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Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello
I don’t know if it’s Adele’s new song, but I decided to try out a Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello this morning and it was awesome! I really liked all the books (and so did the families) as well as all the fun activities I chose as transitions and fillers. The…
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Fun Friday: 3-D Art Sculptures
I took a lesson plan that I created for my summer camp visit and used it again for my Fun Friday groups last week. I had all the supplies left over from camp, so I just grabbed some fun picture books to read aloud and let the kids spend the…
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Zentangle at the Library
Last night I offered a Zentangle Beginner’s Class at the library as part of our de-stress December events for adults. The Zentangle class was also offered to tweens and teens and although I was a little nervous about leading an adult class, it went very well with a decent crowd.…
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DIY Spa & Game Night
We had our holiday/end-of-the-semester party for our middle school students this week and the kids have been asking for another spa and game night, so that’s what we did! We brought out a bunch of board games, card games and activities and provided a few stations for a spa night.…
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Star Wars Party
Have you ever had one of those programs that you started planning and after it was over it looked nothing like the way you planned? That was our Star Wars party. When I originally began planning the program I talked with my supervisor and we decided on reserving our large…
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e-Tots, Educational and Fun!
I have mixed feelings about using technology with little ones. I love having Skype so that I can see my baby nephew who lives on the other side of the state, but it seems as though apps have taken over as “babysitters” in many cases. But, if parents are using…
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Elementary STEAM: Popcorn Science
Last week I offered a Popcorn Science class for our Fun Friday program. I actually had two programs – the first for 2nd through 4th graders and the other for Kindergarten & 1st graders. The kids were beyond excited to eat the popcorn, but first I wanted to do a little…
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Sensory-Friendly Storytime Theme: Things That Go
I was surprised that I had never done this theme for my sensory storytime as that it’s such a popular theme for storytime. So, without further ado, here’s my transportation theme for my sensory friendly storytime. This storytime is done a little differently than my toddler storytimes, geared toward a smaller…
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Middle School Crafting – Arm Knitting
Last night we hosted an arm knitting class for middle school students (grades 5 – 8). I learned how to do this from a Michael’s Craft Store Youtube video last fall and gave a few scarves out to friends and family as Christmas gifts. It definitely takes a little time…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Read Alouds
For storytime this week, I tried my hand at a little Spanish with the story, Counting Ovejas, which if you’re like me is a great story for adding a bilingual element that is not too difficult. You just need to know your numbers, colors and the word “ovejas” which is sheep…
