October is a time of ghosts 👻 and bats 🦇 and scary monsters 👹, but have you ever thought about spreading kindness 🙂 on Halloween, along with candy 🍫 treats? The mom behind the website Coffee and Carpool suggests handing out Kindness Cards this year to go along with your Read more
Today is National Color Day 🌈 a day to celebrate all the beautiful color that is around us. Did you know that color can affect your mood or the way you feel about something? Red, for example, is often used to show excitement, while blue is considered a calming color. Read more
If you have a pumpkin 🎃 on your front porch or steps, you have everything you need to conduct a STEM experiment 🧪 with your children. To learn how vegetable matter decomposes, have them make a chart 📊 or write down each day’s progress as the pumpkin rots. Small children Read more
This month marks the 95th anniversary celebration of the publication of the first Winnie the Pooh book by A. A. Milne. Illustrated by artist E. H. Shepard, the beloved stories have been treasured by generations around the world. Which is your favorite character from the Hundred Acre Wood? Do you Read more
Suggested Family Activity • Clever 🎃 Costumes If you like to make your children’s Halloween costumes, your local library has books available to give you inspiration. Clever Costume Creating for Halloween: An A to Z Guide of 200 Costume Ideas by Suzanne Singleton and A Ghostly Good Time: The Family Read more
Suggested Family Activity • National Bring Your 🧸 to Work and School Day Today is National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work and School Day, a day to celebrate and show off your favorite stuffed Teddy. Teddy bears bring a lot of comfort to people of all ages. They are Read more
Suggested Family Activity • October Activity Packs 🎃 Have you picked up an October activity packet at your local library yet? In the packet for children 6 and under, supplies are included to make both a Mosaic Paper Maple Leaf by tearing up pieces of crepe paper and gluing them Read more
Tomorrow is I Love Yarn Day. Do you love to knit or crochet? Have you always wanted to learn? Check out these books from our collection to help you with your craft: The Yarn Girls’ Guide to Simple Knits by Julie Carles, Colorful Crochet by Therese Hagstedt, Baby Knits Made Read more
October is here and with it a new set of fall craft and activity packets for families and children of all ages! Our seasonal themed packets have lots of fun things for everyone in your family, including: A Family set that has activities such as a sheet to make a Read more
Tomorrow is National Do Something Nice Day so try to take every opportunity you can over the next few days to do something nice for those around you. Who knows? Your kind deed could have the power to change the course of someone else’s day from a bad one to Read more