read stories about mice, tried to figure out which house little mouse was hiding in, watched a short play performed by Cat-e-Kins and Mouse-e-Kins (two very talented hand puppets), sang some of our favorite songs with Maisy and much, much more! Below are the highlights of our Tuesday morning Infant and […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Hats
Published on :Miss Marie was out today, so I got to step in and present some fun storytimes about Hats. Stories We Shared In Jean Marzollo’s Ten Cats Have Hats we counted different animals who had unusual accoutrements that rhymed with their name (one bear with a chair, two ducks with trucks…). […]
Painting and Art – Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime was a big hit! Families enjoyed stories about drawing, painting, and art, and the kids had a great time shouting out the color combinations. The stories shared were all multi-layered stories–teaching colors, mixing colors, and the value of art and imagination. Stories we shared Dog Loves Drawing by […]