Dinosaurs (and Food) -- 6/16/26

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.

I'm Hungry! Tengo Hambre! by Angela Dominguez
Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy

Books:
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
How Do Dinosaurs Their Food? by Jane Yolen
Regina Is Not a Little Dinosaur by Andrea Zuill
T. Rex Time Machine by Jared Chapman
Tea Rex by Molly Idle
When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth by Sean Taylor

Craft: Folded Dinosaur Puppet

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (dinosaur, tongue)

- Color pieces

- Glue tongue inside mouth

- Fold mouth in half

- Fold back above dinosaur's top teeth

- Fold back below dinosaur's bottom teeth

Extension Activities:

- Make and decorate dinosaur cookies.  What is the perfect decoration for dinosaurs in cookie form?

- Discuss the difference between herbivore and carnivore dinosaurs and what they eat.  Ask your child to plan a menu for both types of dinosaurs.

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Merry Christmas! -- 12/23/24

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 year's Christmas online Story Time.

Decorate the Tree by Amanda Jane Jones
Cookiesaurus Christmas by Amy Fellner Dominy
Relish the Season by Katie Vernon

Books:
Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton
Dinosaur vs. Santa by Bob Shea
Mother Hubbard's Christmas by John O'Brien
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Emma Randall

Craft: Gingerbread House

This week's craft was a purchased craft kit. 
Kids colored a gingerbread house and then folded it like a Chinese takeout box.  It was tied closed.

Extension Activities:

- After reading Cookiesaurus Christmas, make sure to add some dinosaurs to your holiday.  Make and decorate dinosaur Christmas cookies, add a dinosaur ornament to your tree, etc.

- Discuss with your child about their (and yours) favorite parts of the holidays.  What do they look forward to the most?  What do they dislike?

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.

Building Block Nominees: Week 1 Story Time: September 9-10, 2019

Books:
Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy *
Crunch the Shy Dinosaur - Cirocco Dunlap *

Craft: Dinosaur Magnets
Kids colored three dinosaur cutouts before gluing on sparkles. They then added magnets to the back.

Extension Activities:
- Crunch wrote the children's names at one point during the book.  Have your child practice writing their name.  Maybe paint it on a big rock like in the book.
- Bake and decorate cookies like in Cookiesaurus Rex.


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