KIDS SCAVENGER HUNT MAD LIB(RARY)

EARLY YEARS MOVE@HOME Monday, July 6 and Friday, July 10, 10:30 a.m. on ZoomA time to sing, rhyme, dance and move for young children (birth to �ve) and their caregivers. Join storytime sta� from our libraries via Zoom as they lead the group in an active, participatory program. Space is limited; registration required. Register online at wcls.org/summerreading. Accommodations can be made for joining by phone. Only one registration is required per household. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants a couple days before the event. Questions? Contact a WCLS sta� person at 360-305-3600.

Talking: What do you think a Teddy Bear Picnic would look like? What would the bears wear? What do bears like to eat? What else might they bring?

Singing: Sing The Ants Go Marching

Reading: Take a book with you on a picnic and read it with your favorite stu�e. Any book will do, but Pignic by Matt Phelan would be especially fun.

Writing: Draw a picture of your stu�es having a picnic.

Playing: It’s Teddy Bear Picnic Day. Listen, sing and act out the movements for We’re Goin’ On a Bear Hunt (there are some versions of the song on Freegal).

EARLY YEARS LET’S PRACTICE Theme: Teddy Bear Picnic

JULY: WEEK 1SUMMER READING 2020: EARLY YEARS & KIDSTHINGS TO READ AND DO AT HOME

Find these items around your house and enter them into the corresponding lines of our MadLib(rary) story below.

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1. Something with multiple parts2. 10 of the same thing3. Something beautiful4. A stu�ed animal, doll, action �gure, or �gurine5. Something shiny

6. Something found outside on the ground7. Something or some things that make noise when shaken8. A brightly colored item9. Something with an odor/scent10. Something soft and absorbent

Way back in March, Governor Inslee asked us to stay at home for ____________ weeks. He asked all children in Whatcom County

to collect 10 ____________ . The hospitals really need these. They will be turned into masks for doctors and nurses. He also

asked us to send cards and ____________ to all the sick people. While the library was closed, we had to make up our own stories.

My favorite was about ____________ and their quest to �nd the lost ____________ . It was a very exciting story. Especially when

____________ made a �ying contraption from ____________ . We also started making our own music. We made up our own

words to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and we would shake ____________ to add a dance beat. The stories and music were so popular

that our neighbors thought we should branch out to art and cooking. Our �rst community art project was to paint all the cars in

our neighborhood ____________ . That really cheered people up, but it was nothing compared to the giant cake we made. We’re

still not sure why it smelled like ____________ . All in all, this time at home has been good for our creativity, but I sure hope we can

get ahold of some toilet paper soon. We’re almost out of clean ___________.

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(number of parts on item #1)

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A time to sing, rhyme, dance and move for young children (birth to �ve) and their caregivers. Join storytime sta� from our libraries via Zoom as they lead the group in an active, participatory program. Space is limited; registration required. Register online at wcls.org/summerreading. Accommodations can be made for joining by phone. Only one registration is required per household. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants a couple days before the event. Questions? Contact a WCLS sta� person at 360-305-3600.

BONUS! EARLY YEARS RHYME:

A pattern

A smell that says “summer”

Something squishy

Something you could climb on

3 things that can be stacked

The fastest thing you could use to get around without a car

Something orange

Something with seeds

2 things that rhyme

Something natural you could use for a craft project – what could you create?

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KIDS CREATIVITY HOUR - Printing with Paint

EARLY YEARS MOVE@HOME Monday, July 13 and Friday, July 17, 10:30 a.m. on Zoom

Create amazing art with paint and things you have around the house and yard. You can use a lemon or apple (cut in half ), leaves, a carved potato, sponges, bottle caps, and much more! Simply dip the items in the paint and press them onto your paper (or fabric if you use fabric paint).

Talking: Talk about how things grow. What grows? People? Trees? Animals?

Singing: Sing Mr. Sun or Plant a Little Seed. What other songs do you know about growing?

Reading: Read a book about plants and how they grow or babies (animal or human) and how they grow. Lola Plants A Garden by Anna Mcquinn is a good book for this practice.

Writing: Draw pictures of yourself at di�erent stages. 1. Baby 2. Now 3. Grown up.

Playing: Play dress up. What do you want to be when you grow up? How will you dress?

