11
Feb
Chinese New Year Storytime
新年快樂 Happy Chinese New Year! The most important Chinese holiday for the year, the Lunar New Year, started yesterday and will go on for the next 15 days. I have an extreme fondness of Chinese holidays and have many Chinese parents and families that regularly attend Sunday storytime, so having a Chinese New Year storytime […]
17
Dec
Snowman Storytime
In light of the upcoming winter season, all the wonderful snowman stories our library houses, and my own daughter’s recent obsession with “Frosty the Snowman”, the last storytime theme of the year was “Snowman Storytime”. We read a few popular snowman picture books and then made melt-proof snowmen/women/pets inspired by Lois Elhert’s collage art […]
10
Dec
Winter Storytime
As I type this blog post it is a mere 25 degrees Fahrenheit in Lawrence, Kansas. Winter is coming. Even though winter officially begins on December 21st of this year, I thought the storytime kids and I would get a jump start on the season with Winter Storytime. Winter Storytime Line-up: Here Comes Jack Frost […]
3
Dec
Gingerbread Storytime
There was a lot of holiday activity going on in Lawrence last weekend! The Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, The Ugly Sweater Run, and the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Annual Gingerbread Festival & Auction. To highlight the Gingerbread Festival (only a few blocks from the public library), I thought having a Gingerbread Storytime would be a great […]
28
Nov
A Tree of Her Own
My 2-year old daughter, L, is getting to the age when the holiday season means something. Something mysterious. Something wonderful. Something magical. She’s been especially fascinated with: Snowmen (specifically Frosty), Santa Claus, and Christmas Trees. The other day, we were walking around a craft store when she spotted a display of metallic, miniature Christmas trees […]
21
Nov
Snow Day
It was the sort of day you feel like staying in. Taking time to lounge and relax day. Read a book cover-to-cover day. A tea and popcorn day. A snow day. Except there wasn’t any snow. So I made my own. The weather in eastern Kansas has only had a few winter-like dips in climate, […]
19
Nov
Thanksgiving Storytime
It’s the week of Thanksgiving, which means Sunday’s storytime theme was devoted to just that: Thanksgiving and gratitude. I don’t think I’ve ever used the same storytime craft twice, but I couldn’t help but use last year’s “Thankful Turkey” craft. They turn out wonderfully and are a great way to celebrate all the things we […]
13
Nov
Nocturnal Storytime
Since the clocks have been turned back one hour, nightfall has been creeping up early in the evening. Winter is nigh and it’s getting darker earlier and earlier. For storytime last Sunday we talked about animals that wake up when the sun goes down for Nocturnal Storytime. We also made this fun Night Creatures Collage […]
6
Nov
Election Storytime
It’s election day in the good ol’ U.S. of A! Hope everyone has gone out and voted or plan to do so this evening. Election was the theme for last Sunday’s Storytime, which was my own way of raising awareness of this very important day in our country. The kids voted on which picture books […]
24
Oct
Halloween Storytime
Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to READ. Happy Halloween! Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. It doesn’t hurt that the holiday inspires some pretty fantastic picture books. Every single book I read for this storytime was a hit with the kids. Afterwards, we made some wicked sweet “Not-So-Spooky […]
