tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81592546398701941902024-03-15T16:00:04.502-04:00Kids @ The Gordon-Nash Library Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-26562086710842646512023-09-03T16:15:00.000-04:002023-09-03T16:15:23.463-04:002023 Summer Reading Program: All Together Now<iframe id="vp1MNGub" title="Video Player" width="432" height="243" frameborder="0" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/embed.animoto.com/play.html?w=swf/production/vp1&e=1693771868&f=MNGub1M6FpR14HksgX572g&d=0&m=p&r=360p+720p+1080p&volume=100&start_res=1080p&i=m&asset_domain=s3-p.animoto.com&animoto_domain=animoto.com&options=" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-34877856365008879952023-08-23T16:19:00.003-04:002023-09-03T16:43:47.018-04:00Summer Reading Program: Thank You to our Presenters<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx-NSbe_dgHaZEoM5GUqJ6t-7XOCO7EqafCf6b4WMrAKa0L9WYpDhygvZXdNP01fTDf4N6VowquLPmQKlkag28_D7zViwIhCP9lOOxMwg0V4UAh64YODnJCcAFjRM1x9OyckkDvaT_Of_qxB04iob5GSYzHH7S1oJ-K5FWZmrOxR115DQZYpW7320EK8/s4032/alltogether.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx-NSbe_dgHaZEoM5GUqJ6t-7XOCO7EqafCf6b4WMrAKa0L9WYpDhygvZXdNP01fTDf4N6VowquLPmQKlkag28_D7zViwIhCP9lOOxMwg0V4UAh64YODnJCcAFjRM1x9OyckkDvaT_Of_qxB04iob5GSYzHH7S1oJ-K5FWZmrOxR115DQZYpW7320EK8/s320/alltogether.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span> big thank you to all the folks and groups who helped make this year's Summer Reading Program a success. Thanks for your patience with weather-related issues, rescheduled vacations, and last minute decisions. You made everything work!!<p></p><p>The Joyful Noise Ukulele Band</p><p>The Squam Lakes Science Center</p><p>Gretchen Draper, Writer & Consultant</p><p>Jerry Schneider, the Butterfly Guy</p><p>Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals</p><p>Karel Hayes, Author & Illustrator</p><p>All our wonderful Touch-a-Truck Presenters (see last post)</p><p>The Maple Creamery </p><p>The New Hampton School</p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-38370494471066788212023-06-28T14:18:00.001-04:002023-06-29T14:21:28.443-04:00Summer Reading Program 2023: Touch a Truck!<div class="separator"></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he rain held off and we had a successful Touch-a-Truck event last night at the Gordon-Nash for our first Summer Reading Program family event. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Kids visited each vehicle to hear from the driver about how his or her work helps our community. The town's grader and the NHDOT trucks help to keep roadways safe for cars and people. After the Waste Management truck collects trash from the big green WM bins, some of it gets turned into electricity! The police cruiser and the fire truck help with safety in our town. When the fish raised at the fish hatchery have grown, the hatchery truck delivers them to New Hampshire rivers and lakes and lets them free. The tow truck had a big flat bed on the back - long enough to move a disabled car or small truck to a garage for repair. And other big vehicles help with building or repair projects in our community.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6wK6jaYTP9bfswULJWYmCLa-uSbrH_s5iQdw1hR5m9V_DpVxDuGxlIAmFCSSGjg4mOvEYljIZotPNujfZUHuA206GnhoGyT43ZOoCxTESxQiJC0tjBGK4sy9Gx38Ln7tHvFEqgs92xcgSI-muHb7KkoS7vA3BuvbLMbYaMKuGpWJ8abKpgPmvPBW1Bk/s2000/062723-trucks-Hiltz.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6wK6jaYTP9bfswULJWYmCLa-uSbrH_s5iQdw1hR5m9V_DpVxDuGxlIAmFCSSGjg4mOvEYljIZotPNujfZUHuA206GnhoGyT43ZOoCxTESxQiJC0tjBGK4sy9Gx38Ln7tHvFEqgs92xcgSI-muHb7KkoS7vA3BuvbLMbYaMKuGpWJ8abKpgPmvPBW1Bk/w180-h400/062723-trucks-Hiltz.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Thanks to the following businesses for their vehicles, for their knowledgeable and patient drivers and owners, and for the small gifts to help kids remember this special event.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">New Hampton Public Works Department</div><div style="text-align: left;">New Hampton Fire Department</div><div style="text-align: left;">New Hampton Police Department</div><div style="text-align: left;">New Hampshire Department of Transportation</div><div style="text-align: left;">New Hampton Auto Towing & Recovery</div><div style="text-align: left;">New Hampton Fish Hatchery</div><div style="text-align: left;">Waste Management</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jeremy Hiltz Excavating, Inc</div><div style="text-align: left;">The New Hampton School</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUhUucujznZPZs6UxyNVurB5rtcn1Et6Uz2l5zG6ALg0OeQv7FrVX7D7WTDwyRvRts5JKu7JoSMigTnutqzDfU8DZ3z15lLEGG7MUdziWubNdKldGaaL9WsFvZHzSACVDvzFxe_m5JE_4ULU6pvq1TGVw2B2GoCgxW6MVSlVnN9e9qKLN9sgIi8HLfDM/s3600/061523-books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="3009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUhUucujznZPZs6UxyNVurB5rtcn1Et6Uz2l5zG6ALg0OeQv7FrVX7D7WTDwyRvRts5JKu7JoSMigTnutqzDfU8DZ3z15lLEGG7MUdziWubNdKldGaaL9WsFvZHzSACVDvzFxe_m5JE_4ULU6pvq1TGVw2B2GoCgxW6MVSlVnN9e9qKLN9sgIi8HLfDM/s320/061523-books.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our Storytime books!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuBeLxtOxLpAgzxx7TvKl7FhwWW-GlAu5Po2LQCFhBtwqZDlv4D3Yf0j2O1nIW2s-5hSt3EHX9_m9wYaBP1u_ZvrrHwO72j0SaoyDZsr07_sGMMZJBejPG7N01ANtGI9YSzNsdnpBN4T6nRzAFfTFIV4b2IGdWcHiI4FriDcvb0U9Z_CE1xNqjI-JyG8/s4032/061523-craft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our dads!