Flowers -- 4/25/23

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.

Bloom Boom! by April Pulley Sayre
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson

Books:
Counting Wildflowers by Bruce McMillan
Dandelion's Dream by Yoko Tanaka
The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss
Have You Ever Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris
The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson
Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson

Craft: Flower Clip

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Color tulip and leaves before cutting out pieces

- Color clothespin as stem

- Glue tulip to top of clothespin

- Glue leaves to bottom sides of clothespin

Extension Activities:

- Plant a small flower garden with your children.  Purchase plants from garden center or check out some seeds from JCL's seed library to plant and grow.  Let your children be in charge of watering and weeding the flower garden as needed.

- Take a field trip to the Botanical Gardens.  

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Rain -- 4/18/23

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.

Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry

Books:
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Drip, Drop by Sarah Weeks
Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear
Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos Jr.
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle
Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee

Craft: Rainbow Cloud (with Name)
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock
- Cut out cloud and raindrops
- Cut long strips (1/2" x 8") of paper in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple
- Color cloud and raindrops
- Optional: Write letters of name onto raindrops
- Glue strips of colored paper to bottom of cloud to make a rainbow

- Glue raindrops to cloud/rainbow making sure to spell out name if you chose that option

Extension Activities:

- Talk about rainbows and how they are made.  Experiment making rainbows by spraying water into the air on a sunny day or using a prism.

- Discuss safety and emergency preparedness measures to take during severe weather.  Hold some practice drills so your children know what to do in the event of bad weather.

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Spring -- 4/11/23

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.

Wake Up, It's Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst
Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson

Books:

Bunny's First Spring by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Finding Spring by Carin Berger

The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss

Happy Springtime! by Kate McMullan

The Spring Book by Todd Parr

Sun Above and Blooms Below: A Springtime of Opposites by Felicia Chernesky

When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes

Craft: Rockin' Cardinal

- Visit craftyjournal.com/rockin-cardinal/ for instructions to make this craft.

Extension Activities:

- Throw a party celebrating spring.  Include spring flowers for decorations and snacks using spring fruits.  

- Go on a nature walk looking for signs of spring -- flowers, blooming trees, mud, puddles, robins, etc.

Easter -- 4/4/23

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.

Bunny Bus by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke
The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas

Books:
Easter Mice! by Bethany Roberts
Here Comes the Easter Cat by Deborah Underwood
Max's Chocolate Chicken by Rosemary Wells
The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing
Pick a Perfect Egg by Patricia Toht
Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail
The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen


Craft: Egg Bunny
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper.
- Color pieces (egg body, ears, bow)
- Glue ears to top of egg body
- Glue bow onto bunny where you would like


Extension Activities:
- Dye Easter eggs with your child.  There are many different ways to dye eggs including the traditional dye, cool whip dye, etc.  Experiment and see which way works best for you.
- Make some Bunny Bait to lure the Easter Bunny to your house.  Bunny Bait is a simple trail mix with popcorn, pretzels, and pastel M&Ms with melted white chocolate drizzled over the top.


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Virtual Story Time: Spring -- April 2023

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.

Hurray for Spring! by Patricia Hubbell
Bloom by Deborah Diesen

Extension Activities:

- The season of spring has many things unique to it.  Discuss what you're most excited about spring for.

- Visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens to view the spring flowers.