Adventures in the Desert -- 7/16/24

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 to view this month's virtual Story Time.

Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich
I'm a Hare, So There! by Julia Rowan-Zoch

Books:

Around One Cactus by Anthony D. Fredericks

Desert Song by Laeken Zea Kemp

Hug Me by Simona Ciraolo

Jackalope by Janet Stevens
Tumble by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom

Craft: Cactus

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out cactus and punch 7-8 holes along edges

- Color cactus

- Cut pipecleaners into 2" pieces

- Thread a pipecleaner piece through each hole and twist to make prickles

Extension Activities:

- Make a sand art picture.  Color white sand by placing some in a plastic baggie along with a piece of chalk.  Roll the chalk around in the bag to get pastel colored sand.  Then glue onto paper to make a picture.

- Make edible no-bake Tumbleweeds.  Click HERE for recipe.

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