Sense of Sound -- 3/25/25

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman
The Terrible Plop by Ursula Dubosarsky
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer

Books:
Cat Says Meow by Michael Arndt
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
The Noisy Way to Bed by Ian Whybrow
Slop Goes the Soup by Pamela Duncan Edwards
The Sound of Day, the Sound of Night by Mary O'Neill
What Sound Is Morning? by Grant Snider

Craft: Shaker Stick
- String jingle bells onto a pipe cleaner
- Wrap pipe cleaner around a jumbo craft stick
- Optional -- Color craft stick first

Extension Activities:

- Have fun with rhyming.  Ask your child to come up with rhyming words (ex - cat, bat, fat, mat, etc).

- Play with rhythms.  Have your child repeat a clapping rhythm after you.  Or find a body percussion video for kids on YouTube.

Sense of Sight -- 3/18/25

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Shark in the Park! by Nick Sharratt

Books:
All the Better to See You With by Margaret Wild
Bear Sees Colors by Karma Wilson
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Douglas, You Need Glasses! by Ged Adamson
Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter

Craft: Binoculars

- Curl two quarter sheets of cardstock into tubes and glue

- Cut a long strip of paper (8-1/2" x 2-1/2") and glue it around the two tubes

- Optional: Add some tape to tubes and strip to make sure they stay in place

- Hole punch a hole at end of either side of tubes and tie yarn to hang around neck

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of I Spy or go on a scavenger hunt to find specific objects.

- Let your child(ren) experiment with binoculars, microscope, magnifying glass, or telescope.  

Sense of Touch -- 3/10/25

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

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Press Here by Herve Tullet
Hugless Douglas by David Melling

Books:
How Do You Hug a Porcupine? by Laurie Isop
I Can Tell by Touching by Carolyn Otto
Same Love, Different Hug by Sarah Hovorka
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett

Craft: Bear Hug

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (head, arms)

- Color pieces

- Glue arms to bottom of head

- Fold arms to give a hug

Extension Activities:

- Do some blind touch tests.  Blindfold your child and then give them an object to try to identify just by touch.

- Ask your child to find things that fit different types of textures (ex - soft, rough, fluffy, itchy, etc).


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Sense of Taste -- 3/4/25

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Pie by Judy Sierra
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! by Mo Willems

Books:
Badger's Fancy Meal by Keiko Kasza
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Scrambled Eggs Super! by Dr. Seuss
Yuck! by Mick Manning
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies by Megan Lacera

Craft: Sense of Taste
- Print out template at left onto cardstock 
- Cut out face
- Hole punch two holes onto tongue

- Color face as self

- Slide a sucker through the two holes so looks like eating it

Extension Activities:

- Have fun with various taste tests.  Some possibilities include different flavors of jello, cookies, Skittles, drinks, etc.  See if they can identify the flavor or which ones they like best.

- Use fruit loop cereal to make an edible bracelet or necklace by stringing them onto a piece of yarn or a pipecleaner.  Or make a birdfeeder using plain cheerios.

Virtual Story Time: Our Senses -- March 2025

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.) 

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

Mama in the Moon by Doreen Cronin
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by Iza Trapani

Books:
Bear's Busy Family by Stella Blackstone
Cold, Crunch, Colorful: Using Our Senses by Jane Brocket
Five for a Little One by Christopher Raschka
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris
I Hear a Pickle by Rachel Isadora
This Beach Is Too Loud! by Samantha Cotterill


Extension Activities:
- Play a game of I Spy using all the senses rather than just sight.  (ex - I Spy something that feels soft.)
- Try to have your child guess an item just be describing it using sensory words (feels, smells, tastes, etc).  
- Have fun with scented markers.  Make pictures that smell good.