Adventures in the Forest -- 7/9/24

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 to view this month's virtual Story Time.

Pokko and the Drum by Matthew Forsythe
Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

Books:

Full Moon by Camilla Pintonato

Hello, Sun by Julie Downing

Hunters of the Great Forest by Dennis Nolan

The More the Merrier by David Martin

Tidy by Emily Gravett

Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck

Craft: Fox Headband

- Print template (at left) onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out fox head and color

- Cut two long strips and glue together

- Glue strips to fox head to fit child's head

Extension Activities:

- Collect some fallen leaves.  Make a collage out of the leaves or do some leaf painting with them.

- Go on a nature walk through a forest.  Have your child point out any animals they see.

Fox Story Time -- 11/29/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter
That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems

Books:

Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas

Fox Forgets by Suzanne Bloom

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

The Fox on a Swing by Evelina Daciute

Foxy and Egg by Alex T. Smith

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

Oh No! A Fox! by Janet Morgan Stoeke

The Rooster and the Fox by Helen Ward

Craft: Fox

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces

- Color pieces

- Glue small hearts to rounded part of large heart for ears

- Glue half hearts onto large heart so points are at bottom

- Glue circle onto point of large heart for nose

Extension Activities:

- Have fun with rhyming.  See how many rhyming words your child can come up with for "Fox".

- Play a game of hide and seek like the characters in Where's Baby? do.

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Virtual Story Time: Our Favorite 2020 Picture Books, Part 2 -- 12/8/20

Join us weekly for an online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.

Click HERE to view the latest video. 

Some Dinosaurs Are Small by Charlotte Voake

Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter

Books:  (Family)

Another Brother by Matthew Cordell

Bear With Me by Max Cornell

Dino Duckling by Alison Murray

Dozens of Cousins by Shutta Crum

Hiking Day by Anne Rockwell

The Nuts: Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin

Ohana Means Family by Ilima Loomis

Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein

Pancakes in Pajamas by Frank Asch

Yes, Let's by Galen Goodwin Longstreth

Craft:  Fox

- Color front and back of small paper plate.

- Fold sides of paper plate and glue to make a triangle.

- Color, ears, eyes, and ears before gluing to plate to make fox's face.

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of hide and seek with your child.  A variation of this would be to have you hide the fox craft and have your child find it.

- Have fun with measurements.  Let your child measure how tall family members are with a tape measure.  Or ask them to tell you the members of your family from tallest to shortest.