Pumpkins -- 10/24/23

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.

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo
Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas
Ten Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage

Books:
Five Little Pumpkins by Iris van Rynbach
How to Help a Pumpkin Grow by Ashley Wolff
The Perfect Pumpkin Pie by Denys Cazet
Pick a Perfect Pumpkin by Robin Koontz
Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
The Pumpkin Fair by Eve Bunting
Pumpkin Heads by Wendell Minor
Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins by Dianne Ochiltree

Craft:  Paper Plate Pumpkin
- Tear a piece of orange paper into pieces (about 1")
- Tear a piece of black paper into smaller pieces (about 1/2")
- Glue orange pieces to a paper plate
- Cut out a rectangle from green paper and glue to top of plate for stem
- Glue black pieces on top of orange to make a jack-o-lantern face

Extension Activities:
- Visit a pumpkin patch to pick out a pumpkin.  
- Roast some pumpkin seeds to eat as a snack.  Experiment with different spices to flavor the seeds.  (Visit Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - Kid Food Explorers for various recipes.)

Halloween Story Time: October 28-29, 2019

Books:
Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin *
The Hallo-Wiener by Dav Pilkey
Jungle Halloween by Maryann Cocca-Leffler *
Six Creepy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle
Ten Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage *

Craft: Vampire Treat Bag
This week's craft was loosely based on the picture at left.  The kids colored cutout hair, eyes, and bowtie before gluing to a paper bag.  They then drew on a mouth and fangs to complete their vampire.

Extension Activities:
- Go over safety tips before going trick or treating including wearing glow-in-the-dark at night to be seen, stranger safety tips, etc.
- Several of this week's books include counting as part of the story.  Practice counting with the treats received on Halloween.  Have your child separate the treats into the different kinds of food and then count them.

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Halloween: A Trick or Treat Story Time: October 30-31, 2017

Books:
Click, Clack, Boo! by Doreen Cronin *
Jungle Halloween by Maryann Cocca-Leffler *
Six Creepy Sheep by Judith Enderle Ross
Ten Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage *

Craft: Mummy Bag
The kids glued two eyeball cutouts and strips of white paper to the front of a bag to turn into a mummy trick or treat bag.


Literacy Extensions:
- Halloween is a great time to talk about stranger danger with your children.  Make sure to discuss safety issues before going trick or treating.
- Learn more about the history and symbols of Halloween.  The library has a couple books on the topics for children.


Notes:
The children went trick or treating through the library after story time this week.

Fruits Story Time: October 24-25, 2016

Books:
Blueberry Mouse by Alice Low
Ned's New Home by Kevin Tseng *
Raisin and Grape by Tom Amico
Ten Orange Pumpkins: A Counting Book by Stephen Savage *
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli *

Craft: Banana Man
The children colored a banana cutout before gluing on yellow strips of paper that were accordian-folded for arms and legs.


Literacy Extensions:
- Have your child take a poll to see which fruits are most liked in your family.
- After reading Ten Orange Pumpkins, have your child come up with a similar story using a different type of fruit.