New Story Time Programs!

Parents/Caregivers,

    As many of you know, we have been trying to decide how to make our Story Time programs more enjoyable for everyone involved.  We have found that the best way to have a successful program is to divide the children into age groups.  By doing this, we will be able to ensure that each child has a happy learning experience at the library during Story Time.  

Peek-a-boo Baby Time
Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
At Peek-a-boo Baby Time we will sing songs, read short board books and do bouncing rhyming games that will help your baby learn to love the library from the start.  This program is for ages birth-24 months.

Read, Make & Take Story Time
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
At Read, Make and Take we will read a picture book, sing songs, discuss our book and do a craft that accompanies the story.  This is for ages 3-6 years.

Move and Groove Toddler Time
Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Toddlers are meant to move!  On Thursday mornings we will be embracing this.  Join us for action songs, short stories and interactive activities!  Ages 18-36 months.

    Starting on November 1st each child will need to be signed up to attend a Story Time program.  There is limited space so please sign up as soon as you are able.  Signing up does not mean you cannot miss sometimes; this is just so we know how many plan to attend regularly so that we can have the correct amount of snacks and other materials. You may sign your child up by visiting the children's area in the library or by calling us at 256-386-9212.  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments!

    I would like to thank everyone who has been attending our Story Time programs.  It is because of you all that we have been able to grow so much!  Ms. Kay, Ms. Andrea and I are hoping that by adjusting our Story Time programs to fit each specific age group we will be able to help you and your children have the best library experience possible!

-Ms. Kelsey

The Chocolate Chip Ghost Story Time

Everyone had so much fun this week at Story Time!  We sang songs about autumn, pumpkins, and Halloween, watched a puppet show, had a snack, and made our very own puppets!

Our puppet show was called The Chocolate Chip Ghost Story.  Miss Andrea read our story and the children got to watch the puppets act it out.

We found this story last year on the blog Sandy Toes and Popsicles.  Click here to see the full story and free puppet printables!

I just love this story!  It has a very valuable lesson:  listen to your mother because she probably knows what's best!

 

These are the puppets I made to accompany the Chocolate Chip Ghost Story.

"the five little ghosts were all white again to go out haunting and spooking and shouting “BOO!” And they never again ate something they shouldn’t."

For our songs we continued the Autumn/Halloween theme.  Here are the links to three of our favorite fall songs!

Autumn Leaves are Falling Down
by the Learning Station.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPm7JTGIHcA

I'm a Little Scarecrow

by The Kiboomers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suFeMe8ocAc

The Pumpkin Chant
This chant comes from http://wordwindpublishing.blogspot.ca/2014/10/halloween-night-starts-with-halloween.html
You can see it performed by Jbrary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NaLzr3w6Oo

Ghost Puppet Craft

The children all made ghost puppets to accompany the story we read.  Some used white paper bags and some paper and craft sticks.  

 I would like to thank everyone who came to our Story Time programs this week! 
Hope to see you all next time!

Story Time October 4th-6th, 2016

Thank you everyone who attended Story Time this week!

Our book was What Was I Scared of by Dr. Seuss.

What's a pair of empty green trousers doing standing by itself in the woods? Or riding a bike in Grin-itch?  Or fishing on Roover River?  The narrator certainly doesn't want to find out but wherever he goes, he's haunted by the spooky empty pants. Finally, when the two find themselves hiding from each other in a Snide bush, the terrified narrator realizes, "I was just as strange to him as he was strange to me."  This little Seussian gem, plucked from the back of The Sneetches and Other Stories, shines on it own as it delivers a timeless message about fear and tolerance. 

Since Halloween is right around the corner, we chose to read this spooky story by one our favorite authors.  This fun book was filled with Dr. Seuss's usual rhyming and humor and taught us a beautiful lesson about judging others because they may be different than us.

Speaking of Halloween, we will be having a Halloween Fall Festival on October 25th at 5:30 p.m.  This program is for ages 12 and below.  Everyone is welcome to wear a Halloween costume but this is optional.

 We are going to have so much fun at our Halloween Fall Festival!  We hope to see you there! 

If you have any questions concerning Story Time or the Halloween Fall Festival feel free to stop by the library or call us at 256-386-9212.