Art: Preschool Storytime

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Books We Shared I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry is told mostly from the point of view of the giant quid who boasts proudly of his artistic accomplishments, and makes a “messterpiece” all over everyone else! Anywhere Artist by Nikki Slade Robinson is about a girl […]

Science of Sound ~ 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. […]

Colors!~Toddler Storytime

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Our summer session of Toddler Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays, puppets and video we shared.  There will also be some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your toddler. For our fourth storytime of the session we enjoyed reading and singing about Colors!  Below you’ll […]

Colors! ~ Infant Storytime

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Our summer session of Infant Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces, flannel stories, fingerplays and puppets we shared.  I also throw in some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your baby! For our fourth storytime of the session we enjoyed learning about colors!  Below […]

Cats! ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our summer session of Toddler Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays, puppets and video we shared.  There will also be some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your toddler. For our third storytime of the session we enjoyed reading and singing about Cats!  Below you’ll […]

Cats! ~ Infant Storytime

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Our summer session of Infant Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces, flannel stories, fingerplays and puppets we shared.  I also throw in some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your baby! For our third storytime of the session we enjoyed reading and […]

It’s Showtime! LEGO Movies Made by Younger Kids

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**Updated 7/11/19 — see notes at the end** Last week we held another LEGO Stop-Motion animation workshop in our Central Library in the fourth floor studio–this time for kids 5-8 years old. Once again I shared a Powerpoint Presentation about stop motion animation using one of the library’s books as […]

Zoo Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our summer session of Toddler Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays, puppets and video we shared.  There will also be some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your toddler. For our second storytime of the session we enjoyed reading and singing about […]

Zoo Animals ~ Infant Storytime

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Our summer session of Infant Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, tickle, bounces, flannel stories, fingerplays and puppets we shared.  I also throw in some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your baby! For our second storytime of the session we enjoyed reading […]

Bears ~ Toddler Storytime

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Our summer session of Toddler Storytime is underway.  Each week you’ll find a blog post that covers the books, rhymes, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays, puppets and video we shared.  There will also be some information about the benefits of reading, singing and talking to your toddler. For our very first storytime of the session we enjoyed reading and singing […]