Fairy Houses Recap

I think everyone really enjoyed our Fairy Houses story time last week! I know I did. I just loved seeing all of the different creations. People really used their imaginations! That is what I like to see each Wednesday. Of course, I forgot to take pictures of each different fairy house, but I did snap pictures of two to share.

What a fun craft!

Thanks, everyone, for all of your beautiful work!

Oct. 28 Theme: HALLOWEEN!

Boo!





Join us this Wednesday for fun-filled story time! We're reading some scary (not really) books about monsters, black cats, and jack-o-lanterns. We'll also make our own scary witch crafts to take home. And if we're lucky, there might also be a special Halloween treat!





Bethany recommended* a great book that we're going to read:




Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex



It is awesome! I hope you all get the chance to check it out for yourselves!

Join us!

Wednesday, Oct. 28

10:30am Baby Lapsit

10:55am 2-4 year old story time

At the Clinton District Library

*If you ever find a good book that would be just perfect for story time, please let us know! We love feedback and suggestions!

Fairy Houses Everywhere!

As some of you may already know, fairy houses are the latest landscaping craze. Making fairy houses with children is even more popular. What is a fairy house? Well, fairies live in the woods, so fairy houses are little fairy-sized abodes made from natural woodland materials (leaves, moss, sticks, etc). They work like birdhouses: you build one for a fairy with the hope that she'll find it suitable and move in. And, if you're really lucky, maybe you'll catch a glimpse of a real fairy in the wild!

Please check out these links if you have a moment before story time to get an idea of what fairy houses look like:

http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/fairycrafts/a/blfairyhouse.htm

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Fairy-House

http://urban-fairies.com/ - this site is a little hard to navigate, but the city of Ann Arbor, MI has fairy doors in many businesses and it seems to be a big attraction. If you click on the locations link, you can see some of them.

We will read the book Fairy Houses by Tracy Kane and construct our own fairy houses out of nearly all natural (but all compostable) materials. I'm sure the fairies we made last week will love their new homes.

Join us!

10:30am - Baby Lapsit for ages birth and beyond

10:55am - Clinton District Story Time

Wednesday, Oct. 21 @ the Clinton District Library

Fairy update

What was that sparkly light I just saw floating through our Clinton Library? Why, it's a fairy! It's the many fairies we made yesterday morning.

Our story time kids had such fun getting creative making their very own fairies during craft time yesterday. Each one was unique and beautifully different.

Thank you so much for sharing in this special story time with me! What fun! If anyone is interested, the music that we played during story time was from the CD Fairy Moon - Songs of the Ring by Maria Sangliolo. She is the musician who put the words of A Fairy Went A-Marketing to music. Very cool CD for kids.

Oct. 14 theme: Fairies all Around

Fairies and fairy houses seem to be the latest kids craze these days and in the summer, we taught a Fairy Class at our Curiosity Quest summer line-up. It was so cute that I could not resist sharing the magic of fairies with our little ones during Clinton District Story Time.

We will read some fairy books, sing some fairy songs, and make our very own fairy friends. And don't worry: as we all know, there are boy-fairies, too!

Here are a couple of really great fairy books for young kids:

A Fairy Went A-Marketing by Rose Fyleman

The Sock Fairy by Bobbie Hinman

Oct. 14 at 10:30am

at the Clinton District Public Library

OCT 7 Theme: Where the Wild Things Are

Join us this week as we read about not-so-scary monsters and make a special monster craft.

Just in time for The Library is Where the Wild Things Are, at 11am on Oct. 10 (Saturday) at the Morgantown Branch (373 Spruce St.). Please join us Saturday for monster games, crafts, snacks, and more!! Parking is located directly across the street.

But first, come to story time

Wednesday, Oct. 7 @ 10:30am

Clinton District Public Library