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January First Friday Storytime

1/5/2024

Hi Friends!

Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed our January Book Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever! by Beth Ferry with pictures by Tom Lichtenheld. Stick and Stone are best friends and they take care of each other.

The activity for this month's book is to play Tic Tac Toe with a friend!
Download these special Tic Tac Toe board, color the pieces, and play with a friend.

Download here

Have Fun Friends!

Ms. Marissa

November 10th, 2023

11/10/2023

Hi Friends!

Today was our last day of celebrating Fall Children's Book Week. I hope all of you have enjoyed it as much as we have! Thank you so much to Executive Director Mr. Ian for reading The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone and illustrated by Michael Smollin. This is one of Mr. Ian's favorite books and he did such a great job reading it!

Today's activity is bookmarks!

To wrap up Fall Children's Book Week we have some bookmarks to color! This is what they look like and you can download a printable copy here.

Happy Coloring Everyone! I will see you next month!
Ms. Marissa

Children's Book Week: Cuddley Dudley

11/9/2023

Hi Friends!

I hope you enjoyed Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough. Thank you, Ms. Dru for reading it to us!

Today's Activity is Waterproof Penguins

Did you know that penguins have an oil-producing gland that help make their feathers waxy? The wax on their feathers repels the cold water and helps keep the penguins dry.

The instructions for today's activities are down below or you can download them here:

Have fun with your penguin!
Ms. Marissa

Children's Book Week Mechanimals and National STEM Day

11/9/2023

Hi Friends!

I hope you enjoyed Mechanimals by Christ Tougas. Thank you, Mr. Don for reading to us! It was a perfect book for National STEM Day. Happy National STEM Day, everyone!

Today's Activity: Build the Tallest Tower

For today we have a fun STEM challenge!

You are going to try and build the tallest tower using only popsicle sticks and clothespins! No glue, or tape, or anything else! Do you think you can do it? I know you can!

I'm going to wait right here while you Build!

Take your time! Remember if your tower falls you can always rebuild it.

Are you done? How Tall is it?...Woah that's Tall!

Here is a picture of my tower!

I'm so glad that we both built towers today! I had so much fun!

I will see you soon!
Ms. Marissa

Fall Children's Book Week: Night Animals Need Sleep Too

11/7/2023

Hi Friends!

Thank you to Dr. Darren for reading Night Animals Need Sleep Too by Fianna Marino! This is such a great book! I hope you enjoyed it!

Today's Activity: Bat Echolocation Games

Bats are nocturnal animals (or night animals like in our book) that use echolocation. Animals that use echolocation make sound waves and listen for the echo. They use the delay in the echo to determine the distance of things. Echolocation lets animals move around in the dark so they can navigate, hunt, identify friends and enemies, and avoid obstacles.

Today I have two activities for you to play with friends or family members to learn how echolocation works. The instructions are below, but you can also download them here.

Have fun!
Ms.Marissa

Fall Children's Book WEek: Thanks for Nothing!

11/7/2023

Hi Friends!

HAPPY FALL CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK! I'm so happy I get to celebrate with all of you!

I hope you enjoyed Monday's story, Thanks for Nothing! by Ryan T. Higgins. I love the Mother Bruce books! Poor Bruce was trying to make a nice meal for all of his friends and his friends played with the food before he could cook it. His friends are so thankful for everything that Bruce does for them (whispering)and I think Bruce is thankful for all of his friends, even when they ruin his plans.

Today's Activity is making a Thankful Pumpkin!

After reading Thanks for Nothing! and with Thanksgiving at the end of the month I thought it was the perfect time to make Thankful Pumpkins!

I hope you have fun making these pumpkins! You can even make special Thankful Pumpkins to give away. I gave one Thankful Pumpkin to my boss, Mr. Ian and put another one on Mr. Darren's desk in the gift shop so anyone in the giftshop can see what I'm thankful for and be inspired to make their own!

Have fun!
Ms. Marissa

November First Friday Storytime

11/7/2023

Hi Friends!

I hope you enjoyed Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard with pictures by Juana Martinez-Neal. Thank you so much to Mr. John for reading us this month's story! You did a wonderful job!

This Month's Activity: Making Fry Bread

In the back of the book Kevin shares his recipe for Fry Bread. Mr. John and I are very excited to try out this recipe and thought you might like to try it out to. Remember to always cook with an adult present.

Download the recipe by clicking here.

Have fun and let me know how your fry bread tastes!
Ms. Marissa

September First Friday Storytime

9/4/2023

Hi Friends!

I hope you enjoyed Mouse was Mad by Linda Urban illustrated by Henry Cole. I really like this book! It's such a fun way to talk about what we can do when we are mad.