EARLY YEARS LET’S PRACTICE Theme: Growing

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EARLY YEARS & KIDSTHINGS TO READ AND DO AT HOME

Five Fat Peas

Five fat peas in a peapod pressed (make a fist)

One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (release fingers from fist one at a time)

They grew and they grew and they wouldn’t stop (raise hand high in the air)

They grew and grew until they popped (clap hands when you say “popped”)

A time to sing, rhyme, dance and move for young children (birth to �ve) and their caregivers. Join storytime sta� from our libraries via Zoom as they lead the group in an active, participatory program. Space is limited; registration required. Register online at wcls.org/summerreading. Accommodations can be made for joining by phone. Only one registration is required per household. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants a couple days before the event. Questions? Contact a WCLS sta� person at 360-305-3600.

One, Two, Three, Four, Five(suit actions to words)

One, Two, Three, Four, Five,Once I caught a �sh alive,Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten,Then I threw it back again.Why did you let it go?Because it bit my �nger so.Which �nger did it bite?This little �nger on my right.

BONUS! EARLY YEARS RHYME:

Something that light can shine through

An object you would use in your favorite season

Something you can make music with

A number that is your age

A book with a beautiful cover

A book that makes you laugh

Something you are proud of

Something that is less than 2 inches long

Something that is powered by a battery

An object used to protect something else

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KIDS CREATIVITY HOUR - Make Your Own Treasure Map

EARLY YEARS MOVE@HOME Monday, July 20 and Friday, July 24, 10:30 a.m. on Zoom

Make your own authentic-looking treasure map. All you need is a grocery bag and permanent markers. Tear up your grocery bag to get the size you want. Make sure there are no markings on either side. Draw your map using the markers. Crumple up and smooth out several times, then dip in a bowl of warm water and smooth out several times. Let dry.

Talking: Talk about your favorite ocean animal. What is it called? What does it look like? Is it slippery? Slimy? What color is it?

Singing: Sing Slippery Fish or Down By the Bay. What other songs do you know about the ocean?

Reading: Share your favorite ocean story and try to retell it during bath time. There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi is a good book for this practice.

Writing: Draw your favorite sea creatures. Give labeling them a try just like scientists do (grownups can help too).

Playing: Fill a container with water. Bring it outside and splash around in it with your toys.

EARLY YEARS LET’S PRACTICE Theme: Ocean

JULY: WEEK 3SUMMER READING 2020:

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A time to sing, rhyme, dance and move for young children (birth to �ve) and their caregivers. Join storytime sta� from our libraries via Zoom as they lead the group in an active, participatory program. Space is limited; registration required. Register online at wcls.org/summerreading. Accommodations can be made for joining by phone. Only one registration is required per household. A Zoom link will be sent to registrants a couple days before the event. Questions? Contact a WCLS sta� person at 360-305-3600.

Something that rolls

Something shiny

A faraway sound

A good spot to build a fort

Something you can reach only if you jump

The tiniest thing you can �nd

A place where you’d hide a secret note or treasure

Something you only see in summer

Something that could help you stay cool

Something featured in a camp song

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KIDS CREATIVITY HOUR - Celebrate Harry Potter’s Birthday

EARLY YEARS MOVE@HOME Monday, July 27 and Friday, July 31, 10:30 a.m. on Zoom

Make your own Harry Potter magic wand. All you need is a stick (or something similar) and materials to decorate it, like paint, stickers, and some ribbon or yarn. Anything goes!

Talking: If you could go anywhere in the world or the universe, where would you go? Is it a real place or an imaginary place?

Singing: Sing Earth Turns Around or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. What other songs do you know about space?

Reading: Read a space-themed book for bedtime. Life on Mars by Jon Agee is a good choice for this practice.

Writing: Write the squiggly letter "S" for "Space". Decorate around your letter with things you might �nd in space.

Playing: Make a rocket ship out of a box or a blanket fort. Blast o� in it and then explore your new surroundings. Where did you go? Mars? The moon? To a di�erent solar system?

EARLY YEARS LET’S PRACTICE Theme: Space

JULY : WEEK 4SUMMER READING 2020:

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EARLY YEARS & KIDSTHINGS TO READ AND DO AT HOME