</div><p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-32495246545174507602023-06-14T16:01:00.000-04:002023-06-15T14:26:12.424-04:00June Events for Kids<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnkZZ_eF3KZXQPYlKi01lhCYPIjoVpC8V9m0HImpp8sOijqy7xOu0AwtGTjCwYaXdrmFMF9fkebt9-yhqqFOicqheadcbenWk9P7YKVln1a__RWibX46qf3k8E-5c-JKpFzAWOotf5FS5FW0mnv1paTrN_Wkd1-4KlAsUAT7Czq9XcckIv0Sl7gHZa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="1146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnkZZ_eF3KZXQPYlKi01lhCYPIjoVpC8V9m0HImpp8sOijqy7xOu0AwtGTjCwYaXdrmFMF9fkebt9-yhqqFOicqheadcbenWk9P7YKVln1a__RWibX46qf3k8E-5c-JKpFzAWOotf5FS5FW0mnv1paTrN_Wkd1-4KlAsUAT7Czq9XcckIv0Sl7gHZa=w517-h640" width="517" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-32168699381381501542023-06-08T13:05:00.137-04:002023-06-26T12:46:39.145-04:00Chickens<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweg11-GnUWL7iteX14pALSnxVDLaPCJfGcjOXrV9gOs3qiChdwh6Y-2-AE5sXNwuh0n6ORRjxBApvOJqOv8SXpmMnDqfla9fy3Hfd1Bc19lj-YVmSFW6kNY3RFPET6W-YZ2oqrxJObTR7vwvPnxUSSun8pmYGkj_ZfIeqLHhw2Aa-nLxZsi9RaJDb/s4032/060823-craft4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvw9ea3zeB27f6PerazXUhKblzSdBzupULhasTSh1rS2HTww13if9S9iDnnEfZjkWJCY5xI4KSVNNfrRB1I0Zto_r37u2PmT1jv7DkesNQJGBoNWCq2zSZe0exyTcSj4XpSatYvH1BvFsZ06UdgyMT2t1vUgLA-LLFbRxR_H04pck46iE_ofrFMT3/s4032/060823-books.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvw9ea3zeB27f6PerazXUhKblzSdBzupULhasTSh1rS2HTww13if9S9iDnnEfZjkWJCY5xI4KSVNNfrRB1I0Zto_r37u2PmT1jv7DkesNQJGBoNWCq2zSZe0exyTcSj4XpSatYvH1BvFsZ06UdgyMT2t1vUgLA-LLFbRxR_H04pck46iE_ofrFMT3/w150-h200/060823-books.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>or today's Storytime, we read three books about chickens. One of the books just went home with a young patron, but here are the other two. <p></p><p>Our craft was chicken puppets. Two paper bodies were glued around a craft stick holder, then colorful (or real-looking) feathers and a paper comb and beak were added. We used our biggest googly eyes to make our chickens look perfect. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweg11-GnUWL7iteX14pALSnxVDLaPCJfGcjOXrV9gOs3qiChdwh6Y-2-AE5sXNwuh0n6ORRjxBApvOJqOv8SXpmMnDqfla9fy3Hfd1Bc19lj-YVmSFW6kNY3RFPET6W-YZ2oqrxJObTR7vwvPnxUSSun8pmYGkj_ZfIeqLHhw2Aa-nLxZsi9RaJDb/s320/060823-craft4.jpg" width="240" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhEOJP8ptcjftgOifP1Cpl4dVhARF3JDw4Utoi6-px4zsJHwXVqu3qNennspEbr9KDatc_Z-SVrl_I3ibJriCkcS_sHhZnF-8iSz5j_jqhT2AC2RnZYpVIheq6ZtReOxiSToUMHarAX8xK8O-ZOj33XCsVNL1ZOHJWDYO0W3aLFZJXdpSa1f4eFQI/s4032/060823-craft2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhEOJP8ptcjftgOifP1Cpl4dVhARF3JDw4Utoi6-px4zsJHwXVqu3qNennspEbr9KDatc_Z-SVrl_I3ibJriCkcS_sHhZnF-8iSz5j_jqhT2AC2RnZYpVIheq6ZtReOxiSToUMHarAX8xK8O-ZOj33XCsVNL1ZOHJWDYO0W3aLFZJXdpSa1f4eFQI/w240-h320/060823-craft2.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9GEg4pHhdGI9ZbagyPrgU7k0VbOHG6IhiW6ZWC1cb7VPwhtTvUhVp5HW_HJFggHDkMFloGetEXTpAH43yEjCkX0RdYJ7PGlYVguBaGlhJxVz9Tx1IrPKPpO-iKbtuOkcpMqX8X3Eb2IsL3tOcYPEQv3uvoI34nh-aGvSoO6bK0ekZGb_OG__8pylb" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9GEg4pHhdGI9ZbagyPrgU7k0VbOHG6IhiW6ZWC1cb7VPwhtTvUhVp5HW_HJFggHDkMFloGetEXTpAH43yEjCkX0RdYJ7PGlYVguBaGlhJxVz9Tx1IrPKPpO-iKbtuOkcpMqX8X3Eb2IsL3tOcYPEQv3uvoI34nh-aGvSoO6bK0ekZGb_OG__8pylb=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF_RBz609_ICkbycEMzosOQMXh0grhDTN4M-0f6VuUzkjot0RLoS6s0FH4mAERnybF6wn3koKXHVm_FICNrbvapF9y0xc9luqslnMdCioZD7qUHanRZqMwRWlUp3lnklzIDFWrM-vonqQ4qXDZ70tT14nzo_TCvWTcOiD_kPD_rxJmiK12GM0sd7j/s320/060823-craft5.JPG" width="240" /><p></p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></div><p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-70881033500950496452023-05-19T08:21:00.062-04:002023-06-26T12:47:24.202-04:00Spring Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>'m always so surprised to find a fabulous book at the library that has been right under my nose for years and years. <i>Huck Runs Amuck</i> by Sean Taylor is one of those books. The copyright date is 2011 and we've had it in our collection for <i>many</i> years - and I only just discovered it this Spring. It's about a mountain goat named Huck who loves flowers - to eat! It's beautifully illustrated by Peter Reynolds. It was so much fun to read, and kids really liked the funny story. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdknZCFJSt6sL6Sa7khOKJ-ZSfxY_qqaPo74_rtn22sap3Fl1eGKsbxhadzKAxCiIa8ZNzDW8oW276A1idHflJq9gf6F6fLn68jrVGEM0p_cLxQOTsFjXsORhppO2xajEXJdr1KtgNn463xgdHyrnJgGFJkejIP4pvvaER6_9DWMeXw21p9aO2TGYj8Y/s4032/051823-books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdknZCFJSt6sL6Sa7khOKJ-ZSfxY_qqaPo74_rtn22sap3Fl1eGKsbxhadzKAxCiIa8ZNzDW8oW276A1idHflJq9gf6F6fLn68jrVGEM0p_cLxQOTsFjXsORhppO2xajEXJdr1KtgNn463xgdHyrnJgGFJkejIP4pvvaER6_9DWMeXw21p9aO2TGYj8Y/w240-h320/051823-books.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And when we were done listening, we made colorful, sparkly cupcake liner flowers, the kind that Huck would love to eat!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then we made a crown that said MOM and decorated it to give to our mothers to wear on their special day. They could also wear it upside down if they wanted to - and it would say WOW. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">That's a very good word for our mothers!