Swat that Fly Right Out of Sight!

Flannel Friday:

After getting my hands on a few dozen of these cute bugs, I went looking for a song to use them with and found this little gem.  The song is titled "Five Little Flies" by Johnette Downing.

Five little flies flying all around
Bugging the tail of an old Moo Cow
Swat to the left
Swat to the right
Swat that fly right out of sight!

Mr. Bear and Grayden

Sometime in the middle of the night last night, Mr. Bear and Grayden found their way into our bed.  I bet you thought Mr. Bear just slept in my storytime cart.  :-)

It's actually a different Mr. Bear.  ;-)

 My toddler has his own Mr. Bear at home.  But they are kind of one and the same....

Rock Pets

Even though our Summer Reading Program is only about half way through (ends July 27th), I just wrapped up our last school-age event before resuming weekly programs next week.

We started with a retelling of Stone Soup where each child got a prop to contribute to the story (pot, ladle, vegetables, salt, pepper, pasta, etc.)

Stone Soup

 

 

 

 

 

Now... On to Rock Pets

 

Some supplies

 

Our teen volunteer, Jackson, helping out. Thank you!

 

 

 

Some of our masterpieces:

 





The Awards:

 

Jackson, the official award presenter

Owen's Rock "Rocky" received: Biggest Smile

 

Noah's rock "Rocky" received: Best Teeth

 

Best Polka Dots

 

Cutest Ears

 

 

"Bluebell" received: Best feathers

 

 

 

 

Best Whiskers

 

 

 

 

Rock Book Display for Check Out

 

 

Lesley Marshall, thank you for taking great pictures for us and for helping the kids with their rocks!

 

 

 

Meet the Worms!

We just finished our summer's second program for school-age kids and we had great fun!
 
The kids found some worms books to read while waiting for the other kids to check in.

 

 

We read Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin - it was very informative!  Spider put his 2 cents in too.

 

 

Worm Jokes and Games:

 

How did worms get to North America?  What do they like to eat?  Play some games with Herman the Worm at http://urbanext.illinois.edu/worms/

 

Joke:  Why did the worm cross the road?

Answer: To get away from the chicken

 

Joke: How do you know which end is a worm's head?

Answer: Tickle it in the middle and see which end laughs

 

Joke: What dance are worms scared of?

Answer: The chicken dance

 

Enjoy some more jokes at this website: http://www.kidsgarden.northwestwigglers.com/worms-and-bugs/worm-jokes/

 

Craft Time:  Worm Paper Holders

 

Thank you to Natalie, one of our teen volunteers who helped with this program.

Some finished crafts:

As kids finished their crafts, they headed over to another table for some real worm fun!  Every single worm (27) went home with kids to happy homes, gardens, and house plants.

 

 

 

Thank you to our other teen volunteer, Cassie, who helped with worm fun and safety!

 

 

 

 



Fairy Habitats Starting to Grow!

This picture was in my email inbox this morning:

 

Fairy Habitats

Fairy Habitats (kid/tween program)

As the kids entered the room, they got name tags and a copy of their fairy names.  The website is http://fairy.namegeneratorfun.com/

The kids had the chance to pick out their fairy house and flower pot while waiting for everyone to arrive and check in.  I had a set up some fairy materials (series, non-fiction, media) for them to browse through and check out.

 

Once everyone was settled, we talked about some famous fairies from books and movies.  How many can you name?:

 

Constructing their fairy habitats:

 

 

 

 

We planted fast-growing grass seed on the side with all the soil.

 

This autumn leaf habitat was created by one of our guys, Garrett

 

That frog sure is enjoying the fairy pond!

 

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure some fairies will be shedding some shimmery fairy dust tonight from all their fluttering around these gorgeous habitats!