This month's activity is a Calm down book!

A calm down book is a book filled with things to do when you feel mad or anxious and need to calm down.
Ideas for activities include:

cuddling with a pet
counting
squeezing your hand into a fist
asking for a hug
going for a walk or a run
playing with toys
focusing on your breathing

Here are the instructions on how to make your own Calm Down Book!

August First Friday Storytime

8/14/2023

Hi Friends!

Did you enjoy Surf's Up by Kwame Alexander with pictures by Daniel Miyares? I thought it was such a fun book! It shows how much fun reading can be!

This month's activity is a floating Surfboard STEM Challenge!

Materials Needed:

tub of water
scissors
3 materials that you think might float
paper
pencil
pennies or some other weight like paper clips

Tub of Water

My 3 surfboard materials: a paper plate, aluminum foil, and foam

First I drew a surfboard onto the piece of paper and cut it out. This became my pattern for all of the other surfboards I made.

Second I cut out surfboards from the 3 materials that I chose.

Left to Right: Aluminum Foil, Paper Plate, Foam

Third I put the surfboards in my tub of water and put pennies on them one by one until they sunk to the bottom. Which material do you think held the most pennies?

Results:

The surfboard made out of a paper plate sunk when it had 4 pennies on it.

The surfboard made out of aluminum foil also sunk when it had 4 pennies on it.

The surfboard made out of foam sunk when it had 8 pennies on it. This makes it twice as strong as the other surfboards.

Try it at home!

Try this fun STEM challenge at home and tell me what materials you used and how many pennies your surfboards held up!

Have fun!
Ms. Marissa

Summer stem: movements & motions

7/17/2023

THIS WEEK WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTING MOVEMENTS AND MOTIONS USING NEWTON'S LAWS OF MOTION. EACH ACTIVITY WILL GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT ON WHAT THOSE LAWS STATE AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE MUSEUM.

Balloon rocket

JOIN US AS WE WILL EXPLORE HOW SIZE CAN IMPACT THE SPEED OF AN OBJECT. DISCOVER NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTION ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR THINKING CAP SEE YOU THERE!

Marble maze

LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN CRAZY MAZE USING NEWTON'S FIRST LAW OF MOTION OF BALANCE AND FORCE. CAN YOU WIN YOUR OWN RACE? WE WILL FIND OUT ONCE YOU'RE HERE!

PAint pendulum

DROP IN AND SEE HOW YOU CAN MAKE COOL ART WITHOUT EVEN USING A PAINT BRUSH. NEWTON'S THIRD LAW IS BEING PUT TO THE TEST AS WE CREATE A MASTERPIECE!

_ Ms. TAJAÉ

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January First Friday Storytime

Hi Friends!

Have Fun Friends!

November 10th, 2023

Hi Friends!

Today's activity is bookmarks!

Children's Book Week: Cuddley Dudley

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity is Waterproof Penguins

Children's Book Week Mechanimals and National STEM Day

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity: Build the Tallest Tower

I'm going to wait right here while you Build!

Are you done? How Tall is it?...Woah that's Tall!

I will see you soon!
Ms. Marissa

Fall Children's Book Week: Night Animals Need Sleep Too

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity: Bat Echolocation Games

Fall Children's Book WEek: Thanks for Nothing!

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity is making a Thankful Pumpkin!

November First Friday Storytime

Hi Friends!

This Month's Activity: Making Fry Bread

September First Friday Storytime

Hi Friends!

This month's activity is a Calm down book!

August First Friday Storytime

Hi Friends!

This month's activity is a floating Surfboard STEM Challenge!

Try it at home!

Summer stem: movements & motions

Balloon rocket

Marble maze

PAint pendulum

Carrousel Courier Jr.

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Hi Friends!

Have Fun Friends!

Hi Friends!

Today's activity is bookmarks!

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity is Waterproof Penguins

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity: Build the Tallest Tower

I'm going to wait right here while you Build!

Are you done? How Tall is it?...Woah that's Tall!

I will see you soon!​Ms. Marissa

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity: Bat Echolocation Games

Hi Friends!

Today's Activity is making a Thankful Pumpkin!

Hi Friends!

This Month's Activity: Making Fry Bread

Hi Friends!

This month's activity is a Calm down book!

Hi Friends!

This month's activity is a floating Surfboard STEM Challenge!

Try it at home!

Balloon rocket

Marble maze

PAint pendulum

Carrousel Courier Jr.

Archives

Categories

Upcoming Events

SHOP ONLINE

I will see you soon!
Ms. Marissa