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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Skunk Story Time: February 5-6, 2018

Books:
The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas *
A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid *
The Skunk by Mac Barnett *
Who Needs a Bath? by Jeff Mack

Craft: Skunk
This week's craft is pictured at left.  The kids colored a cardstock cutout of a skunk before gluing on cotton balls for the stripes and white parts of the skunk.

Literacy Extensions:
- At the end of A Pet for Petunia, the girl decides she would like a pet porcupine.  Ask your child for reasons why a porcupine would or would not make a good pet.
- Practice letter recognition.  Ask your child to point out the various letters making up "SKUNK" as you read through the book.


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Easter Story Time: June 27-28, 2016

Books:
The Easter Bunny's Assistant by Jan Thomas *
Easter Mice by Bethany Roberts
Max Counts His Chickens by Rosemary Wells *
Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail *

Craft: Easter Bunny Headband
Our craft was based on the picture at left.  Kids colored ears, headband strips, and nose/teeth before gluing the pieces together to make into a bunny headband.  The kids could also glue on tissue paper onto the ears if they liked.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Piggy Bunny, name other animals and have your child give you reasons why or why not they could become the Easter Bunny.
- Following the directions in The Easter Bunny's Assistant, make Easter eggs with your child.


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