An iconic French children’s character is Madeline! Here is a paper craft you can use to go with the classic picture book. Bemelmans, Ludwig. MADELINE. The popular book about “twelve little girls in two [continue reading]
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Apples Storytime Ideas
A crowd favorite is the song “Apples and Bananas,” by Raffi, which can be sung at storytime. For a craft project, the children can make one of these apple craft projects: 25 Apple Crafts for [continue reading]
Television Storytime Ideas
A fun library program to encourage making time for reading involves using some of the following books on reducing the time families spend in front of the television. These books are not overly preachy – [continue reading]
Math Storytime Ideas (2012)
Numbers and simple math concepts can make for several great storytimes and prepare the children before they enter Kindergarten. There are many hands-on activities you can do, from making simple number charts, to counting games, [continue reading]
Opossums Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Opossums One of the more misunderstood but common backyard animals is the opossum. If you do storytimes focusing on a different animal each week, the opossum can be a new theme that [continue reading]
Bats Storytime Ideas
Bats Bats can be fascinating to preschoolers, and not just at Halloween! For a bat craft, make these fun bats using paper cups. Songs: THIS LITTLE BAT (tune: “Mulberry Bush”) This little bat flaps its [continue reading]
Tigers Storytime Ideas
Two new picture books featuring tigers inspired this storytime theme (Oh, No! by Candace Fleming and It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle). It offers a great opportunity to point out to older preschoolers that tigers [continue reading]
Zombie Storytime Ideas
If your parents don’t mind “scary” storytimes, this could be a fun theme near Halloween. It also might be best suited to a storytime for school-age children. For a craft, make one of these paper [continue reading]