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLPd1yiN-IoezUL__3Si0TcmEw_oIuP5aYQg5JVYNo-uVtIz0Jzsm8mjN8qW22GmIj4eO-H4kvwZyTMtd_DIoiwVoUxpul8_5pwmudnMtCc-iuinS9TAj1awODbEOMJGH6LVLN9GZI7zNxhtMD4OfT_iE1Mgi_R14y8GW2iPprzyD16Kv2ys__m8BqIY/s4032/051123-craft1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLPd1yiN-IoezUL__3Si0TcmEw_oIuP5aYQg5JVYNo-uVtIz0Jzsm8mjN8qW22GmIj4eO-H4kvwZyTMtd_DIoiwVoUxpul8_5pwmudnMtCc-iuinS9TAj1awODbEOMJGH6LVLN9GZI7zNxhtMD4OfT_iE1Mgi_R14y8GW2iPprzyD16Kv2ys__m8BqIY/s320/051123-craft1.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtZOx5tTV5TqLgyJwqyGmYmklJFAQjQLdKT5JPUjeLgeDvjHDi7kjU-LhnKW0TcS_EX_K_YdXh_MINArE3xYUFRgw1dj1-nm-wtogjhdbzxwjMeL6onw5urypy8ASUjWUgXW2rAHh-OgX-05xT1z1_rqGIaTFRSzVojdro5M0rbcqOY56ULgCBOXgMyk/s4032/051123-craft2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>ith last weekend's snow and the windy conditions of the past few days, we decided that March has indeed come in like a lion. For Storytime today, we read <i>The Lion & The Mouse</i> by Jerry Pinkney, paying close attention to the way the artist showed the emotions of the lion in this wordless picture book. We could tell he was both a ferocious and a kind being. Our other story was <i>Woolbur</i> by Leslie Helakoski, about a confident, free-spirited lamb who did things his own way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQsP3AaI8gXUFZyB_ajx2Y_V3QigvsZCGdZYLaJuOSzDTWBx0krMGpnWNqGYFHU_ffjHAbxkT4kid6Q5ByMzR-5wFyf6JdtrfZAe9o8c-eoFlx4C0y5nFP1Otn4dBxRpNSrmapIz72S9XzcV2OHU-npCXua7vCcleYBMzRLgWd83MI7EB2a8dPuqO/s4032/030923-books.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQsP3AaI8gXUFZyB_ajx2Y_V3QigvsZCGdZYLaJuOSzDTWBx0krMGpnWNqGYFHU_ffjHAbxkT4kid6Q5ByMzR-5wFyf6JdtrfZAe9o8c-eoFlx4C0y5nFP1Otn4dBxRpNSrmapIz72S9XzcV2OHU-npCXua7vCcleYBMzRLgWd83MI7EB2a8dPuqO/s320/030923-books.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our stories, we looked at our calendar and all the days left in this month. Would March have more wintery "lion" days with blustery weather? Or would it have more "lamb" days that looked and felt like Spring? We designed a two sided craft showing a lion on one side and a lamb on the other. Kids can use these for the remaining days of March to show and talk about their interpretation of the weather each day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs5KihrH79j1Q4X_lnTCZTVtoclrEzUbNHFE1OKwfmFLKMeLm_MnClhb2BWEsEl9sA8TfjYVF3FNd82KklqKSbW5DOGzEn0YzJ94V1qB4Vd09rapS1PnHoZSZ97atzIFcujc-A34hM5CLphcBDl9RS5Z_D5TYDvnnIPXHPeboMA6lutTw6LXd5YX1/s4032/030923-craft1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvs5KihrH79j1Q4X_lnTCZTVtoclrEzUbNHFE1OKwfmFLKMeLm_MnClhb2BWEsEl9sA8TfjYVF3FNd82KklqKSbW5DOGzEn0YzJ94V1qB4Vd09rapS1PnHoZSZ97atzIFcujc-A34hM5CLphcBDl9RS5Z_D5TYDvnnIPXHPeboMA6lutTw6LXd5YX1/s320/030923-craft1.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAuhyol9QGmQTs-2cZKDuZBgWA9VX1T80FHwDWIH0M1pi36t2L-KRzgbQtch07NGLkt8qMMexB4DWk_6dzy3EchlBJbGgsHH44zl8hu5ItZH8FsCRQZ8mskUTOdTI9QpSKD_fnsfQLqPhl44FVKTFfDng6O7DlXXDd3UD_NiQWY21mzc-BQlpnV7W/s4032/030923-craft2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAuhyol9QGmQTs-2cZKDuZBgWA9VX1T80FHwDWIH0M1pi36t2L-KRzgbQtch07NGLkt8qMMexB4DWk_6dzy3EchlBJbGgsHH44zl8hu5ItZH8FsCRQZ8mskUTOdTI9QpSKD_fnsfQLqPhl44FVKTFfDng6O7DlXXDd3UD_NiQWY21mzc-BQlpnV7W/s320/030923-craft2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPl7VX6vebNThImxEl1r7FKo4-s62hBolnjCyMCCEwdvAZ_MJ4ElsO8A6PJpCzCiwO68sJ983rRBkA_SYmED4FnWsdop3fDKiWw9fKIJI9C6NC-7IlnNyYikppwuO0nBYAQ-UMj5p5YRiCtB8BHc_co7uPbR8uRcdg9Gb-f8pnxFPBbsPrJfytRCq/s4032/030923-craft3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPl7VX6vebNThImxEl1r7FKo4-s62hBolnjCyMCCEwdvAZ_MJ4ElsO8A6PJpCzCiwO68sJ983rRBkA_SYmED4FnWsdop3fDKiWw9fKIJI9C6NC-7IlnNyYikppwuO0nBYAQ-UMj5p5YRiCtB8BHc_co7uPbR8uRcdg9Gb-f8pnxFPBbsPrJfytRCq/s320/030923-craft3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's hoping March goes out like a lamb!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldde3PBTRh-pYlsqeaXEeVjtw6JZkucSAZK9Vm24FRoLUizK_EOZvOFTE6dPiKHIfwezKF8UwJFGAh6rsCXqIxzcfYEaVc0PHZcFhkqHvl52hMdvzygtN8qpIr-7Sfa1LbrQjXBEKncoUCI0MZgCe2gZw2_pvu_z1nFlBiRZZEV9oI8benaQfY9v_/s4032/030923-calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldde3PBTRh-pYlsqeaXEeVjtw6JZkucSAZK9Vm24FRoLUizK_EOZvOFTE6dPiKHIfwezKF8UwJFGAh6rsCXqIxzcfYEaVc0PHZcFhkqHvl52hMdvzygtN8qpIr-7Sfa1LbrQjXBEKncoUCI0MZgCe2gZw2_pvu_z1nFlBiRZZEV9oI8benaQfY9v_/w150-h200/030923-calendar.jpg" width="150" /></a></div> <p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-55023294413995226462023-03-06T17:48:00.016-05:002023-03-08T17:59:34.263-05:00March Events for Kids<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aNOQnwdm-67edfzn6no5Cubc831rq1FDqd75iQRbPacMrulAwdgomNyEhr_P1hUqppDZtspVH8Sn81Cf7fqExE8gPTSfmz9UgaUI6_WQsdgOQaqnKKcIQMMSArD9yHHygsSRpGGs0e14pEsYBefpfJqoGYI_7yRC72FoHBZ9uCZfBrcViiiskozD/s1704/march2023events.