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Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Unicorns Story Time -- 2/7/23

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia
Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Unicorn Day by Diana Murray










Books:
I Am a Unicorn by Helen Yoon
Shine Like a Unicorn by Shelli R. Johannes
Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood
You Don't Want a Unicorn! by Ame Dyckman


Craft: Unicorn
- Print out a horse outline and cut out 
- Cut out a long, skinny triangle as horn
- Color horse and horn before gluing together
- Cut thin 2" strips of colored paper or color yard and glue on as mane and tail


Extension Activities:
- Make Unicorn Horns as a snack.  For a large Unicorn Horn snack, cover outside of ice cream cone with icing and roll in sprinkles.  For small Unicorn Horns, eat Bugles.
- Have a discussion with your child about the similarities and differences between horses and unicorns.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

U / V - Umbrellas & Vegetables: May 11-12, 2015

Books:
One Rainy Day by M. Christina Butler
Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace
Underpants Dance by Marlena Zapf *
Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *
Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great by Bob Shea
Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres *
Veggies with Wedgies by Todd H. Doodler


Craft: Vine Picture
Each child was given a 3' piece of green yarn to glue onto a piece of cardstock as a vine.  They then glued on pre-cut leaves and flowers.

Literacy Extensions:
- Plant a small garden with your child.  Pick just a few plants to grow.  (Seeds are available to check out from the Arnold Branch's Seed Library.)
- Learn about the different types of food: vegetables, fruits, meat, dairy, etc.  Introduce the food pyramid and how many of each type of food you should eat each day.