Virtual Story Time: A Royal Story -- April 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.

The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess by Tom Gauld

Books:
The King's Golden Beard by Klaas Verplancke
The Legend of King Arthur-A-Tops by Mo O'Hara
Prince of a Frog by Jackie Urbanovic
The Prince Won't Go to Bed by Dayle Ann Dodds
A Real Prince Is Hard to Find: A Modern Fairy Tale by Joanna Rivard
The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-To-Be by Mini Grey



Extension Activities:
- Build a castle out of Lego or other building blocks.
- Have a royal fashion show.  Ask your child to dress up in their best, fanciest clothes.
- Make edible fairy wands.  Cut rice krispee treats into stars and then stick the star onto a pretzel rod.

Sense of Smell -- 4/1/25

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.

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid

Books:
The Daily Sniff by Jane Cabrera
The Nose Book by Al Perkins
Something Smells! by Blake Liliane Hellman
Something Stinks! by Jonathan Fenske
Thank You, Omu! by Pat Mora

Craft: Flower
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (flower, leaf)

- Color pieces

- Color a craft stick as stem

- Glue flower and leaf onto craft stick

- Fold along dotted lines of flower and glue down to make 3-D

- Optional -- Spray flower with a scent or perfume

Extension Activities:

- Visit a spicery/spice shop.  Let the kids explore the various scents on display.  Which do they like?  Which do they dislike?

- Have fun coloring with scented markers.  Can your child identify the marker scents?

Template --

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.

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

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.

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

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.

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

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).


Template --