It's been so AWESOME seeing everyone back at the museum. We missed all of you so much! I hope you enjoyed Carousel Cat by Robert J. Blake. A big THANK YOU to our friends that gave us the book to share with all of you! 

For this month's activity we are going to be coloring cat masks! You can print out the template here. 

This month we have a great story called Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty with pictures by David Roberts. We also have a fun STEM activity for the whole family! Below you will find the instructions for Tooth Pick Tower. Have Fun!

I hope you liked I Will Be Fierce! by Bea Birdsong with pictures by Nidhi Chanani. I thought this was a great book for back to school time. I hope all of you have a wonderful school year!

Rice Krispie Treats were one of my favorite after school snacks! I thought you might like to make and eat them too! Make sure to have an adult help you with this activity. 

Did you like W​e are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom with pictures by Michaela Goade? The pictures are absolutely stunning! 

This month's activity is making a water filter! This is a fun way to learn how our earth naturally filters water. In nature, water is filtered through layers of soil, sand, rock, and other natural materials like leaves.

For this activity I used things around my house to build my filter. I used cotton balls, soil, and decorative pebbles in my filter. To make polluted water I used rice, chips, and pieces of paper. I often see food and paper on the ground and I wanted to see if these materials would get filtered out of the water. 

for reading Never Tease a Weasel! It was a really good book to wrap up our celebration of Children's Book Week! 

I had a LOT of fun making my chromatography butterflies! They are now taped to my office window to brighten up my days. You can find the instructions below or you can download and print out the instructions here. Have Fun!

for reading Dragons Love Tacos 2 The Sequel! It was such a fun book! Now I want to go eat some tacos. 

We all need a friend to keep us company as we read so today we're making Monster Bookmarks! ​You can find the instructions below or you can download and print out the instructions here. Have Fun!

for reading My Lucky Day by Keiklo Kaszu! The piglet is very tricky! 

How to Play: Print out a copy of the bingo board. To start check off the free space. Then spend the next week completing different activities on the bingo board. To win you need to get a bingo which is 5 in a row. The row can be up and down, across, or diagonal. 
For extra fun ask someone to play Book Bingo with you and see who gets a bingo first!

Hi Everyone! I hope you enjoyed Z is for Moose! It is one of my favorite silly books to read with my nephew. 

Today we are going to make sure that everyone knows M is for MOOSE! That's why today's activity is making the letter "M" into a moose! Check out the instructions below!

I hope you have fun making your Moose!

I hope you were able to join us for Elmer's Special Day by David McKee. This is such a fun book to read and look at! It was very nice of Elmer to invite the other animals to join the Elephant Parade. It helped all of the animals become friends with each other! Elmer showed us that a great way to make new friends is to ask others to play with you. 

I hope you enjoyed A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary with art by Qin Leng. I loved getting to learn about all the different kinds of families! I thought that since we read a book about families this month's craft should be doing a family activity!

This month's activity is Making Art with Nature! You and your family can go for a nature walk and gather supplies to use for your art project! Remember to only grab leaves, twigs, flowers, pinecones, acorns, and other objects that have fallen off their tree or plant. 

For my next nature art piece I used glue and my nature items to create a picture! Since I had a bunch of nature items I decided to make a BIG TREE with little trees, bushes, and some flowers in front of it! 

After you and your family go on your nature walk will you come back and tell me everything you found? Can you show me pictures of YOUR ARTWORK? I'm SO EXCITED to see what you create!