Beyond the Book - Family Storytime

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Date: Thursday, August 6, 2020
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location:
Zoom

Join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey for a brand new Beyond the Book Family Storytime! Designed for the whole family to enjoy, this 8 week session will go beyond the story with crafts, games, activities and so much more for you and your little ones to enjoy together.

Below you will find a drop down menu for each week, highlighting the theme of the week and extra activities we have planned as well as everything you will need to participate. But don't worry! None of them are required, you can still just drop in and have fun with us too - we have lots of surprises in store! We can't wait to see you there!

Use this link to join the Zoom meeting for Family Storytime:

Click here to join the meeting!

Meeting ID: 831 0701 6003
Password: 705570

Join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey as they explore all things weather! Together we will make a shaker with items you can find around your home, and then use them to make an epic thunderstorm! You can bring the items with you to storytime to make with us, or make them in advance if you’d rather.

We will also be singing songs, playing games, reading books and of course HAVING FUN!

Homemade shaker material ideas:

  • An empty water bottle with rice inside
  • A small container with crackers inside
  • Two empty and washed apple sauce containers taped together with rice or beans inside.
  • Tick tac container.
  • Anything you can shake shake shake, get creative and use what you have around the house!

Examples of what we will be making together in storytime:

Click here for some free weather coloring pages:

Join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey for a deep-sea adventure! Today will be a DRESS UP DAY! Come to storytime dressed for a day at the beach - bathing suits, beach towels, shorts and tank tops, flip flops, sunglasses and shovels and pails are all welcome at our under the sea (dance) party! Don’t forget your sun hat!

 We will also be singing songs, playing games, reading books and of course HAVING FUN!

Click here for some free under the sea coloring pages.

Join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey as they sing songs, read books and play games all about crocodiles and monkeys! We’ll be playing with puppets today, so be sure to bring an old sock to make your own sock puppet with us!

Material Ideas for Sock Puppet

  • An old sock
  • Tape or glue stick
  • Googly eyes
  • Construction paper
  • Fabric Scraps
  • Felt
  • Buttons
  • Bottle caps for eyes
  • Yarn
  • Markers
  • Bring whatever you have to work with at home, be creative!

Here is a free printable of some fun cartoon eyes you can use for your puppet!

Here are some free crocodile and monkey coloring pages:

Crocodiles

Monkeys

Join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey as they journey deep in the forest!

Leading up to this weeks storytime, if you can, have a scavenger hunt in your own back yard! How many of these items can you find? Bring what you've found to show us at storytime!

Downloadable .pdf link if you'd like to print the scavenger hunt!

We will also have an indoor color scavenger hunt during storytime! Can you find an item in your home to match each color?

Downloadable .pdf link for printing.

You can find some free forest coloring sheet printable here.

This week, we're going to be talking all about PETS! Dogs, cats, birds, fish - there are so many different kinds! Do you have a pet at home? Bring them to storytime this week and show them off during our PET SHOW AND TELL!! Don't have a pet at home? That's ok too - bring your favorite stuffed animal pet to share!

Looking for more pet fun? You can find some free pet themed coloring pages here.

This week we are going to be reading books all about bears! And of course this means we'll be having a TEDDY BEAR PICNIC! Bring your teddy, a picnic blanket, some snacks (packed in a basket if you'd like!) and join us for lots of books, songs, rhymes and games!

You can find some free teddy bear coloring pages here.

This week at Beyond the Book Family Storytime join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey as they read books, sing songs, and complete a craft all about Mice! Bring some paper, scissors, glue (or tape) and some markers and make this very adorable and very simple mouse puppet with us:

If you want to make yours ahead of time, you can find the video on how to make your own here.

For our final week this summer, join Miss Rhonda and Miss Lyndsey on an awesome adventure DEEP IN THE JUNGLE! This week, we'll be having an epic Jungle Jam! So be sure to bring any horns, drums, shakers or noise makers of any kind and get ready to rock out with us!

Event dates

  • Every week on Thursday ends on August 27, 2020, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.