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Stories Some stories, crafts and more for the Christmas holiday. Karen Chase – Catch the Story Bug. Reuse an Old Favorite Story Tell the story “The Twist-Mouth Family” with, well, a twist. The basic story is about a family that cannot blow out a candle so they can go to bed. Each family member can only blow in [...] compiled by Kim Lehman RIDDLES Why didn’t the skeleton dance at the Halloween party? It had no body to dance with. What do goblins drink on Halloween? Ghoul-ade What do ghosts eat for dessert? Booberry pie STORIES Cut and tell pumpkin story http://drjeanandfriends.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-stories.html THE DARK HOUSE The leader chants each line or every half-line in a soft, slow, sepulchral voice. Children repeat each line in the same [...] Youth from Giddings Public Library created these worms as part of a summer program. Youth volunteers glued googly eyes to chenille sticks. They also attached a chenille stick “leash” to each worm. Children lined up to get their worm and some beads after the program. Then each child sat down and using fine motor [...] Events, tidbits, and resources rounded up for you by Kim Lehman, our Youth Services Specialist Extraordinaire: Austin Teen Book Festival Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011 I invite you to visit the website, Facebook, and Twitter page for more [...] Youth News from around the nation, pulled together for you by Kim Lehman, our Youth Services Specialist: 2011 Virtual Diversity and Outreach Fair Youth at Smith-Welch Memorial Library in Hearne, TX created these lovely butterflies using the shape of their hands to make the wings. Thank you Silvia Garcia for sharing these with us. The heat is on and rain is nowhere in sight-at least not REAL rain. Here is a simple, inexpensive way to make a rain prop for storytimes. Cut strips of clear plastic, gather together and tape to a stick. You can also draw blue raindrops on the plastic strips with a permanent marker if [...] Frank Kros came to Austin last week and presented a wonderful workshop on the teen brain. Here’s a list of his recommended reading/watching if you want to delve further into this amazing, surprising topic: How the Brain Learns by David Sousa Cindy Sue Lytle at Schulenburg Library knows how to stretch a dollar. She found these sturdy, wooden child-sized chairs at a yard sale. Everyone wins! |
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