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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Science: Outer Space Story Time: August 21-22, 2017

Books:
Astro Bunnies by Christine Loomis
The Astronaut Handbook by Meghan McCarthy *
Mousetronaut by Mark Kelly
Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roseser *
There's No Place Like Space! by Tish Rabe *
Zoom, Rocket, Zoom! by Margaret Mayo

Craft: Solar Eclipse Magnet
This week's craft is pictured at left.  The children glued yellow tissue paper squares to cover a cd-rom.  They then glued on yellow paper strips for sun rays.  They then glued on a black circle "moon" to make a total solar eclipse.  A sticker magnet was attached to the back.  They could write on the "moon" with a white crayon if they liked.

Literacy Extensions:
- Learn more about the solar system by checking out some of the great books on the topic at the library.
- Visit the Science Center and Planetarium to learn more about space.