Rainbow Colors -- 7/29/25

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.

The Rainbow Snail by Karin Akesson
I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon

Books:
Ava and the Rainbow (Who Stayed) by Ged Adamson
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
The Hidden Rainbow by Christie Matheson
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman

Craft: Crayon

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (crayon, eyes)

- Cut four strips of black paper the width of the crayon

- Color the crayon

- Glue strips to top and bottom of crayon for stripes

- Glue eyes to crayon

- Draw face onto crayon

- Optional: Cut additional black strips to glue on for arms and legs

Extension Activities:

- Have some fun with prisms.  Show your child(ren) how prisms reflect light into the different rainbow colors.

- Take a poll to see what the most popular color is.  Let your child(ren) ask friends and families for their favorite colors and then graph the results.

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Rain -- 4/18/23

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.

Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems
Puddles!!! by Kevan Atteberry

Books:
Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
Drip, Drop by Sarah Weeks
Hello, Rain! by Kyo Maclear
Raindrops to Rainbow by John Micklos Jr.
Singing in the Rain by Arthur Freed
Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle
Who Likes Rain? by Wong Herbert Yee

Craft: Rainbow Cloud (with Name)
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock
- Cut out cloud and raindrops
- Cut long strips (1/2" x 8") of paper in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple
- Color cloud and raindrops
- Optional: Write letters of name onto raindrops
- Glue strips of colored paper to bottom of cloud to make a rainbow

- Glue raindrops to cloud/rainbow making sure to spell out name if you chose that option

Extension Activities:

- Talk about rainbows and how they are made.  Experiment making rainbows by spraying water into the air on a sunny day or using a prism.

- Discuss safety and emergency preparedness measures to take during severe weather.  Hold some practice drills so your children know what to do in the event of bad weather.

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Rainbow Story Time: March 12-13, 2018

Books:
Moonbear's Skyfire by Frank Asch *
The Rainbow by Felicia Law
A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
Ruby's Rainbow by Rosemary Wells *
The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen

Craft: Rainbow Coloring Sheet & Collage
The children colored a page with a sun, rainbow, and pot of gold.  They then glued small squares of colored paper onto the rainbow.


Literacy Extensions:
- Practice color recognition.  Ask your child to find objects nearby of particular colors.
- Use a prism to make rainbows.  You can either purchase a prism or make a homemade one with a glass of water in the sunlight.


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