Dance Party Countdown -- 5/19/26

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.

Groovy Joe: Dance Party Countdown by Eric Litwin
Cake by Sue Hendra

Books:
Bear Can't Wait by Karma Wilson
Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Froggy's Sleepover by Jonathan London
Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail
Tea Party Rules by Ame Dyckman

Craft: Birthday Cake

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (cake layers, candles)

- Color pieces

- Glue layers on top of each other from largest at bottom to smallest at top

- Glue candles to top of cake

- Optional: Glue on sequence for sprinkles

Extension Activities:

- Have a dance party.  Learn different types of dances (ex - twist, polka, line, etc.).

- Make a cake with your child(ren).  Let them help with the measuring, mixing, and decorating.

Template --

Hands & Fingers Story Time: November 10, 2014

Books:
Barry, the Fish with Fingers by Sue Hendra *
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins *
Three Little Kittens by Jerry Pinkney
Wash Your Hands! by Tony Ross *
We've All Got Bellybuttons! by David Martin *

Craft: Handprint Butterfly
This week's craft was based on the picture to the left.  Each child was given a sheet of paper with a butterfly body on it.  They then traced their hands on either side of the body.  They could then color in the handprints and glue on sparkles.

Literacy Extensions:
- See how many activities your child can come up with that they need to use their hands for (ex. pointing, writing, etc.)
- Have your child trace his/her handprint onto several pieces of paper.  See how many different animals they can make out of their handprints.

Notes:
Story time was only held on Monday this week due to the library being closed for Veteran's Day.

The books all went over pretty good this week.  I probably would not do Wash Your Hands! again though.  While the children were engrossed by the story, there were some that were grossed out by the idea of small crocodile-like germs on their hands.