Fairies Story Time -- 2/28/23

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

Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
Little Bunny Foo Foo: The Real Story by Cori Doerrfeld

Books:
Come to the Fairies' Ball by Jane Yolen
Here Comes the Tooth Fairy Cat by Deborah Underwood
Jethro Byrd, Fairy Child by Bob Graham
The Tooth Fairy Wars by Kate Coombs
The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken by Helen Lester

Craft: Fairy
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Color pieces (head, wings, coffee filter dress, jumbo craft stick body)

- Fold coffee filter in half and glue craft stick to center

- Wrap coffee filter around craft stick and glue in place to make dress

- Twist pipe cleaner around craft stick towards top of dress to make arms

- Glue head to top of craft stick

- Glue wings to back of craft stick under the head

Extension Activities:

- Fairies are often characters in fairy tales.  See how many fairy tales your child can name that feature a fairy in the story. (i.e. Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc.)

- Make edible fairy magic wands to eat for a snack.  Dip a pretzel rod into icing and then cover icing with sprinkles.

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Mermaids Story Time -- 2/21/23

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times 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.

How to Catch a Mermaid by Adam Wallace
Mermaid Dreams by Mark Sperring

Books:
Coral by Molly Idle

Five Little Mermaids by Sunny Scribbens

Mabel: A Mermaid Fable by Rowboat Watkins

Mermaid and Me by Soosh

Oona by Kelly DiPucchio

Craft: Mermaid 
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (body bookmark and tail) and color
- Glue tail to person
- Add sequins if you like


Extension Activities:
- Discuss with your child how having a mermaid tail would be different from legs.  Come up with ways a tail would be better or legs would be better.
- Explore the story of The Little Mermaid.  Read the different versions and watch the movie.


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Dragons Story Time -- 2/14/23

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times 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.

How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk

Books:

Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio

Dragons Are the Worst by Alex Willan

Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin

Waking Dragons by Jane Yolen

You Don't Want a Dragon by Ame Dyckman

Craft: Dragon

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock and cut out pieces

- Color pieces (head, wings, body, legs)

- Glue pieces together as shown in picture at left

Extension Activities:

- After reading Oh So Brave Dragon, have a discussion about bravery and facing fears with your child.

- Listen to some songs about dragons (ex - Puff the Magic Dragon) or watch some movies about dragons (ex - How to Train Your Dragon).

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Unicorns Story Time -- 2/7/23

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times 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.

Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Unicorn Day by Diana Murray

Books:

I Am a Unicorn by Helen Yoon
Shine Like a Unicorn by Shelli R. Johannes
Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood

You Don't Want a Unicorn! by Ame Dyckman

Craft: Unicorn

- Print out a horse outline and cut out 

- Cut out a long, skinny triangle as horn

- Color horse and horn before gluing together

- Cut thin 2" strips of colored paper or color yard and glue on as mane and tail

Extension Activities:

- Make Unicorn Horns as a snack.  For a large Unicorn Horn snack, cover outside of ice cream cone with icing and roll in sprinkles.  For small Unicorn Horns, eat Bugles.

- Have a discussion with your child about the similarities and differences between horses and unicorns.