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.

Dive In! Rivers & Lakes -- 3/5/24

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.

There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake by Loren Long
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
Otters Under Water by Jim Arnosky

Books:

Captain Small Pig by Martin Waddell

Otters Love to Play by Jonathan London

Pond Babies by Cathryn Falwell

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Iza Trapani

Sally and the Some-Thing by George O'Connor

Somewhere in the Bayou by Jarrett Pumphrey

Craft: Otter Puppet

- Print template

- Color and cut out pieces (head, legs, arms, baby otter)

- Color bag

- Glue head to bottom of bag

- Glue baby to otter's stomach

- Glue arms to hold baby otter

- Glue legs to bottom of bag

Extension Activities:

- Take a nature walk by a river or lake.  What kind of plants, animals, etc do you see?

- Learn more about otters.  Check out a book about otters from the library.  Or watch this YouTube video about otters.

Template --

Building Block Story Time -- Week 3: September 20-21, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  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 to watch this week's Story Time video.

Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
Saturday by Oge Mora
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora
Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft:  Dog Puppet

- Color a lunch-size brown paper bag as dog's body

- Print out template and cut out

- Color dog's head and glue to bottom of bag

- Color ears and glue to either side of dog's head

- Color tongue and glue inside bottom flap of bag underneath the dog's head





Extension Activities:

- After reading Bad Dog, have your child determine whether the pet makes a better dog or cat.  Why?

- Discuss traditions you have with your children.  Do you have a special day that you do things together?  What things do you do?

Template -- 

Moose Story Time: November 26-27, 2018

Books:
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner *
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root *
Moose Tracks by Karma Wilson
This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris *

Craft: M Is for Moose
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a page with a large M on it.  They then glued on handprint antlers and eyeballs.

Literacy Extensions:
- While reading Looking for a Moose, have your child try to find the moose hiding on each page.  It might be a little difficult as it is just part of the moose's body.
- Have your child come up with their own moose story in the style of If You Give a Moose a Muffin.


Template --