Weekend Fun: Bubble Wands!Warmer weather is on its way, so it’s time for some outdoor fun! Blowing bubbles is a great outdoor activity but let’s take it to the next level and make our own bubble wands. What you need: 1 pipe cleaner (a.k.a. chenille strip) 12 pony beads or […]
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Weekend Fun: Potato Print Eggs Spring is full of flowers, eggs, and new life – and it arrives during Youth Art Month! Celebrate art (and spring) with paper and paint and plenty of good books that feature art and artists. There are lots of interesting projects to try in Art […]
Weekend Fun: Mixed Media SunflowerMarch is Youth Art Month as well as Women’s History Month, so let’s have some fun with art history! One well-known woman artist is known for her large, close-up paintings of flowers – Georgia O’Keeffe. Here is one of her paintings, Oriental Poppies, painted in 1927 […]
Weekend Fun: Llama Drama! Llamas are similar to the camel, but They live an ocean (and a continent) away in the Andes mountains of South America. They also feature prominently in literature: Ariadna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series is popular with preschoolers. A storytime favorite of ours is Llama Destroys the […]
Weekend Fun: Peek-a-boo Flower! Spring is just over two weeks away – so get in the mood with some books about flowers, plants, and growing things. There are many at the library in both fiction and nonfiction. Learn about how a flower grows and get ready to plant some seeds […]
Weekend Fun: Numeral Face Off!There was an unusual day this week: On Tuesday, February 22, the numerals for the date were mostly 2s! It was the 22nd day of the second month in the year 2022 (the 22nd year of this century). Written in the American style, it was 2/22/2022, […]
Weekend Fun: Origami Envelope Book The library has many books on origami, the art of folding paper into three-dimensional objects, and there are many tutorials on the Internet as well. Have some book fun this weekend by making origami envelopes and turning them into a small book of treasures. How […]
Weekend Fun: Heart Weaving Have a heart this week! Do you have a favorite book series or character? Perhaps you’ve fallen in love with Wilbur the Pig in E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web or a favorite cat character in Erin Hunt’s Warriors series, or maybe you like Elephant and Piggie in […]
Weekend Fun: Valentine Wreath!February is International Friendship Month, and what better way to celebrate than by welcoming your friends and family with a heart wreath? Hang it on your door, make some hot chocolate, and cozy up with a good book about friendship like the beginning reader classic Frog and […]
Weekend Fun: Dragon Days This year, the Lunar New Year begins on February 1. Many cultures celebrate the Lunar New Year by honoring their ancestors, eating traditional foods, and celebrating with special games, parades, and fireworks. The parades in Chinese communities around the world usually feature lion dances and dragon […]