Sunny Days -- 2/25/25

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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Sun by Sam Usher
You Are My Sunshine by Blake Hoena

Books:
Hello, Sun by Julie Downing
I Like the Sun by Sarah Nelson
Like Butter on Pancakes by Jonathan London
Summer Sun Risin' by W. Nikola-Lisa
The Sun Shines Everywhere by Mary Ann Hoberman

Craft: Sun with Shades
- Print template and cut out sunglasses

- Color sunglasses

- Color paper plate as sun and glue on sunglasses

- Draw on sun's face

- Cut rays into sides of plate

Extension Activities:

- It's fun to play with shadows in the sun.  Set out various objects on a sidewalk/patio in the sun.  Have your child(ren) trace the shadows the objects make.

- Make a sunshine snack.  Slice an orange into flat slices.  Add pineapple chunks around the outside for the sun's rays.

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Rain, Rain, Go Away! -- 2/11/25

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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Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry

Books:

Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear

Move Over, Rover! by Karen Beaumont

Rain by Cynthia Rylant

Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt

Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos

Singing in the Rain illustrated by Tim Hopgood

Craft: Rain Mobile

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (rainbow/clouds/sun and raindrops_

- Color pieces

- Cut either yarn, curling ribbon, or thin paper strips into three 1' long pieces

- Glue yarn, curling ribbon, or thin paper strips to bottom of clouds piece

- Glue raindrops onto the yarn, curling ribbon, or thin paper strips to hang underneath the clouds

Extension Activities:

- After it rains, go outside to go puddle splashing.

- Create rainbows using prisms.  

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It's Snowing! -- 2/4/25

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 virtual Story Time.

Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Just One Flake by Travis Jonker

Books:

Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root

A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Walking in a Winter Wonderland by Tim Hopgood
Winter Woes by Marty Kelley

Craft: 3-D Snowflake

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (snowflake picture, strips)

- Color picture

- Fold strips in half and glue between snowflake's arms to give it dimension

Extension Activities:

- Make some paper snowflakes.  You can make the traditional paper snowflakes or to get perfect circular snowflakes make them out of coffee filters.

- Make some edible snowflakes out of pretzel sticks and marshmallows.

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Virtual Story Time: Weather -- February 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 virtual Story Time.

Hello, Sun! by Dayle Ann Dodds
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer

Books:

Bear in Sunshine by Stella Blackstone

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

From Season to Season by Ethan Long

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

Soaked! by Abi Cushman

The Weather Girls by Aki

Extension Activities:

- Make a wind chime to hang outdoors using recycled and other materials such as a coat hanger, utensils, beads, etc.

- Ask your child to chart the temperature and weather (sunny, rainy, snowy, etc) each day.

- Go puddle jumping with your child.  No puddles outside?  Make your own by cutting out puddles from blue construction paper and taping it to the floor.