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="1362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aNOQnwdm-67edfzn6no5Cubc831rq1FDqd75iQRbPacMrulAwdgomNyEhr_P1hUqppDZtspVH8Sn81Cf7fqExE8gPTSfmz9UgaUI6_WQsdgOQaqnKKcIQMMSArD9yHHygsSRpGGs0e14pEsYBefpfJqoGYI_7yRC72FoHBZ9uCZfBrcViiiskozD/w512-h640/march2023events.png" width="512" /></a></div><p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-81827590073987165722023-02-19T11:22:00.000-05:002023-02-19T11:22:31.324-05:00Round and Round<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his week at Storytime, we had some books about circles and other shapes, and we also read a few familiar favorites. For our craft, kids designed with lots of different round shapes - using construction paper circles, big and small colored stickers, paper reinforcements, thin slices of pool noodle, and paint - with Q-tips for a brush! Some chose to design on white paper, some on black. Each craft was so unique - and fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD592VWkjjdDp4aYLyNZDbrLJypdy2UduGD7fJo7ZqrmBYCcRYozJyWqn59UaUBaenzYbsFU3Km4C7PH_3xOakurqacRCTQ7QMTPGEBQCmG6omzcLsiD4XSKQq_uQxbKtWQX0jnp8uCq4Pdyp4T8_O5YWJnZpr4K-frzICeaTJ9DBIh8kY8Jj2Voi/s4032/020923craft1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPD592VWkjjdDp4aYLyNZDbrLJypdy2UduGD7fJo7ZqrmBYCcRYozJyWqn59UaUBaenzYbsFU3Km4C7PH_3xOakurqacRCTQ7QMTPGEBQCmG6omzcLsiD4XSKQq_uQxbKtWQX0jnp8uCq4Pdyp4T8_O5YWJnZpr4K-frzICeaTJ9DBIh8kY8Jj2Voi/s320/020923craft1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysNaeSZN3cxgEtOh0TWDUZsASvtArD9NpFECippHYSH59zM9z0vPMNz-fWTfe_6QGP8m3DnU9m7-l6KgjF1q38WvAVEiqm1L_kSAKkmwEiJI_mipZFFygf6nL5oJ9iKQcYcGWNIJCwqvRVWN193BGENh4vqTs6aVBHkLNcAi_nTqomMJn79nTaIef/s4032/020923craft2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgysNaeSZN3cxgEtOh0TWDUZsASvtArD9NpFECippHYSH59zM9z0vPMNz-fWTfe_6QGP8m3DnU9m7-l6KgjF1q38WvAVEiqm1L_kSAKkmwEiJI_mipZFFygf6nL5oJ9iKQcYcGWNIJCwqvRVWN193BGENh4vqTs6aVBHkLNcAi_nTqomMJn79nTaIef/s320/020923craft2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvJh0cZ-VYnu55avWk4Xe3GWR_5_EeHoXMyaMcdYw6DQvUIy2cZWHaQyrvCaqfOf-TpqgWy53JFf2sL_8hGvNP4I0olTuT8TSiOZpDuvCBAzyl9ujpRpYfQNqqtgz2MHuinXS5Spq_fdd7BHDPtO36yTJsm8hjIoR0LyicPLhWAZfx5gsDxM_fNVQ/s4032/020923craft3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvJh0cZ-VYnu55avWk4Xe3GWR_5_EeHoXMyaMcdYw6DQvUIy2cZWHaQyrvCaqfOf-TpqgWy53JFf2sL_8hGvNP4I0olTuT8TSiOZpDuvCBAzyl9ujpRpYfQNqqtgz2MHuinXS5Spq_fdd7BHDPtO36yTJsm8hjIoR0LyicPLhWAZfx5gsDxM_fNVQ/s320/020923craft3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-9728936241405199892023-02-11T20:40:00.005-05:002023-02-15T20:56:39.334-05:00"Take Your Child to the Library" Day 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> T</span>hank you to the families who "dropped in" with their children today for our special library event!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUXD-fud1YodHVs8zZy1aQZqdvYrC8iQnpe_iiVGuTd46hwYAS2BOPtqLfv0aE64cBwo92cW_sq0BGlRuxBcMZUzjbVJkiprO839Yuh8nDn8tkJ6IV4a1O_SJJ4rB3O-yrykp5D-DCg-JjOLkWA0-3lwbM7abo-3XO3aq75IyR74b1CZV3c0FYBmg/s4032/021123-TYC2tLDay1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUXD-fud1YodHVs8zZy1aQZqdvYrC8iQnpe_iiVGuTd46hwYAS2BOPtqLfv0aE64cBwo92cW_sq0BGlRuxBcMZUzjbVJkiprO839Yuh8nDn8tkJ6IV4a1O_SJJ4rB3O-yrykp5D-DCg-JjOLkWA0-3lwbM7abo-3XO3aq75IyR74b1CZV3c0FYBmg/s320/021123-TYC2tLDay1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bookmarks to create!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeIJRLlkafZPVD1eZkWUJqx7d4UYrFZCKRkYFYKHoxLZvEyJmXhMFelOM9UucxjKcOeyxQRXkr9J_MjY6J2F0poIzT5C-F_JQhNV1pghiKPTQsONDclZwcbZA9zfY05nOcZkNXCCe08inRM3Dbf6DuuNLeseZx4UAVYMp6NQRFTSkL-0YHmW81G0l/s3226/021123-TYC2tLDay2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3226" data-original-width="3010" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeeIJRLlkafZPVD1eZkWUJqx7d4UYrFZCKRkYFYKHoxLZvEyJmXhMFelOM9UucxjKcOeyxQRXkr9J_MjY6J2F0poIzT5C-F_JQhNV1pghiKPTQsONDclZwcbZA9zfY05nOcZkNXCCe08inRM3Dbf6DuuNLeseZx4UAVYMp6NQRFTSkL-0YHmW81G0l/s320/021123-TYC2tLDay2.jpeg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Book-based LEGO Challenges! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U-64PavesfdKt-8zNU8O3oM-luf9YT91RQeG_9vnYJ6BluUFDmcdDi-TXjxnQxZ9fpaJZuxV5YgzOr4UAKKoiaXftptppqRbYAhIw3-rcSXCPf4OdS88vCAAhGLBidMoeIunclZneFEignK6z6-EUoZGB-Lg30pQmwD4aefR7btHM3c7-gIEl70T/s4032/021123-TYC2tLDay3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U-64PavesfdKt-8zNU8O3oM-luf9YT91RQeG_9vnYJ6BluUFDmcdDi-TXjxnQxZ9fpaJZuxV5YgzOr4UAKKoiaXftptppqRbYAhIw3-rcSXCPf4OdS88vCAAhGLBidMoeIunclZneFEignK6z6-EUoZGB-Lg30pQmwD4aefR7btHM3c7-gIEl70T/s320/021123-TYC2tLDay3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Story-related coloring, word searches, tasks, and games. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7_p8QsJh9rdf6irZMAqNmngxD0LYPyt9U6kiri0cjGUt6EoINoJLSc4g0AT4iRbdpuTIL0mcfF9fGZ6XOEofa3lsuO91DAmbma9q8Rq8pCbE96KJPCZUP3zEdxovInCzn586uupiDrCyainOnjdU1z-BiRof1VXZmLzbqydj2fzX6qlz8-5ScRzn/s4032/021123-TYC2tLDay4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7_p8QsJh9rdf6irZMAqNmngxD0LYPyt9U6kiri0cjGUt6EoINoJLSc4g0AT4iRbdpuTIL0mcfF9fGZ6XOEofa3lsuO91DAmbma9q8Rq8pCbE96KJPCZUP3zEdxovInCzn586uupiDrCyainOnjdU1z-BiRof1VXZmLzbqydj2fzX6qlz8-5ScRzn/s320/021123-TYC2tLDay4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bag of goodies, a granola snack, and a free book!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23PkFMNRVaTc-jEAv86pvzMpKLiCS6F2IKpN7UhWTBIZmlMsAG9AAjDlMnbDrgxNIilKX7m16BiufP9nSo0HBGKKajRp2kqG4Qdmi6FxDILKsPki9NLzkrIcP7FEkgb6y92CxIaFZVLM9IJF9I_Psn1g0bfKTmasD2OcaLaog-HasY3D-cGeU2QnW/s4032/021123-TYC2tLDay5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23PkFMNRVaTc-jEAv86pvzMpKLiCS6F2IKpN7UhWTBIZmlMsAG9AAjDlMnbDrgxNIilKX7m16BiufP9nSo0HBGKKajRp2kqG4Qdmi6FxDILKsPki9NLzkrIcP7FEkgb6y92CxIaFZVLM9IJF9I_Psn1g0bfKTmasD2OcaLaog-HasY3D-cGeU2QnW/s320/021123-TYC2tLDay5.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He built a car - just like the boy in the story!