Sense of Smell -- 4/1/25

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 Story Time video.

A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid

Books:
The Daily Sniff by Jane Cabrera
The Nose Book by Al Perkins
Something Smells! by Blake Liliane Hellman
Something Stinks! by Jonathan Fenske
Thank You, Omu! by Pat Mora

Craft: Flower
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (flower, leaf)

- Color pieces

- Color a craft stick as stem

- Glue flower and leaf onto craft stick

- Fold along dotted lines of flower and glue down to make 3-D

- Optional -- Spray flower with a scent or perfume

Extension Activities:

- Visit a spicery/spice shop.  Let the kids explore the various scents on display.  Which do they like?  Which do they dislike?

- Have fun coloring with scented markers.  Can your child identify the marker scents?

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The Alphabet: "F" -- 2/8/22

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available to view for a week before a new online is uploaded.

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.


Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert
Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra

Books:

Bear's Busy Family by Stella Blackstone

The Croaky Pokey by Ethan Long
Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Swim! Swim! by James Proimos
Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus

Where's Baby by Anne Hunter

Craft: F is for Flower
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (f stem, leaves, flower)

- Color pieces

- Glue leaves to bar on sides of "f" stem

- Glue flower to top of "f" stem

Extension Activities:

- Play a game with your child seeing if they know which animals can be found on a farm versus in a zoo, the wild, etc.

- Have a discussion about fire safety and what to do in the case of a fire.

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