December Craft: Jewelry Workshop for Kids

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Monday’s jewelry making workshop for kids had a very special guest instructor. Kaitlyn was once a kid who came to a library craft program where she was introduced to jewelry making skills and equipment, and she was hooked! She checked out this book: and developed a passion for making her […]

Infant Toddler Show with Angie Donkin

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We had fun this morning with Angie Donkin, dancing with scarves, playing shaker eggs, singing with finger puppets and a little purple puppet named Monster! Dance and Play: Old King Cole: Don Alfredo: If you’d like to find more of Angie’s music for little ones, please check out her YouTube […]

Magical Trees ~ Preschool Storytime

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It was all about trees and the seasons in today’s preschool storytime.  We read about a very selfish tree and we played along with a magical tree.  There was also a draw and tell story we shared called The Sheltering Tree and a flannel board with a green palm tree […]

R is for Recap: Infant Storytime

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Today our theme was intended to be about audience participation and recapping past songs and rhymes. I printed out some of the songs we’ve done in the past, and put a couple of new ones on there. I put up a display of some of the books we read in […]

R is for Recap: Toddler Storytime

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Today our theme was intended to be about audience participation and recapping past songs and rhymes. I printed out some of the songs we’ve done in the past, and put a couple of new ones on there. I put up a display of some of the books we read in […]

Letters & Mail – Preschool Storytime

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We got a letter at storytime today! It was from me, telling everyone in storytime that we were having stories today about letters and mail!  We talked about addresses, and stamps a little bit too.   Books We Shared It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton Liam loves mail.  […]

Cats! ~ Preschool Storytime

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Last Saturday we read some great stories about cats AND helped find a missing kitty named Tippy Toes. We also acted out a story about a dog and a cat who were best friends.  Here are the books, songs, flannel board, mini play, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We […]

Solar System ~ Preschool STEAM

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Farm: Toddler Storytime

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Today we met a turkey, and then met all of his friends from the farm! Books We Shared I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs invites kids to guess each animal with three clues: the color of the animal, the first letter of its name, and the sound the […]

Farm: Infant Storytime

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Today we met a turkey, and then met all of his friends from the farm! Books We Shared I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs invites kids to guess each animal with three clues: the color of the animal, the first letter of its name, and the sound the […]