25
Sep
Pumpkin Stew
I was looking through last year’s Pumpkin & Compost Storytime blog post and just now noticed I left out one of my favorite parts of that storytime! Pumpkin Stew! My former coworker, Vicki, made this fun prop to go along with this autumn song and was so kind to allow me to borrow it for this storytime. […]
17
Nov
Farm Stand Storytime: Thanks & Giving
Friday was the last Farm Stand Storytime of the season and also the last day the farm stand was open before shutting down for the winter. There was a request to do a Thanksgiving storytime, which I decided to shift to a storytime about gratitude instead of the expected turkeys and pilgrim routine. In the […]
30
Oct
Farm Stand Storytime: Pumpkins & Compost
Last Friday was the second installment of a new storytime series in collaboration with Crabtree Farms, highlighting stories, songs, and activities about the local food system and great outdoors. (You can read about the first one HERE.) Being the October month, it’s a given that pumpkins are a must. Crabtree Farms doesn’t grow pumpkins, BUT […]
6
Oct
Farm Stand Storytime
Farm Stand Storytime is a new outreach program created by myself and Anna Chill of Crabtree Farms as an outlet for children to foster a healthy curiosity of the natural world around them, as well as their place in the local food system. Back in August, I took my girls to Crabtree Farms to admire their […]
6
Oct
Pages to Projects: Ephemeral Leaf Art
There is a new Pages to Projects up over on Library as Incubator Project! Check out how to make seasonal Ephemeral Leaf Art inspired by Lois Ehlert’s Leaf Man HERE! I’ve also been busy updated the Pages to Projects Pinboard with more ideas for fall time stories and projects too. More about the storytime that inspired this […]
