Rain -- 4/18/23

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 virtual Story Time.

Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry

Books:
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Drip, Drop by Sarah Weeks
Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear
Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos Jr.
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle
Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee

Craft: Rainbow Cloud (with Name)
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock
- Cut out cloud and raindrops
- Cut long strips (1/2" x 8") of paper in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple
- Color cloud and raindrops
- Optional: Write letters of name onto raindrops
- Glue strips of colored paper to bottom of cloud to make a rainbow

- Glue raindrops to cloud/rainbow making sure to spell out name if you chose that option

Extension Activities:

- Talk about rainbows and how they are made.  Experiment making rainbows by spraying water into the air on a sunny day or using a prism.

- Discuss safety and emergency preparedness measures to take during severe weather.  Hold some practice drills so your children know what to do in the event of bad weather.

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