Northeast Regional Library Blog

Suggested Family Activity 🐦 Pinecone Bird Feeder Craft

It is wonderful that you are looking out for our feathered friends this winter! To make this post more engaging and “thorough” for a blog format, we can add a few extra tips—like bird safety, seed selection, and a bit of “why” behind the activity. Here is a revised, more comprehensive version of your post: Help Our Feathered Friends: DIY Pinecone Bird Feeders Winter weather can be incredibly tough on local wildlife. As temperatures drop Read more

By Library Staff, ago

Suggested Family Activity 📦 Organization

New Year, Less Stress: Simple Ways to Organize Your Home and Mind The start of a new year always brings a fresh sense of possibility. But before you dive into massive resolutions, sometimes the most impactful change you can make is simply clearing the clutter. When your environment is organized, your “mental load” lightens. Here are three high-impact places to start streamlining your daily routine this month: 1. Optimize Your Kitchen “Workstations” Don’t just tidy Read more

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Suggested Family Activity 🔤 The Thankful Alphabet Game

Play the Thankful Alphabet game today: The first player starts with the letter A and names something that begins with that letter that they are thankful for, such as Apples.  The next person takes the letter B and so on.  Keep going until every letter has been used.  (Let us know what you come up with for X and Z!)  To turn this into a memory game, you could do the same thing but each Read more

By Library Staff, ago

Suggested Family Activity 🍁🍂 Leaf Pile Obstacle Course

Leaves are falling everywhere!  Try out some of these fun fall activities if the weather is nice enough to go outside:  Rake up small piles of leaves around your yard to make an obstacle course.  (This is also a great activity to get children involved in helping with leaf pick up – let them have some fun with the leaves first and then help get them all picked up!)  Scatter the piles of leaves in Read more

By Library Staff, ago

Suggested Family Activity 🎳 Turkey Bowling Pins

Make Turkey Bowling Pins today by turning a plastic drink cup such as a red Dixie cup into a turkey by gluing on a triangle nose, googly eyes, and feathers sticking off the back.  Make it at least 6 pins and then let your family take turns setting them up and knocking them over with a ball.  To turn it into a STEM activity for younger children, have them start with small bouncy balls to Read more

By Library Staff, ago

Suggested Family Activity 🎂🍰 Cake Pans

Did you know our Iuka branch has cake pans you can check out to use?  In addition to basic sheet pans and tiered pans, they have other fun shapes such as stars, circle, a round hemisphere, and a bowl shape.  Thanksgiving themed ones include a cornucopia, a football, and two different turkeys.  For Christmas, they have a Christmas teddy bear, a tree, a wreath, a holiday house, a Santa face, and several snowmen. Most of Read more

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Suggested Family Activity 🌳Tree Craft

Look around your kitchen this week and see what interesting things you can use to make a fall tree.  One idea is to draw a tree trunk on a piece of paper and glue small round breakfast cereal pieces (such as Cheerios) to represent falling leaves.  Another fun idea is to trace your child’s arm and hand with their fingers spread out onto black or brown paper to be the trunk and limbs of the Read more

By Library Staff, ago

Happy National Cat Day!

😸 Paws, Purrs, and Why We Love Them: Happy National Cat Day! It’s here! October 29th is National Cat Day, the one day of the year when we officially celebrate the furry, finicky, and fascinating creatures that have taken over our homes and the internet. Whether you are ruled by a majestic floof, a sleek house panther, or simply an admirer of cats from afar, today is all about honoring these independent, mysterious, and surprisingly Read more

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Suggested Family Activity 🔥 Bonfire

Ignite the Night: Your Ultimate Guide to a Cozy Backyard Bonfire As the crisp autumn air settles in and the days grow shorter, there’s a magical feeling that descends upon us, beckoning for warmth, comfort, and togetherness. What better way to embrace the enchanting fall season than by gathering your loved ones for a memorable night under the stars with a backyard bonfire? It’s an age-old tradition that brings smiles, laughter, and a sense of Read more

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Suggested Family Activity 🎃 Pumpkin Bowling

Don’t Toss That Jack O’ Lantern! Try Pumpkin Bowling for Fall Family Fun! The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and Halloween has come and gone. You’ve enjoyed your festive jack o’ lanterns, but now what? Instead of simply tossing them in the compost, why not get one more burst of family fun out of them with an activity we like to call Pumpkin Bowling! It’s a fantastic way to enjoy the autumn weather, Read more

By Library Staff, ago