Rainbow Colors -- 7/29/25

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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The Rainbow Snail by Karin Akesson
I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon

Books:
Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed) by Ged Adamson
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman

Craft: Crayon

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (crayon, eyes)

- Cut four strips of black paper the width of the crayon

- Color the crayon

- Glue strips to top and bottom of crayon for stripes

- Glue eyes to crayon

- Draw face onto crayon

- Optional: Cut additional black strips to glue on for arms and legs

Extension Activities:

- Have some fun with prisms.  Show your child(ren) how prisms reflect light into the different rainbow colors.

- Take a poll to see what the most popular color is.  Let your child(ren) ask friends and families for their favorite colors and then graph the results.

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Black & White -- 7/22/25

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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Baby Penguins Everywhere by Melissa Guion
I'll Wait, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando

Books:
The Black and White Factory by Eric Telchin
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Penguin Problems by Jory John & Lane Smith
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis
The Skunk by Mac Barnett
Something Stinks by Jonathan Fenske

Craft: Snoopy with Doghouse

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (dog house, Snoopy)

- Color pieces

- Fold doghouse in half at roof so stands

- Glue Snoopy onto top of doghouse

Extension Activities:

- Enjoy a snack of Oreos.

- Have fun with some resist art painting.  On a white piece of paper draw a design with a white crayon.  Then use black watercolor paints to paint over the whole sheet.  It will reveal the "hidden" picture.

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Pink -- 7/15/25

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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Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure by Derek Anderson
I Can Only Draw Worms by Will Mabbitt

Books:
For Pete's Sake by Ellen Stoll Walsh
The Pink Hat by Andrew Joyner
Pink Is Not a Color by Lindsay Ward
Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann
Where Are You? by Sarah Williamson

Craft: Heart Wreath
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out wreath.  After cutting out large circle, gently fold in half to cut center solid lines.

- Color wreath.  Color back if you would like the wreath to have a colored background.

- Fold triangles down on dotted lines.

- Fold small triangles and glue around edge of outer circle to make wreath.

- Optional:  Fold triangles up on dotted lines to make a crown with points sticking up.

Extension Activities:

- Do some pink painting with strawberries.  Cut the tops off of strawberries and press down to make pink patterns.

- Make a simple pink worm craft.  Slide pink pony beads onto a pink pipecleaner.

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Purple -- 7/8/25

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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Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Raisin and Grape by Tom Amico

Books:
Creepy Crayon by Aaron Reynolds
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
The Purple Puffy Coat by Maribeth Boelts
Silly Boobies: A Love Story by Ame Dyckman
When Pencil Met the Markers by Karen Kilpatrick

Craft: Purple People Eater

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, wings, horn, eye)

- Color pieces

- Glue wings to sides of body, horn to top of body, and eye in center

- Add mouth and other featuers

Extension Activities:

- Draw a purple adventure like Harold did.

- Try some new purple foods -- eggplant, purple carrots, cabbage, plums, etc.

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Blue -- 7/1/25

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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The Big Blue Spot by Dave Holwitz
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Peter Peck

Books:

Blue Boat by Kersten Hamilton
The Blue Table by Christopher Raschka

The Blue Umbrella by Emily Ann Davison
Blueberry Mouse by Alice Low
Dog Blue by Polly Dunbar

Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
One Blue Gnu by Danna Smith

Craft: Bird with Birdhouse
- Color pieces (bird, wooden stick, birdhouse)

- Fold roof down to make overhang and glue at top point so stays in place

- Roll wooden strip into loop and glue

- Glue loop to birdhouse next to "hole"

- Glue bird to loop

Extension Activities:

- Have your child squeeze blueberries into water to create an edible paint.

- Create a blue sky picture by adding star stickers to blue paper.

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Virtual Story Time: Color Our World -- July 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.) 

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Color the Sky by David Elliott
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

Books:

Dr. Seuss's Book of Colors by Dr. Seuss

Green on Green by Dianne White

Mix It Up by Herve Tullet
The Rainbow Snail by Karin Akesson

Red Sings for Treetops by Joyce Sidman

Remixed: A Blended Family by Arree Chung

Extension Activities:

- Have fun decorating cookies or cupcakes with different colored icing.  Let the kids mix their own colored icing using food coloring and plain white icing.

- Play a game of I Spy using color clues.

- Ask your child to organize things by color (ex - their clothes in the closet, books on a shelf, etc).