</div>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-90924910651182894162023-02-09T21:08:00.077-05:002023-02-15T21:33:31.860-05:00Love Stories for Little Kids<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>ebruary is a month for love, so today we read two stories about the subject. <i>The Cow Loves Cookies</i> by Karma Wilson is a story about animals and the foods they love. Doesn't it make you wonder why the Cow loves <u>cookies</u>? We also read my favorite love story, <i>Love Is My Favourite Thing</i> by Emma Chichester Clark, written from the point of view of the author's dog, Plum. It's such a fun story! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: nowrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQJ0LGzv0jo-bhXi3kwMPd6GZFd5K103Tl2xIHlyDHyVro7Nc171eksVEGq5KQT1kDzVzRgFfxKbP_ZZZBT7io69vIIHzLd_Xhcwza_s9U08Vo3Ddb5iAx5eaor4u4dgQXtqC47-GiVnN73CKwQt0YfOClm9pa7gaZQTKX3cmKr7iv7DydaeTt-t3/s4032/020923-book.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQJ0LGzv0jo-bhXi3kwMPd6GZFd5K103Tl2xIHlyDHyVro7Nc171eksVEGq5KQT1kDzVzRgFfxKbP_ZZZBT7io69vIIHzLd_Xhcwza_s9U08Vo3Ddb5iAx5eaor4u4dgQXtqC47-GiVnN73CKwQt0YfOClm9pa7gaZQTKX3cmKr7iv7DydaeTt-t3/s320/020923-book.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At craft time, we fashioned animals or people or scenes using hearts. Cut-out hearts, stick-on hearts, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">glittery hearts, plain hearts, all kinds of hearts. Pretty creative!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHys0ddwpx3bWkBR8f9ShLE_mqDh2uySqnqCW58Nguj0lNYZUo9v6sO4cs1gWxwYFQdxmyZIgIix5HcikKT3DkYid7GMdRBdDaH_uV5jVFTfqdsBaFeqPDsNZgjZmvtOb1_2OXb9Np-1tyyhxAeWcPSt-3NI22SsWFKfsSQTRKr0MWs_n-EdU1Ld11/s4032/020923-craft1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHys0ddwpx3bWkBR8f9ShLE_mqDh2uySqnqCW58Nguj0lNYZUo9v6sO4cs1gWxwYFQdxmyZIgIix5HcikKT3DkYid7GMdRBdDaH_uV5jVFTfqdsBaFeqPDsNZgjZmvtOb1_2OXb9Np-1tyyhxAeWcPSt-3NI22SsWFKfsSQTRKr0MWs_n-EdU1Ld11/s320/020923-craft1.jpeg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dSBKtKzf3jPMi8Z3igEftNnca0D-bhE6XA2NGOqykBKIhF0dpYnLf-wuTzM_FZ-Gc5P_chCFp8moa-lHhz542H0YD4Kq879P4rB9PpjMVqIHZ2U55dJm_oxkGZMSm84KF-ZwAoYALg60uNxClUPdtiDzHKhKcDbUA08vJu97ZcvBe3VvxRDaSQYL/s4032/020923-craft4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dSBKtKzf3jPMi8Z3igEftNnca0D-bhE6XA2NGOqykBKIhF0dpYnLf-wuTzM_FZ-Gc5P_chCFp8moa-lHhz542H0YD4Kq879P4rB9PpjMVqIHZ2U55dJm_oxkGZMSm84KF-ZwAoYALg60uNxClUPdtiDzHKhKcDbUA08vJu97ZcvBe3VvxRDaSQYL/s320/020923-craft4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And look. Someone made a chair for our Pete the Cat. 💙<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ha5j09CKjAnL_1cmzGtZTujtlbtw9OGBf4Me8lPFaepWxJwmNHhcmCRakG3YvyBHTCcCMe_4YxY-9rsTisJAYdEZ7-G9KP8lcj6ehln7mq5szXBuSiqCgCm1o44qIpZBcVoeo1daNtcN0duUNvI-H8WlFio7kbTCVuOlRMORQKUSC-ErNrJdP1yR/s4032/020923-Pete.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ha5j09CKjAnL_1cmzGtZTujtlbtw9OGBf4Me8lPFaepWxJwmNHhcmCRakG3YvyBHTCcCMe_4YxY-9rsTisJAYdEZ7-G9KP8lcj6ehln7mq5szXBuSiqCgCm1o44qIpZBcVoeo1daNtcN0duUNvI-H8WlFio7kbTCVuOlRMORQKUSC-ErNrJdP1yR/w150-h200/020923-Pete.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div></div></div></span></div>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-50732908880005681712023-02-04T13:30:00.133-05:002023-02-15T20:34:28.013-05:00Storytime Snowmen<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpriSQ-pgb2MaObza87EkUc5C6eLicH7uIW8_FqHzPPY9yQj1JP2y12kGZlg3JDc2oyq8xrm0YdpvnuswP8rAtNKmp9WdFQBQ_MvklaYssLextwn4pU1FQkozV2g-wBOv7Lxz8u7x5Sd72z9MSmHAKGb0dA7qrL_Tz9fH4F-TjgaNnZ8y6c1TTgSt_/s4032/020223-books.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpriSQ-pgb2MaObza87EkUc5C6eLicH7uIW8_FqHzPPY9yQj1JP2y12kGZlg3JDc2oyq8xrm0YdpvnuswP8rAtNKmp9WdFQBQ_MvklaYssLextwn4pU1FQkozV2g-wBOv7Lxz8u7x5Sd72z9MSmHAKGb0dA7qrL_Tz9fH4F-TjgaNnZ8y6c1TTgSt_/w150-h200/020223-books.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ere are two of my favorite books with snowmen. <i>Pip and Squeak</i> by Ian Schoenherr is about two mice trying to get a present to a friend at a snowy birthday party. <i>Perfect Soup</i> by Lisa Moser is about Murray (who's in a hurry) trying to get a special ingredient to make perfect soup. I love to read them aloud and I like the surprises in each of these books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Between stories, we crafted snowmen! We used pre-cut white circles, white chalk and crayon, and scrap paper for embellishments like clothes and carrot noses. Some of us used a hole punch to make snowflakes! 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Here's Ashley (and Ben in the background), explaining the parts of the robot to groups of New Hampton Community School students. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaRdN6VYy7MHlcfvZLtguD-5csJJyjMxVHZi3RgXqRkEURhLHFYQ92enWuimSPC5I1uw9aoF6S5vS8UnmFC0sa1SYpeF5p1KJagPWpys6GF3CywuKNYB4HJWSvkhiSqtNHXg4JLxkA0QPg638GXXWa185bEFWTMqCtH_bh4tr4Ip8kOYxrtYgmOjr/s4032/012423-robotics-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaRdN6VYy7MHlcfvZLtguD-5csJJyjMxVHZi3RgXqRkEURhLHFYQ92enWuimSPC5I1uw9aoF6S5vS8UnmFC0sa1SYpeF5p1KJagPWpys6GF3CywuKNYB4HJWSvkhiSqtNHXg4JLxkA0QPg638GXXWa185bEFWTMqCtH_bh4tr4Ip8kOYxrtYgmOjr/s320/012423-robotics-1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kids are learning to program the robot using Scratch on an iPad. NHS students set up simple challenges for them as they learned the program and the capabilities of their robots. