Little Red Riding Hood CSI
Chapter 1 Bookish Beasts, 45 - 90 Mins, Children, Game/Activity
August 25, 2020 0.00 KB 1955 downloads
Children explore their powers of observation and deductive reasoning to expose the truth about Granny! To her horror, Little Red Riding Hood walks into a crime scene in progress. She dons her investigative skills and scientific
knowledge to uncover the truth. A similar idea could also be adapted for “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” Suggested runtime: 60 minutes
Blobfish Slime
45 - 90 Mins, Children, Chapter 6 Amazing Creatures, Craft, Outdoors
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2305 downloads
After a blobfish storytime, give children premeasured ingredients to make their own slime! This program’s slime innovation is to add googly eyes, which turn your ho-hum mound of slime into a quivering blobfish.
Endangered Species Bookends
45 - 90 Mins, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Outdoors, Craft, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 1856 downloads
Teens choose from endangered animal figurines to create bookends to take home (or leave for the library’s teen shelves). Include quick facts and/or videos about endangered animals, and remember the endangered species book display!
Scrub A Dub Dub
45 - 90 Mins, Chapter 5 Read, Connect, Protect, Children, Game/Activity, Low Cost, Outdoors, STEAM
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2236 downloads
Oil spill sensory play! Discuss pollution and demonstrate an “oil spill,” followed by a cleanup effort to clear the polluted water. This is a great way to show how our actions affect the environment, including animal habitats. Another activity demonstrates how polar bears stay warm in water. Children stick their bare fingers in ice water, then dip their fingers again after coating them in Crisco. Discuss how blubber keeps polar bears warm.
Who Helped Me
45 - 90 Mins, Adults, Chapter 3 Animal Caretakers and Friends, Children, Low Cost, Multigenerational, Passive/Display, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2446 downloads
Do your patrons love trivia? If so, they will get a kick out of this lift-the-flap display. Glue pictures of different animals on flaps; underneath each flap is a photograph of the scientist who helped them. More importantly, there is a list of books or movies about this scientist and/or animal based on your library’s resources. Can be adapted for any age group.
Career Dogs
45 - 90 Mins, Adults, Chapter 3 Animal Caretakers and Friends, Outdoors, Low Cost, Outreach, Outside Presenter, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2837 downloads
Search and rescue dogs, K9 units, and therapy dogs! A local organization presents about working dogs’ jobs and training process. Ideally, they also bring dogs to demonstrate some of their working tasks and/or commands. Be sure to ask them to talk about volunteer opportunities suitable for teens. Can be modified for any age group.
Creepy Crawlies
Chapter 2 The Wild Side, 45 - 90 Mins, Adults, Children, Low Cost, Outside Presenter, STEAM, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2726 downloads
An insect expert gives a presentation with a Q&A period and an interactive component. Your local Audubon Society branch may have free information packets about insects, and you could hold a show-and-tell event for patrons who have pet insects. Can be adapted for any age group or run as a multigenerational program.
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
45 - 90 Mins, Children, Chapter 1 Bookish Beasts, Game/Activity, Low Cost, Teens
August 24, 2020 0.00 KB 2245 downloads
A fun, low-cost event that is easy to modify to suit your library. Children come for a sleepover-themed storytime, bringing their favorite stuffed animal friends with them. They sign permission slips and name tags, and leave their stuffed animals overnight. After storytime, you might hold a stuffed animal show-and-tell, or have children draw portraits of their stuffed animals. When the children come back the next morning to pick them up, they see pictures of what their animal friends were up while they were gone.