Paint Splat Bookmarks Turn paint splatters into monsters to decorate a bookmark to keep your place when reading a scary book! What you need: Strips of light-colored cardstock, approx 2 x 8 inches Paint Brush or plastic spoon Cardboard box (pizza box or shoe box or anything similar) Black marker […]
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Welcome to the Story Trail! An outdoor, socially distanced program at the Franklin Township Public Library for children accompanied by an adult Recommended for Ages 3 – 6 Years Wednesday, October 28 OR Wednesday, November 4 At the Main Library on DeMott Lane, Weather permitting Family group times are available […]
Weekend Fun: Scribble Drawings! Turn your scribbles into art by making a scribble drawing! Any age can do this with a little help, so get the family to work together and have a fun time creating your own art show. What you need: Watercolor or cardstock (three pieces), approx. 6” […]
Spooky Spider Did you know that there are 3,000 different types of spiders in North America? Spiders can be fun or spooky – some people find them creepy while others find them fascinating.What do you think? Some of our favorite spiders appear in children’s literature, including the teensy weensy spider, […]
Do you ever watch squirrels in your yard or at the park? They skitter up the sides of the trees and suddenly stop and shake their tales from side to side or back and forth. Make your own gray squirrel stick puppet and then put on a show! What you […]
Weekend Fun: Paper Rocket Ship Toy and Space Music Videos Throughout history, people have thought about or dreamed about traveling beyond our planet, and it finally happened in the last 60 years. Space ships and “rockets” have changed a lot over the years! For fun, here are some music videos […]
Have you ever put on your own puppet show? One of our favorite things to do at the library is to present a puppet show, and the next best thing is to watch and listen as kids put on their own shows in the Children’s area! You can do a […]
Weekend Fun: Make a Mixed Media Junk CollageDid you know that you can create art with junk? It’s called “upcycling” because it transforms something that would be recycled or thrown out into something creative.Some artists who upcycle create works that are like paintings until you look close. Others make furniture […]
Nursery Rhyme Fun with Kings & ThingsDid you know that Old King Cole dates back to 1708? That’s over 300 years ago, and that means a lot of fiddling for his fiddlers three! “Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old sole was he.He called for […]
Weekend Fun: Ship at SeaOne of the best parts of the classic story Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is when “an ocean tumbled by with a private boat for Max” and he sails off “through night and day, and in and out of weeks, and almost over […]