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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

DiNovember: Week 3 -- 11/19/24

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 for this month's virtual Story Time.

Duck, Duck, Dinosaur by Kallie George
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein











Books:
Chill, Chomp, Chill! by Chri Ayala-Kronos
The Little Green Goose by Adele Sansone
Lizard from the Park by Mark Pett
Penny & Pip by Candace Fleming
Regina Is Not a Little Dinosaur by Andrea Zuill
Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug by Jonathan Stutzman


Craft: Hatching Dinosaur
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (egg and dinosaur) and color
- Fold egg in half along dotted line
- Cut along solid jagged line of egg
- Glue dinosaur "popping" out of egg



Extension Activities:
- After reading Dinosaur Kisses, ask your child to come up with directions on how to do simple activities as if teaching a baby dinosaur (ex - kiss, clap, etc.).
- Have your children poll people to find out the favorite dinosaur.


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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

DiNovember: Week 2 -- 11/12/24

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 for this month's virtual Story Time.

One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman
Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea












Books:
Can I Have a Stegosaurus, Mom? Can I? Please!? by Lois G. Grambling
Dinosaur vs. Mommy by Bob Shea
If I Had a Triceratops by George O'Connor
I'm Hungry! Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez
Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad by Liz Climo








Craft: Pterodactyl Headband
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces and color
- Cut two long strips of paper and glue into headband
- Glue head to front of headband
- Glue wings to side and fold so they flap outwards


Extension Activities:
- Focus on fine motor skills by having your child "rescue" a dinosaur.  Wrap several small rubber bands around a larger toy dinosaur.  Then have your child unwrap the rubber bands to "save" it.
- Create a Dinosaur Hopscotch board.  Use chalk to draw a hopscotch board outside.  Include other activities in the board such as Dinosaur Stomps, Dinosaur Hops, etc.


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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

DiNovember: Week 1 -- 11/5/24

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 for this month's virtual Story Time.

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe & Susan Tuma
Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy













Books:
The Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamara
Dinosaurs in Disguise by Stephen Krensky
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach




Craft: Dinosaur Magnets
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out dinosaurs
- Color dinosaurs
- Attach a small piece of magnet to the back of each dinosaur
- Optional: Glue on sequins for extra decoration




Extension Activities:
- Make some dinosaur cutout cookies.  Have your child decorate the cookies.
- Hide some toy dinosaurs for your kid(s) to search for in the house.

Friday, November 1, 2024

Virtual Story Time: DiNovember -- November 2024

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.

Dino by Diego Vaisberg
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems












Books:
Bop Bop Dinosaur by Jim Cosgrove
Dinosaur Countdown by Nicholas Oldland
Kitties on Dinosaurs by Michael Slack
The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman
Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge


Extension Activities:
- Edwina liked to bake chocolate chip cookies to share with people.  Make cookies with your child(ren) to share with their friends and family.
- Check out books from the library to learn more about dinosaurs.  There are a multitude of great nonfiction dinosaur books for kids.
- Make a dinosaur egg with your child.  Decoupage tissue paper or construction paper onto a plastic Easter egg.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Halloween -- 10/29/24

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 for this month's virtual Story Time.

Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin
The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing













Books:
The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
How Do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? by Jane Yolen
Mouse's First Halloween by Lauren Thompson
Pug & Pig: Trick-or-Treat by Sue Gallion
Six Creepy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle


Craft: Frankenstein's Monster
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper.
- Cut out pieces (head, hair) and color
- Glue hair to head
- Cut four strips of green paper
- Glue to head for arms and legs
- (Optional) Fold or curl arms and legs



Extension Activities:
- It is a St. Louis area tradition to tell a joke to get candy while trick or treating.  Practice telling jokes with your child in preparation.
- Make a batch of Witch's Brew drink for Halloween night by mixing lime sherbet, lemon-lime soda, and pineapple juice.  Click HERE for the recipe and for fun, spooky add-ins.


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