For our last Toddler Storytime of the Spring session (June 9), we ended with a trip to the ZOO! A heartfelt thank you for sharing your beautiful toddlers with me! It was a joy and an honor. Let’s take a peek at the books, songs & flannel activities we shared; for a […]
Infant & Toddler Storytimes: Music & Song
Published on :With the first storytimes for the Summer 2015 Infant Toddler Storytime series I wanted to highlight the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – Read to the Rhythm. All the stories we shared incorporated some type of singing or music. And don’t forget, sharing stories during the Summer counts […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Going to the Zoo!
Published on :For our last Infant Storytime of the Spring session (June 9), we ended with a trip to the ZOO! A heartfelt thank you for sharing your beautiful babies with me! It was a joy and an honor. Let’s take a peek at the stories, bounces & rhymes we shared; for a printable […]
Summer Reading Kickoff: Read to the Rhythm!
Published on :We had forty participants at our Kickoff program to our Summer Reading Challenge! Families came to our Studio On 4th to dance, make musical instruments and rock out! Here’s a video of some of the highlights of the program: We had a Wii set up for dancing: We made […]
Family Storytime: The Blues
Published on :You can skip reading the blog and just view the highlights… But you won’t be able to see the books very well. But it’s nice I was able to get a video with my laptop! Our storytime today was about the Blues. I’ve always wanted to do a storytime like […]
The Science of Making Music
Published on :This afternoon we had a program at Pasadena Library about how to make a musical instrument–something that would produce not just noise, but definite pitches that you could change or manipulate. We learned about aerophones, chordophones, idiophones and membranophones, and then got a chance to make our own DIY instruments. […]
Tablets and Tech for Kids: an iPad toys open house!
Published on :We had a fun tech program for kids yesterday, a kind of open house for the iPad apps and toys we have acquired! We played with Wonder Workshop robots and Osmo game systems, toys that extend the two-dimensional screen of the iPad to three-dimensional play. Kids and parents had a lot […]
Toddler Storytime – Spring Session – Monsters!
Published on :THERE’S A MONSTER IN THE LIBRARY but we’re NOT AFRAID! We had some monstrous fun during our Toddler Storytime. For a printable list of the songs & action rhymes we shared (including lyrics), click here: TODDLER – Songs-Rhymes Below are some of the stories and activities we explored: OPENING SONGS: Welcome Everyone! […]
Infant Storytime – Spring Session – Shapes & Monsters!
Published on :There’s a monster in the HOUSE! Hey wait…that’s not my monster!!! We had some monstrous fun during our Infant Storytime. Let’s take a peek at the stories, bounces & rhymes we shared – for a printable list with lyrics, click here: Infant Songs-Bounces-Rhymes OPENING SONGS: Welcome Everyone! Clap Everybody and […]
Toddler Storytime – Spring Session – Caterpillars & Butterflies
Published on :We shared stories & activities about Caterpillars & Butterflies! I am very pleased to report that this storytime was a big HIT! Nothing makes me happier. 🙂 For the words to all of the songs & rhymes we explored, click here: TODDLER – Songs-Rhymes OPENING SONGS: Welcome Everyone! Clap Everybody and Say […]