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Showing posts with label best furry friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best furry friends. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates -- 11/25/25

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.

Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin














Books:
A Cat Like That by Lester Laminack
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin
I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen
Short Dog, Long Dog: A Book of Opposites by Anna Hrachovec
Sterling, Best Dog Ever by Aidan Cassie



Craft: Cat Necklace
- Print template (left) onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out cat
- Punch hole at end of tail
- Color cat
- String cat onto a piece of curling ribbon
- Optional: String beads onto curling ribbon
- Tie ends of curling ribbon so can wear as necklace



Extension Activities:
- Discuss pet responsibility.  What all do you need to take care of a pet?  What types of food would your pet eat? 
- Extend the song book Cows in the Kitchen by adding more animals into the house (ex - goats in the garbage, bats in the bathroom, ants in the attic, etc).

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

How to Lose a Lemur -- 11/4/25

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.

How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-Gannon
I Am a Tiger by Karl Newson














Books:
Blueberry Mouse by Alice Low
Finnegan Fox by Katie Gilstrap
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee
Mama in the Moon by Doreen Cronin
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin
Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon


Craft: Standing Lion
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (body, head, tail)
- Color pieces
- Fold body along dotted lines to make it stand
- Glue tail to back of lion
- Glue head to front of lion
- (Optional) Cut along the lines of the mane and fold them slightly




Extension Activities:
- Have your child(ren) try to guess an animal from physical descriptions (ex - furry, whiskers, stripes, etc).
- Take a trip to a local zoo, petting zoo, nature center, etc. to view the different animals.


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