Building Block Award Nominees: Week 2 -- 9/12/23

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.

Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dav Petty
Lou by Breanna Carzoo

Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees)
The Book of Rules by Brian Gerhlein
Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb
Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dav Petty
I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon
I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich
Lou by Breanna Carzoo
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tammi Sauer
People Are WILD by Margaux Meganck
Shhh! The Baby's Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood

Craft: Bee

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Color long strip as bee's body adding eyes to middle of strip

- Pinch ends together and glue to make body

- Color hearts as wings

- Glue wings to top of bee's body

Extension Activities:

- Make a snack bee to eat out of a banana.  Stripe melted chocolate along the banana.  Poke two chocolate chips at one end for the eyes.  Stick two pretzel braids on either side of the banana for wings.

- Go over fire safety with your child(ren).  Discuss the different tools that a firefighter might use including hoses, fire axes, fire hydrants, etc.

Template -- (makes 8 bees)