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMR_oLHeKZ6YPHi9KDu5fElNdGK6iH1gvMf7rAGdQeQnQtKnnC6P-rBFTWTyibs93pIPoSuVMRe-Kzg_DnrENQW9KHoKRfLieyDKrpV24h7Gu-gYa6TGU37vPnbxRJcu9P-Q56GyDUqhEpFRkPzk8x22XWc87_uEUbU3SctYb718_L2ueOnQWDq_K/s4032/012423-robotics-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMR_oLHeKZ6YPHi9KDu5fElNdGK6iH1gvMf7rAGdQeQnQtKnnC6P-rBFTWTyibs93pIPoSuVMRe-Kzg_DnrENQW9KHoKRfLieyDKrpV24h7Gu-gYa6TGU37vPnbxRJcu9P-Q56GyDUqhEpFRkPzk8x22XWc87_uEUbU3SctYb718_L2ueOnQWDq_K/s320/012423-robotics-2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moving the robot from a start line to a finish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcjs1VwVAm1hHet_JhDKUPVPVO6nuDVgdyxpFqQGfi6byXlNwsdvvpcK1FpDK-rUXCdjo5yRbCZmmvJklLCvozk0NcsoSOG63gGKoXRG1bNkfpUixbu67q9dM6Px2RY5g7jMdvJ4NvDoIvbTOD7ZBMB3KBdJc7cM7tysjsnh49TbvWWrCUpQPeYCC/s4032/012423-robotics-4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcjs1VwVAm1hHet_JhDKUPVPVO6nuDVgdyxpFqQGfi6byXlNwsdvvpcK1FpDK-rUXCdjo5yRbCZmmvJklLCvozk0NcsoSOG63gGKoXRG1bNkfpUixbu67q9dM6Px2RY5g7jMdvJ4NvDoIvbTOD7ZBMB3KBdJc7cM7tysjsnh49TbvWWrCUpQPeYCC/s320/012423-robotics-4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A race to the finish. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6W7XaqWRvKc0U76WVX-EWEsYTFfPyRG3ok-lrIsHWdBIlFQ9yFohMKdp-zI5wR6GjqCQcYOyNNUPrK1_Urm8jl4xk9dtRMu6HMoKKGURIjvJQdhhhWtfdAcdPM6K4HJxhexPqpzqs8MfKlkroeOgtjmdhpnXiU4s3nDkdNifOmflSgERglyUZTjO/s4032/012423-robotics-3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK6W7XaqWRvKc0U76WVX-EWEsYTFfPyRG3ok-lrIsHWdBIlFQ9yFohMKdp-zI5wR6GjqCQcYOyNNUPrK1_Urm8jl4xk9dtRMu6HMoKKGURIjvJQdhhhWtfdAcdPM6K4HJxhexPqpzqs8MfKlkroeOgtjmdhpnXiU4s3nDkdNifOmflSgERglyUZTjO/s320/012423-robotics-3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Man-made (kid-made) tunnels to go through on the way to the finish line. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9ran6LOfpjFfftgSXrGZFanJk6oyY-apjKFANH5YSAn31m5cZSSSWwNT9ENcHCRSCS09afku4CwZMoTRjSsdSg1NiRblB8Z_pRmuxjdFxUNXW42A7vev-7o52kfAXJeLKitwjMzPvx8-df0PYEeMAA0W03gjs5Kjm155abAu3FjRQQgCnPk4fdwi/s4032/012423-robotics2023-02-13%20at%209.40.33%20PM%205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9ran6LOfpjFfftgSXrGZFanJk6oyY-apjKFANH5YSAn31m5cZSSSWwNT9ENcHCRSCS09afku4CwZMoTRjSsdSg1NiRblB8Z_pRmuxjdFxUNXW42A7vev-7o52kfAXJeLKitwjMzPvx8-df0PYEeMAA0W03gjs5Kjm155abAu3FjRQQgCnPk4fdwi/s320/012423-robotics2023-02-13%20at%209.40.33%20PM%205.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have four more weeks of Robotics! Stay tuned!</div></div><p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-68003024550874515352023-01-19T21:09:00.003-05:002023-01-20T13:30:29.110-05:00Animals in Snow - and a surprise!<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i>U</i></span><i>nder and Over the Snow</i> by Kate Messner is the title of the book we read and talked about today at Storytime. It tells of the adventure a child has as she skis through the woods with her father and learns about the winter habits of the animals who live there. In the book, we found squirrels and chipmunks, mice and voles, rabbits and frogs, a fox and a bear, and many more animals!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxiSv6UKYxSX54WByl9Xp-1ekspQtryLXQkV1T3oa-YGTxugpWs05j04KENsXb21FB3rz8Jx0-HxFr7shqkdPlK-eDIt1w-QJHmH8Z6SWjQ53YzK_OFLPLNUSZQshdDPfAy-umbbedJta3XVztL-bHwVeuwyxZzLOh5nF-vga3bgD1xIOPVJzqgvG/s4032/011923-book.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZxiSv6UKYxSX54WByl9Xp-1ekspQtryLXQkV1T3oa-YGTxugpWs05j04KENsXb21FB3rz8Jx0-HxFr7shqkdPlK-eDIt1w-QJHmH8Z6SWjQ53YzK_OFLPLNUSZQshdDPfAy-umbbedJta3XVztL-bHwVeuwyxZzLOh5nF-vga3bgD1xIOPVJzqgvG/s320/011923-book.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At craft time, we took blank cardstock glued to a craft stick and decorated it to look like one of the animals in the story. After the mice and owls and other animals were finished, we played with them at our brand new table-top Puppet Theater, making their sounds as they moved over and under the cotton "snow"!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO7MHtJS8nGfcqPi1AuObtlzSS6WO3B8lmn4zQeGPD7prAj7gWiO9HeI1mkeJ30axD76Iy6wSIegWR_Uys0rM4rLC-Ii-Ius8AHZgoyKQtbeENyJ8lo9N9YzwuT5pftwobximqKzdV0V90sHjk4FdMKHcjvegn5GCG8mG0uxsJHbpnVTYKr40vQkz/s4032/011923-craft4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO7MHtJS8nGfcqPi1AuObtlzSS6WO3B8lmn4zQeGPD7prAj7gWiO9HeI1mkeJ30axD76Iy6wSIegWR_Uys0rM4rLC-Ii-Ius8AHZgoyKQtbeENyJ8lo9N9YzwuT5pftwobximqKzdV0V90sHjk4FdMKHcjvegn5GCG8mG0uxsJHbpnVTYKr40vQkz/s320/011923-craft4.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7b0_oPFOeGeLRQc-ZrBuEMKyXihZm9DOgogGYn6N8y7iqe86tr9fGtJGnZTXmLLQd-OHTd2qITgWL01RvWR4_kopCQEpiQlfZ-wxA17SLKqg6payKfmTsG3saEDtd_rl-Jy_LcAUUd_OfdSBHeRwQC8m-oLAqurWEYuu8VAKE8Y_ez9DplYmdFOR/s4032/011923-craft3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ7b0_oPFOeGeLRQc-ZrBuEMKyXihZm9DOgogGYn6N8y7iqe86tr9fGtJGnZTXmLLQd-OHTd2qITgWL01RvWR4_kopCQEpiQlfZ-wxA17SLKqg6payKfmTsG3saEDtd_rl-Jy_LcAUUd_OfdSBHeRwQC8m-oLAqurWEYuu8VAKE8Y_ez9DplYmdFOR/s320/011923-craft3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i83P2OF8UwfityZOfmG-DJuQEKHA8KOlLeCGgAvDf_YRNOgkUVYPnHoH_mrJh2cIfa01TGvx1nuqe7Gpti-VmDOkWLmvYL7_uly4eGIniNA-JlZzeYq9HdKICN1g2HRive7pKGAfJ8RK1k7lud_NGV4zsC5MGCJLHrKTYQBM41aCEq7Gq3sZ7K_c/s4032/011923-craft2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7i83P2OF8UwfityZOfmG-DJuQEKHA8KOlLeCGgAvDf_YRNOgkUVYPnHoH_mrJh2cIfa01TGvx1nuqe7Gpti-VmDOkWLmvYL7_uly4eGIniNA-JlZzeYq9HdKICN1g2HRive7pKGAfJ8RK1k7lud_NGV4zsC5MGCJLHrKTYQBM41aCEq7Gq3sZ7K_c/s320/011923-craft2.