Weekend Fun: Tangled Turkey!Roasted turkey is a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal in the U.S. – but not all turkeys are for eating! Whether you celebrate with traditional American cuisine or comfort foods from your own culture, a turkey can still be part of your harvest festival – read a nonfiction […]
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Weekend Fun: Twig People Finger Puppets! Fall is a perfect time to take a walk around the neighborhood or explore one of the many hiking trails in Franklin Township. Bring a bag with you to collect leaves, twigs, and acorns and turn them into finger puppets! On your next visit […]
Weekend Fun: Trick? Or treat? There are wolf spiders and house spiders and itsy bitsy spiders – not everyone thinks spiders are scary. Do you? Have some Halloween Fun on a rainy Saturday by making this spooky spider. Make more than one and have them trick-or-treat around your house so […]
Weekend Fun: Flying Bats! One week until Halloween! Start the Halloween fun early by coming to the Robert Rogers Puppet Company’s presentation of Hobnobbin’ Goblins, a slightly spooky but never scary marionette puppet show that will be held outdoors at the Gazebo next to the Main Library on DeMott Lane. […]
Weekend Fun: Monster Puppets! Monsters are imaginary creatures that are sometimes scary but often funny – and monsters are perfect for some October Halloween fun! Register NOW for a marionette puppet show that features Halloween creatures when Robert Rogers Puppet Company presents Hobnobbin’ Goblins on Sunday, October 24, at 2:00 […]
Weekend Fun: Puppets! Robert Rogers Puppet Company presents …Postponed to October 24! The BIG news is that we’ve postponed the Robert Rogers Puppet Show because of the rain predicted: The Hobnobbin’ Goblins Marionette Puppet Show will now be held on Sunday, October 24, at 2:00 p.m. in the Gazebo outside […]
Weekend Fun: Snow White’s Apple!Apples feature prominently in children’s literature, and one of the first that comes to mind is the infamous poisoned apple in the story of Snow White. Fairy tales have been illustrated in a variety of styles by children’s book artists, but among the most lavish is […]
Weekend Fun: Teddy Bears’ Picnic!Long ago, in 1907, there was a melody written by American composer John Walter Bratton. Not quite as long ago, in 1932, Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy wrote lyrics for that melody. The result was The Teddy Bears’ Picnic, a fanciful song/story about what your teddy bears […]
How to Make a Ben Franklin Origami ButterflyPrepared by Youth Services, Franklin Township Public Library for Franklin Day Franklin Township was incorporated in 1798 and named after Benjamin Franklin. Since Ben Franklin appears on the $100 bill and a butterfly is part of the Library’s logo, we put together kits […]
Weekend Fun: Shaped Mixed Media CollageCollage is a fun way to create art. The word comes from the French word coller, which means “to glue.” Many different items can be used for collage, including paper, fabric, labels, advertising, junk mail, recycling, paint, markers, foam, feathers, and more. You need a […]