Council Valley Storytime

Oh So Silly!!

2009-04-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

Bunny ears, crazy glasses, funny socks and colorful hair pieces were so in style tonight! We donned our silly outfits and gathered this evening to celebrate a creative, entertaining - "Just Plain Silly Night". The library opened its doors to offer a primetime storyhour. The evening bursted at the seams with crazy, silly fun. We began the night creating two crazy crafts: silly pens & crazy hair people. We then gathered to "Shake Our Sillies Out" and listen to several silly stories: "Don't Be Sillie Mrs. Millie", "Wiggle", and "Silly Sally". We topped off the evening with some the tasty treats: Ants on a Log, Gigglers & Funny Face Crackers. All participants also went home with a free book and an egg of homemade silly putty.

Oh So Silly!

Are You Ready?

2009-04-16T22:24:00.000-07:00

Every Child Ready to Read!

We stepped beyond the basic storyhour program and offered our families with pre-school aged children a program to learn about the six early literacy skills that help prepare children to be successful in school. The three sessions provided parents the opportunity to gain valueable information and skills about:

Phonological Awareness

Vocabulary

Narrative Skills

Print Awareness

Letter Knowledge

Print Motivation

The helpful, factual information was intermixed with great activities for the children and parents. We received another perk for attending - great goody giveways: books, magnet letters, playdough, book bags and more. Our local elementary school principal also visited our class to provide additional information about kindergarten readiness. Such a great educational opportunity for parents and children alike!

Be Creative @ Your Library!

2009-04-11T15:59:00.000-07:00

Stay tuned for exciting information about our Summer Reading program!

Recreating the Classics

2009-03-26T13:08:00.000-07:00

From the Three Little Pigs, Princess and the Pea and the Three Billy Goats Gruff we went back to the classics today. We also included Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but not in the usual way. With a growl from Papa, an ahhh from Mama, and humph from Baby bear we performed an interactive rap for this classic tale. We then constructed our own three little pig houses.

Straw

Sticks

Bricks

Our Princess and the Pea tale included a chance to test our own abilities of being a real princess. Can you pass the test, do you feel the pea?

Finally we reinacted the Three Billy Goats Gruffs trip, trip, trapping over our special bridge. Even our youngest attendee, Walker, 7 months, put his best foot forward.

Who said classic means boring - not at our storyhour!

Farm Fun

2009-03-19T11:34:00.000-07:00

The kids had fun singing songs like Old MacDonald and B-I-N-G-O and reading books like Farm Flu, Cock-a-doodle Moo, and Barnyard Banter. We 'painted' mud on pigs for the craft, which tasted a whole lot like chocolate pudding! Yummy!

Magical Musical Moments

2009-03-12T19:55:00.000-07:00

Tra-la-la-la, we performed some wonderful musical moments today. We listened to a variety of sounds from a motorcycle engine to a telephone ringing and tried our best to guess what we heard. We used homemade instruments (filled plastic eggs) to keep beat. Watch our great performance in the video below.

We added a few rhythm sticks, a xylophone, a tambourine and a drum to enhance the beat of the marching song. This performance also got caught on tape - enjoy below.

We interacted with some action rhymes/songs, created our own rhythm eggs to take home and then the kids really cut loose. With music playing in the background and parents chatting, the kids danced and raced in typical crazy kid style. Diddle-de-dum, we sure had fun!

Love in the Air!

2009-02-12T12:24:00.000-08:00

Special books, songs and crafts captured the loving feeling of the upcoming Valentine's Day holiday. "HUG" by Jez Alborough and "Just for You" by Mercer Mayer and many others shared with us about love and hugs. This fun song really fit the mood.

Skida Ma Rink a Dink

Skida ma rink a dink, a dink

Skida ma rink a doo, I love you!

Skida ma rink a dink, a dink

Skida ma rink a doo, I love you!
I love you in the morning,

And in the afternoon,

I love you in the evening,

And underneath the moon.
Oh, Skida ma rink a dink, a dink

Skida ma rink a doo, I love you!

We then gathered around the craft table to create beautiful handcrafted Valentine wishes. Here's the group crafting!

Andrea & Isiah working hard

Rene & Dylan writing a special message

Piper showing off her beautiful creation

Dylan examines his work

First Book

2008-12-28T20:27:00.000-08:00

I had the privilege of reading to and then handing out free "First Book" books to the kids at Tater Tots Daycare. It's something that I get to do every month, but I was glad to get a picture. The kids LOVE getting new books that are their very own to keep and take home!

Holidy Spirit

2008-12-18T12:24:00.000-08:00

A story of the Gingerbread Baby and another about Olivia helping with Christmas, got all the children in the holiday spirit. We gathered for our weekly storyhour -Thursday 10am - which this week focused on the upcoming Christmas holiday. Singing carols, reading stories and decorating cookies made for a wonderful morning. A delightful way to kick-off the holidays!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Pirate Pajama Party!

2008-11-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

Dressed in their favorite pajamas the children poured into the library Tuesday night to be greeted by some mighty fancy buccaneer ladies. The greeting included an "Ahoy, Matey!", an "Arrggh!" or two and a new book to every child. Once inside the lads & lassies scampered from craft station to craft station. They created eye patches to enhance their own pirate appearance. Often worn above the eye, as Joey demonstrates, as not to impede their other adventures. Next, a bit of elastic and felt woven together produced wonderful loop bags. The perfect pouch for holding pirate loot, which they acquired at the fishing station. Yo, Ho, Ho! With pirate apparel and pirate loot, the children gathered in the back room and listened to several stories of pirate adventures. From sailing the high seas to looking for treasures the pages of fun and excitement captivated their attention, at least for a few minutes.An array of snacks completed the evening. Who could resist eating cannonballs (grapes), peg legs (carrot sticks) and the catch of the day (gold fish crackers)?! "Blimey!" This primetime storytime entertained all who attended. Reading really can be fun!

A-R-R-R-E You READING?

ARRGH! A-R-R-R-R-E You Reading?

2008-11-13T16:03:00.000-08:00

A-R-R-R-R-E You Reading?

Council Valley Library invites you to a

Pajama Story Time

Pirate Style

Wear your pjs, but don't brush your teeth yet - we'll have stories, crafts, and pirate snacks.

Tuesday, November 18th

7:00 - 8:00pm

All ages welcome - free pirate book to the 1st 25 families!