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUlzmA5HqwoUvOkr95ejf-kXdB2u8RDLI1CVEfAF4ChvGN_vxRAFYQAs1TgZv6bVKDZKSO7Xbd9nO_iYz-U7JhGuvLFggsioMtaQNXNCCSA0kpAE7KO7GRYQaSRWUHLxP-BRuRUn8jK-tPUV-zqnImhOrtb-y6umyTz98Vfursn5FC55_nruT7F56/s4032/011923-craft1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUlzmA5HqwoUvOkr95ejf-kXdB2u8RDLI1CVEfAF4ChvGN_vxRAFYQAs1TgZv6bVKDZKSO7Xbd9nO_iYz-U7JhGuvLFggsioMtaQNXNCCSA0kpAE7KO7GRYQaSRWUHLxP-BRuRUn8jK-tPUV-zqnImhOrtb-y6umyTz98Vfursn5FC55_nruT7F56/s320/011923-craft1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-70223754867918395222023-01-13T23:22:00.066-05:002023-01-17T23:44:34.270-05:00Polar Bears<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvIjBUoSZw_49zG9kv8WQyKMOC_cMwHyzyHFovDvz1sZU-e7mtBqU_2UaGPqkoiYZAVlPsWvdYqoentw1SBK9goetlNT3Y291ZZFz12-LeYB9m1BQsPEiBTcVF36o1iT2uKoy1Om-Ll0rZvT-cGLmUyZyCD4imKZpwiAPmKyjNPhmGu6xt8dAj3IO/s4032/011223-bear.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvIjBUoSZw_49zG9kv8WQyKMOC_cMwHyzyHFovDvz1sZU-e7mtBqU_2UaGPqkoiYZAVlPsWvdYqoentw1SBK9goetlNT3Y291ZZFz12-LeYB9m1BQsPEiBTcVF36o1iT2uKoy1Om-Ll0rZvT-cGLmUyZyCD4imKZpwiAPmKyjNPhmGu6xt8dAj3IO/w150-h200/011223-bear.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his little polar bear appeared in the Children's Room on the day we were going to hear stories about polar bears! Everyone thinks that I brought it in, and I did not!</p><p>We read two books about polar bears at this week's Storytime. My favorite is <i>A Polar Bear in the Snow</i> by Mac Barnett because the illustrator, Shawn Harris, makes the bear appear and disappear within the pages of the book! Amazing! Check it out next time you're in the library! We also read <i>Polar Bear Night</i> by Lauren Thompson, about a small bear who leaves his cave at night only to witness the Northern Lights. After our craft, we read <i>Little Dog Lost, The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by</i> Mônica Carnesi. The children were captivated by this true story of a dog in trouble on the icy sea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YN3kcTiscVY1D_S27I2U60S9tjh-lywARfM0DJIrl5yN9M6QWWAbtMfLxk06sDnT986xDtKXJp0YOsDRMJ9VXhUZ6_foMEesRvL3KApLAf-KNnlteDSzP_p22ViqQFwTFk3dmVQpN4k32HhOweO-DwPMoz_640H6ysYGcUWOmeZbqvPY5S2stSec/s4032/011223-books.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YN3kcTiscVY1D_S27I2U60S9tjh-lywARfM0DJIrl5yN9M6QWWAbtMfLxk06sDnT986xDtKXJp0YOsDRMJ9VXhUZ6_foMEesRvL3KApLAf-KNnlteDSzP_p22ViqQFwTFk3dmVQpN4k32HhOweO-DwPMoz_640H6ysYGcUWOmeZbqvPY5S2stSec/s320/011223-books.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's our craft - polar bear shapes collaged with lots of white matter. Some glued their polar bear to white paper for snow, some to black paper for night!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU3S-deeKzVhx6Xg4BMAHLGStjL2OikjgJNOkUtwO7UxMuaFmhHVheb8FFZjxRVZBR09rzemNhDT-38h8_VgME3XFki7jAWGKCmyKIhfMpZAy6vzfOAQDs_yeu_EaFQ4_l5yg2zTNbEijt2VNIL1j1Q9sppW9NxLlRnXFLCcLtcqbM205s7PokEOK/s4032/011223-craft1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUU3S-deeKzVhx6Xg4BMAHLGStjL2OikjgJNOkUtwO7UxMuaFmhHVheb8FFZjxRVZBR09rzemNhDT-38h8_VgME3XFki7jAWGKCmyKIhfMpZAy6vzfOAQDs_yeu_EaFQ4_l5yg2zTNbEijt2VNIL1j1Q9sppW9NxLlRnXFLCcLtcqbM205s7PokEOK/s320/011223-craft1.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSO9mXlH8QJnZNYD6iYkPMj5RMNbGGAl7OwpY3vsMlcR_c0q3dBFLvWP8HRP2pXoJfguzCdv6dpf0XvfKH1qgZIgs0wFVn8WFVitkEiMTfUT8qDyuAYkNLmr0Gm2ovxkn7BC5dTdBb4a05zkHkfCnUJW1WE8vtNprmx8t3sQ_D-omGAOUYNets5av/s4032/011223-craft2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdSO9mXlH8QJnZNYD6iYkPMj5RMNbGGAl7OwpY3vsMlcR_c0q3dBFLvWP8HRP2pXoJfguzCdv6dpf0XvfKH1qgZIgs0wFVn8WFVitkEiMTfUT8qDyuAYkNLmr0Gm2ovxkn7BC5dTdBb4a05zkHkfCnUJW1WE8vtNprmx8t3sQ_D-omGAOUYNets5av/s320/011223-craft2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl_kRTvb6P88-4GiHmWLMetY6mnn7_8jKMlYzpjzFGmIBs1tpCYGm1WQUCAwJp6LYI1JHujFizM5y6Su0GAjy5XJmzJhk10Le7QqyouUxYaSQi9AprUZiGZ2Lnrky0WOZz2ExBh23NQPNVvKJGJUAVZZ1Ar6RDWHc9PzE_Hl0uJcdrk72hZ-_ZpyX/s4032/011223-craft3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihl_kRTvb6P88-4GiHmWLMetY6mnn7_8jKMlYzpjzFGmIBs1tpCYGm1WQUCAwJp6LYI1JHujFizM5y6Su0GAjy5XJmzJhk10Le7QqyouUxYaSQi9AprUZiGZ2Lnrky0WOZz2ExBh23NQPNVvKJGJUAVZZ1Ar6RDWHc9PzE_Hl0uJcdrk72hZ-_ZpyX/s320/011223-craft3.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3RERDgjfk_FN__JNOZIFRVlJV4quYZzNINqs0ktGhljVINZxk35Xe1oNsc7vNAGIa_0tc5_pg2a3bydvr7Cl78tseD6HcztwafmN8nDLONjTFEevaePHOAl6gGuJhTEHqumd_Q3LOeT_nd-_s0oybm5m5krp59QXJB5Fz5F9zvL65caDHAqVcnbw/s4032/011223-craft4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3RERDgjfk_FN__JNOZIFRVlJV4quYZzNINqs0ktGhljVINZxk35Xe1oNsc7vNAGIa_0tc5_pg2a3bydvr7Cl78tseD6HcztwafmN8nDLONjTFEevaePHOAl6gGuJhTEHqumd_Q3LOeT_nd-_s0oybm5m5krp59QXJB5Fz5F9zvL65caDHAqVcnbw/s320/011223-craft4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Re-reading the story on her own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHQmQ0mWwGg9f9CcQxvxjScJ9Kil9g0VflRICLi2ni0DTtMRpE0McxuWXKHQesHwkAIHScou-MOay1tQExnZn2DF895nxZfXB7WjZBXsh6EiMKZSXgsBQ50lZKiCB_79xPBkHX03h-i3bjNXUeYvTlvMyRLJsEiBltOGZ-zo0dILmke_mkfNTmrW8/s4032/011223-reader.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHQmQ0mWwGg9f9CcQxvxjScJ9Kil9g0VflRICLi2ni0DTtMRpE0McxuWXKHQesHwkAIHScou-MOay1tQExnZn2DF895nxZfXB7WjZBXsh6EiMKZSXgsBQ50lZKiCB_79xPBkHX03h-i3bjNXUeYvTlvMyRLJsEiBltOGZ-zo0dILmke_mkfNTmrW8/w150-h200/011223-reader.