Christmas and New Years

Books of the Day:
The Reindeer Christmas, by Atsuko Morozumi

Activity:
Counted the Red Ribbons hanging all over the library
Played Holiday Bingo
Snack Time with Cocktail Franks and Sparkling Cider
Went home with Holiday Goodie Bags

Attendance:
5 Children
4 Adults

S'more

Books of the Day:
Where did they hide my presents?, by Alan Katz and David Catrow
The Christmas Alphabet, by Robert Sabuda

Activity:
S'more Ornaments
Microwave S'mores

Attendance:
1 Child
1 Adult

Last week:

Acitivity:
CD Ornaments

Attendance:
3 Children
2 Adults

Baby Storytime was the first Friday of the month.

What Do You See?

Books of the Day:
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?, by Bill Martin Jr
What Do You See?, by Janina Domanska

Activity:
Name Necklaces
Star Ornaments for Town Tree

Attendance:
4 Children
3 Adults

Thanksgiving

Book of the Day:
Arthur's Thanksgiving, by Marc Brown
Round the Turkey, by Leslie Kimmelman

Activity:
Pilgram Hats
Turkey Napkin Holders

Attendance:
2 Children
2 Adults

Manners

Books of the Day:
Perfect Pigs-An Introduction to Manners, by Marc Brown and Stephen Krensky

Activity:
Played Button, Button, Who has the Button?
Woven Leaf Placemats

Attendance:
7 Children
5 Adults

Chickens

Books of the Day:
Charlie Chick, by Nick Denchfield and Ant Parker
Chickens to the Rescue, by John Himmelman

Activity:
Rice Cake Nests
Cup Noisemakers

Attendance:
6 Children
6 Adults

Baby Storytime

Songs:
Hello Song (melody: London Bridge)
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you?
How are you?
Hi, hello and how are you?
How are you today?
Good-bye Song (melody: London Bridge)
Good-bye, good-bye,
We'll see you soon,
See you soon, see you soon.
Good-bye, good-bye,
We'll see you soon,
On another day.

Halloween

Books of the Day:
Go Away, Big Green Monster, by Ed Emberley
Scary, Scary Halloween, by Eve Bunting
Leonardo the Terrible Monster, by Mo Willems

Activity:
Felt Board with Scary, Scary Halloween book
Five Little Pumpkins
Pipe Cleaner Spiders
Rice Krispie Mummies

Attendance:
7 Children
6 Adults

Song:
Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh my it's getting late!"
The second one said, "There are witches in the air."
The third one said, "I don't care."
The fourth one said, "Let's run, run, run."
The fifth one said, "It's Halloween fun."
Then wooooooooo went the wind.
And out went the light!
Five little pumpkins rolled out of sight.

Leaves

Books of the Day:
All for Fall, by Ethel Kessler
Down Come the Leaves, by Henrietta Bancroft
When Autumn Comes, by Robert Maass

Activity:
Created Leaf Rubbings and Leaf People
Pretended to be leaves blowing in the wind
Pretended to kick a pile of leaves and jump in a pile of leaves

Attendance:
5 Children
4 Adults

Autumn

Books of the Day:
George Shrinks, by William Joyce
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, by Don and Audrey Wood

Activity:
Introduced to Curly (white dog puppet who doesn't talk)
Colored White Gourds

Attendance:
4 Children
4 Adults

Fire Prevention Week

Books of the Day:
Fire Engine to the Rescue, by Steve Augarde
Curious George at the Fire Station, by Margret and H. A. Reys

Activity:
Coloring in *Firefighters Are My Friends* (coloring book)
Learning to *Stop, Drop, and Roll*

Attendance:
6 Children
5 Adults