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, […]
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 […]
Lucha Libros: going strong, and growing bigger!
Published on :Lucha Libros welcomed three new participants last night, and all of them did a great job competing alongside kids who have been doing this all year long! The book which was the subject of our questions last night was The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, and the […]
Toddler Storytime: Jungle!
Published on :Today’s toddler storytime was about the jungle. We made our shapes into animal faces: We read the book Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Kevin Waldron. Rosen is very good at writing books that have the right balance of lyric and repetition to make them fun to […]
Infant Storytime: Jungle!
Published on :Today’s infant storytime was about the jungle. We made our shapes into animal faces: We read the book Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Kevin Waldron. One of Rosen’s talents is writing books that have the right balance of lyric and repetition to make them fun to […]