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-64679211172727632022-12-31T13:14:00.002-05:002023-01-17T23:22:07.396-05:00Happy New Year!<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ere's December's drop-in craft - to help countdown from noon to midnight, embellished with the glittery elements I could find! Happy New Year!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho0MNH9HJJsBIOD5qxM295UZVNcu2OB354RuWV6DRt-4JLDntX3PAWK8I0uWVvYSChjsAg8zPSw4i41FDGHWQo-pt-RkjzoPMMXlaa66PVE0yn3-Gn-3z1oFby2GWXqOoVihR001-lCEdEyKmbYAGfWM7obQnXL1EDDtY-qkVM9WqKjkbIHvYfVQh/s4032/IMG_8475.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiho0MNH9HJJsBIOD5qxM295UZVNcu2OB354RuWV6DRt-4JLDntX3PAWK8I0uWVvYSChjsAg8zPSw4i41FDGHWQo-pt-RkjzoPMMXlaa66PVE0yn3-Gn-3z1oFby2GWXqOoVihR001-lCEdEyKmbYAGfWM7obQnXL1EDDtY-qkVM9WqKjkbIHvYfVQh/w240-h320/IMG_8475.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-74994828578505585042022-12-18T11:01:00.001-05:002023-01-17T23:14:13.752-05:00Light in the Dark<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he Winter Solstice is coming and, with it, lots of December holidays with that involve light sources. In Storytime last week, we read <i>The House in the Night</i> by Susan Swanson, with beautiful Caldecott-winning illustrations by New Hampshire artist Beth Krommes. We also read <i>Twinkle Twinkle Little Star</i> by Kate Toms, a story that elaborated on the song that we all know. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoBZVHBT06qrhyM8-02tjMI4c_vAUpky_yDn7s2gPEtJIHCGJMk-2mK4HbeoNUt8mpX0TWUDeWu_FxeFYqTWzTEyIocJab27qcteEuaATy2OcxBhX_jr9VVQfqSee-GlbGAl7qJdMUR1_ZJih0PzN2r_GgUDWabSb5sHaMWCfFfQDi2piBxVz6KXZ/s4032/121522-books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoBZVHBT06qrhyM8-02tjMI4c_vAUpky_yDn7s2gPEtJIHCGJMk-2mK4HbeoNUt8mpX0TWUDeWu_FxeFYqTWzTEyIocJab27qcteEuaATy2OcxBhX_jr9VVQfqSee-GlbGAl7qJdMUR1_ZJih0PzN2r_GgUDWabSb5sHaMWCfFfQDi2piBxVz6KXZ/w240-h320/121522-books.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our craft began with a flat house or evergreen tree shape. We colored, decorated, stickered, and hole punched our creation, then stood it up over a small tea light. We lit our candles, then watched as the light shone through. We brought them home to be a light in the darkness this holiday season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVObMgu_zw6eHfEJTHPMe_LN8xU2C4OznELhUglrFiB-Pkye5UTct0yd-LTwVmg-KyjuX6b_aPpYH48sndslL9fXuXHzaTdpB_N6HMErJQS53wRZA_IXh3JdxCjysz6tASJqcNVSA6wm6_4T2oIkXIlRf1KZ6lUBjWnR-GAyKfoLF5ZV_yLO4zpABa/s4032/121522craft1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVObMgu_zw6eHfEJTHPMe_LN8xU2C4OznELhUglrFiB-Pkye5UTct0yd-LTwVmg-KyjuX6b_aPpYH48sndslL9fXuXHzaTdpB_N6HMErJQS53wRZA_IXh3JdxCjysz6tASJqcNVSA6wm6_4T2oIkXIlRf1KZ6lUBjWnR-GAyKfoLF5ZV_yLO4zpABa/w150-h200/121522craft1.jpeg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5skKnEoLh6gqW_bSmtSBue-jX804vV2zdmdEKDjxXjvA0XZZ3PA27cRRwLVGlsAoDjUp3LBX91DvpJzABuDh0w-_yuRDW-NKdf8T5cUcwwZFaaZopiXE9Lqy-EhN0pJJYufoHdVLdGtfx6Al06stcXC7CljgcwMw9StPvv6oN2Zs2t5jLuEMnT1Gu/s4032/121522craft2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTQxD2FF4HLHbk_NbvR5hv64qUjzsAWlOWNHd8FqODHr4OGLZYiomn1LJkGT5-x9ZKNR1V4c6X1ZceRkpHMy_p1p0k9gi7rw4oJuMc75mMzfFXduxrI5v6GOu6hEiMJID31uv9XGrB1BRyr2SMC2_pTajqrPm2T7KVAXrtU_CvSQup5JQM2GdEk2p/s2997/120122-Dec_countdown_chain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="2177" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTQxD2FF4HLHbk_NbvR5hv64qUjzsAWlOWNHd8FqODHr4OGLZYiomn1LJkGT5-x9ZKNR1V4c6X1ZceRkpHMy_p1p0k9gi7rw4oJuMc75mMzfFXduxrI5v6GOu6hEiMJID31uv9XGrB1BRyr2SMC2_pTajqrPm2T7KVAXrtU_CvSQup5JQM2GdEk2p/s320/120122-Dec_countdown_chain.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our Storytime craft today:</div><div style="text-align: center;">a countdown chain for December holidays! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tear off a ring for each day until the</div><div style="text-align: center;">BIG day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159254639870194190.post-19968724789542583272022-11-23T09:36:00.002-05:002022-12-06T21:48:46.942-05:00Thanksgiving Visits & Read-Alouds<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>wo days before the holiday, I spent some time the New Hampton Community School reading a Thanksgiving book to each class. What good listeners the kids were and we had some interesting conversations based on parts of the books. I hope it was as much fun for the children as it was for me!! Thanks to Ms. Holloran and the teachers there for allowing me this time to visit classrooms! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mcNSm8kmfuhwhtLEOHEYbnRA5lq-v0vmwdx_8iJ3tyQIM5ErPLDr86_KyQPN6OsJBCEWQDeHUhhrigpLbvKoSa12KPzb6algIRTQafsv9vnE5JU-B2PUFysc4gAVfurxg_WOokc4DYzr1AbHNhE-K-a6CgyQc0L6mG8ZuLreXAFQiMqF9fg4olc2/s884/112222-NHCSoutreach.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="884" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mcNSm8kmfuhwhtLEOHEYbnRA5lq-v0vmwdx_8iJ3tyQIM5ErPLDr86_KyQPN6OsJBCEWQDeHUhhrigpLbvKoSa12KPzb6algIRTQafsv9vnE5JU-B2PUFysc4gAVfurxg_WOokc4DYzr1AbHNhE-K-a6CgyQc0L6mG8ZuLreXAFQiMqF9fg4olc2/w400-h336/112222-NHCSoutreach.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Christine Hunewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766505671858384570noreply@blogger.com0