 Saturdays
at Central
Join us every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. for family
fun at the
Central Library Betty Brinn Children’s
Room
Program schedule now through April 2012:
February 4 - Be a Playground Engineer
Join a Betty Brinn Children’s Museum educator and become a playground engineer! Learn about simple machines and use imagination, creativity and
teamwork using Tinkertoys to design and build a pretend playground with slides, swings, merry-go-rounds and more.
February 11 - Happy Valentine’s Day
Celebrate this holiday with a sweet story and a craft for your Valentine!
February 18 - Art in a Suitcase: All About Apples
Meet Mac, Milton, Jonathan and Granny. The apple suitcase introduces the science, folklore and taste of this popular and healthy fruit. Everyone gets to draw
apple pictures and make an apple book.
February 25 - Silly Songs & Stories
Linda Sandersen uses interactive music to draw children into the program. Children will hear seafaring songs, songs about environmental issues, songs from
prairie days and modern times.
March 3 - Dr. Seuss Celebration - 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Join Browser, the Library Lion, and the Cat in the Hat as they “check out” these
festivities:
• Get your face painted
• Reel in a good time at the Red Fish, Blue Fish pond
• Meet live turtles and tortoises in the Yertle the Turtle swimming hole
• Hear silly stories in our story nook
• Decorate a cookie Horton-style and take it home to eat
• Create Seuss-inspired art with Artists Working in Education
• Enjoy singing, dancing and acting out stories at the Reading Steps
Reading Step Entertainment
10-10:45 a.m. - Sing, dance and groove to the music of Jeanie B!
11-11:45 a.m. - Laugh out loud as nationally known family entertainer Chris
Fascione brings children’s stories to life with his high-spirited and innovative
performance.
12-12:45 p.m. – More singing, dancing and grooving to the music of Jeanie B!
March 10 - Music and Laughter for Kids with David Laudau
Dave’s upbeat musical programs keep children engaged and thinking. Kids get
to sing, move, act, dance, shout just a little bit and laugh a bunch.
March 17 - Fox and Branch: Family Folk Music
Kick up your heels to the fiddlin’ good music of Fox and Branch. Performance
on the Reading Steps.
March 24 - Flower Shop!
Join us for a fun-filled, hands-on interactive program of stories and play
activities centered on a flower shop. Help customers, arrange flowers, run the
cash register, and write up orders.
March 31 - Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly Workshop
Join First Stage for an interactive workshop that explores Doreen Cronin’s diaries of a worm, a spider and a fly.
April 7 - Easter Craft on the “Cheep”
Listen to stories, including a fold & cut tale. Learn how to make several craft projects using everyday objects.
April 14 - Celebrate the Earth with Judy Stock
Enjoy songs about bugs, animals, the Earth, recycling and our environment
along with instruments made from recycled materials.
April 21 - Dinosaur Dig!
Learn about dinosaurs and paleontologists through stories and then pretend to
be a paleontologist at a dig site!
April 28 - Grandpa Fred Turk
Grandpa Fred Turk uses his banjo, a puppet, and other props to introduce his
humorous original songs! Children will get to participate and be the “stars” of
the show.
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