One of the best ways to encourage language development in your child is to act out nursery rhymes together. Nursery rhymes not only inspire with catchy rhymes and rhythms, they also introduce new words to your child. Talk about them and include similar words. An example: The Itsy Bitsy (or […]
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Vacation Creations: Make a Royal Neckpiece! Whether you are a prince or a princess, get ready for Cinderella’s ball by making your own neckwear – a colorful pasta necklace! Kings and princes wear medallion necklaces while princesses wear medallions or gems. This is a two-step craft, and while it may […]
Enjoy our virtual nursery rhyme programs “on demand!” Choose one of the links below and make nursery rhymes part of your morning or bedtime routine. Each of them includes a short video with one of the librarians presenting nursery rhymes and many contain the text for the rhymes and some […]
Birds are featured in a number of fairy tales from many cultures: There is the Russian Firebird, the mythical Phoenix, and the Goose that lays golden eggs. There is a Golden Bird and a Blue Bird, and there are many crows. Let your imagination fly high when you make these […]
Ogres & Other Beasts Ogres are giant, monster-like creatures who eat a LOT! Most are supposed to be scary and not very smart – except for Shrek, of course, who is witty and even kind sometimes. Make some ogres with big mouths that are ready to eat everything in sight! […]
Imagine Your Story – about bears! There are many bears in folktales, from the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears for little ones to the less familiar German tale of Snow White and Rose Red for older students (not the same Snow White that became a classic Disney […]
Castle of Shapes What you need: 1 piece copy paper (or something similar) Assorted paper shapes: squares, rectangles, circles, triangles in a variety of sizes Gluestick Scissors Optional: markers or crayons What you do: Gather a variety of paper shapes – you can cut some yourself by tracing things like […]
Make a Castle Scene!What you need:• Castle, dragon, and jester printouts• Scissors• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils• Paper scraps and glue for decorating (for example, the dragon’s fire) Print out the images below for the castle, dragon, and jester and cut them out. (NOTE: To print, right-click on the image, […]
You can use folded paper to make a whole family of wolves and then use them to act out stories. If you want, make each one different with markers or crayons! All you need is a square piece of paper, any size. Follow along on the video below:
Make a 3D sculpture using 2D paper! What you need: A rectangle cut from a cereal box or other thin cardboard Paper scraps of all sorts and colors – but check with your parents first to make sure you aren’t using anything important to them: Construction paper, copy paper, junk […]