Fun Time!

Okay, time might not be the funniest subject, but making a clock is fun. Emergent Reader Story Time kids made clocks! Using cardboard, scrap paper, and brass paper fasteners they fashioned some awesome looking clocks. Hopefully, they will learn more about telling time. There is only one story time left before we take a break. We read five fantastic books.

Little bird gets a boo boo on his head, but what will make him feel better? His animal friends try just about everything, but you'll have to read Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard to find out what it takes to make this little bird go from sad to happy.

Are you ready? Here we go! Move yourself, From Head to Toe. Eric Carle’s joyful book about movement will have you kicking and wriggling!

Fourteen animal homes, fourteen guesses! Wayne Lynch's book Whose House Is This? has great photographs of animal homes, but which animal made the home? And that's where the fun starts.

Wayne Lynch's other book is Whose Nose Is This? A continuation of his animal book series, but in this book we only get to see a photograph of a nose. The kids loved this book and some kids guessed right! You'll love it.

Sharing can be tough sometimes, especially when it comes to sharing ice cream! But Elephant & Piggie are friends, so what will happen when Elephant gets a yummy, sweet ice cream? Will he share? Should I Share My Ice Cream? By Mo Willems is delicious fun!


Okay, one story time left. We'll be making masks.

-Carol

Bead it!

This past Tuesday at story time we made bracelets. They turned out so cute, and I had a little surprise for the kids. They each got a brand new beanie baby! Thanks to my wonderful sister Sandra for donating a whole box of brand new toys. Yeah! But the fun didn't stop there; We read some fantastic books too.

It's brains versus brawn in this hilarious picture book, and the results surprise everyone. Except, perhaps, those darn squirrels. Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door by Adam Rubin will have you wanting to get a pet squirrel, maybe.


Which animal has the most dangerous bottom? Which animal gets scratches on its bottom by rubbing it on tree trunks and termite mounds? Read Whose Bottom Is This? By Wayne Lynch and have fun identifying who owns the bottoms in this book.

Whether getting eye-to-eye with a hippopotamus or nose-to-nose with a bison, there's not a zoo in the world where readers can get as close to the animals as they do in More Life-Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya. This series is one of my all time favorites so check it out. You won't believe your eyes.

I can't believe we only have two story times left! Please join the fun, we make a craft at every story time, munch on healthy snacks, and of course, we read great books!

-Carol

Clap for Clay!

This past Tuesday we discovered the fun of using oven bake clay. It's so easy, start shaping and molding the clay into just about anything you want, then with adult supervision bake the clay at 275 for fifteen minutes. And Voila! You have sculpture, you have art, and you have fun.


No matter what day of the week it is, Toby is up to no good! Emma loves her dog, but something has to be done...Read Always in Trouble by Corinne Demas to find out if Toby gets out and stays out of trouble.

Read here, Press here, Fun here! You have never read or seen a book like Herve Tullet's book Press Here.

From spaceships to goblin fingers, otherworldly wonders wait in the rain forest- it's just a matter of Looking Closely! Take a look at Frank Serafini's book Looking Closely in the Rain Forest.


It's not too late to catch the fun on Tuesdays; we've got three story times left. I'll be looking for you.

- Carol