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Parachute Storytime Theme: Interactive Books
This was our last week of storytime for the fall! And I had a pretty small group, which really worked with the books I had. The kids loved Shark in the Park, especially when they got to yell, “SHARK!” They, of course, loved Polar Bear’s Underwear as well. Which is not surprising……
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Lego Block Party – One of the Easiest Programs You Can Do
We don’t have a dedicated Lego Club, but we bust out our Legos, especially when the kids don’t have school. We’ve tried different approaches – themes, no themes, read alouds, games, etc. And I really enjoy dumping the Legos on the floor and letting the kids go to town. A…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Favorites
The kids were wired for storytime! Because it was Election Day, the kids were out of school because some of the schools in the district act as polling places, so besides the Halloween candy, older siblings came to storytime as well and made it CRAZY! But, the kids by and…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Characters with Names that Start with the Letter "C"
I’m not really sure what’s happening but every week I have fewer and fewer kids for Parachute Storytime. It worked out well for this week as I chose extra long books (even though it probably wasn’t the best choice). All my books had the common theme that the characters’ names…
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Enchanted Library – 2015 edition (superheroes)
Every year, we create an Enchanted Library program (the largest program our library offers all year around). We found the idea in a Library Sparks magazine a number of years ago and adapted the program to fit our needs. Here’s a little background – The program itself is a 20-minute tour…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: I Like Me!
In a world where kids (and adults!) are constantly being pushed to do their best and beyond, I think it’s so important to teach kids to have good self-confidence and to like who they are. We did a few of my favorite books including The OK Book by the dynamite duo…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Zoo Animals
These are some of my favorite books! And unfortunately, I had a very small crowd to share them, I only ended up with seven kids, and I think I’m picking books that are too advanced for them. These books would probably work really well with preschool age kids, but my…
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Harvest Festival
Tuesday evening we hosted a Harvest Festival for families and with 50 children registered, we ended up with over 70 in attendance (thank goodness we had enough supplies!) and I think everyone had a great time! We had ten different stations for little ones and had some wonderful help from…
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Storytime Theme: Fall
As I had last week, this week’s crowd was quite large and for the most part, they were all really well behaved! Unfortunately, with that many kids and caregivers, the general room noise is much louder making it difficult to be heard. But, the kids absolutely LOVED Ol’ Mama Squirrel and…
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Parachute Storytime Theme: Emotions
I think overall, my books were a little too old for the group I had for parachute storytime. But, they did enjoy telling David, “NO!” and were quick to tell me what all the characters were doing that was wrong and how to act correctly, so I took that as…
