Baby Storytime: Where is the Green Sheep?

Every Monday at 10:00, we offer a thematic storytime and craft for children ages 2 to 4.

Here is the story we enjoyed this morning:

Then we made a craft of a sheep:

News Alert: Happy Holidays!

Hello Library Friends,

I just wanted to let you know that tomorrow we will be making Holiday Cards for your friends and family. It is for children ages 6 to 10 and it starts at 4 p.m.

So bring your kids on time and let them enjoy.

Holiday Party for Babies!

The babies and their grown-ups had a great time.

We sang songs, played and had healthy snacks of juice and Cheerios. We sang 3 Little Snowmen Jumping on the Bed, I'm a Friendly Snowpal and These are my Glasses by Laurie Berkner.

The babies made a snowman picture to put on their refridgerators. They are very talented as you can see! A good time was had by all!

News Alert: eBook Workshop and other gadgets

Hello Library Friends,

Miss Maryam will be hosting an eBook workshop tomorrow on 6 to 8 pm.  She'll be showing you how to download eBooks from the library's Overdrive collection to ebook readers like the Nook and the Kindle or tablet computers like the iPad.  Just stop by the Computer Learning Lab any time between 6 and 8 for some help.

Signing off-
Leila

Library Game: Christmas tree relay game

Teaching teamwork without letting the kids know they are learning!

Today we had a game to teach the kids Teamwork and also Christmas Tree! The kids gathered in the library at 10:00 o'clock and played. Christmas is comming!

Christmas tree relay game: Each team was given a roll of green crepe paper and ornaments. They had to decorate one person from their team to look like a Christmas tree.

They enjoyed and learned.

Preschool Storytime: Penguin and Pinecone

Every Tuesday at 10:00, we offer a thematic storytime and craft for children ages 4 to 6.

Here is the story we enjoyed this morning:

Penguin and Pinecone, Yoon

Then we made a craft of a penguin:

Baby Storytime: Bears and Hibernation

Every Monday at 10:00, we offer a thematic storytime and craft for children ages 2 to 4.

Here is the story we enjoyed this morning:

Bears and Hibernation

Polar Bear Night, Thompson
Bedtime for Bear, Helquist
Over and Under the Snow, Messner
Bear Snores On, Wilson

News Alert: Dream Carver, Fantasy Animals

Hi Library Friends,

Tomorrow we have a very special art program at 11AM for children 6-10,  Dream Carver: Fantasy Animals presented by our artist friend, Siti Maryam Mouhammad. If you lived in KL, you might be a big dreamer like the character in this book! If your family carved little animals, would that be enough , or would you Dream Big and create big amazing fantasy creatures!

Children will work together to draw one huge patterned animal, and  a keepsake jugete to take home! There is still room so call the HCA Children's Library for more information!

Thanks,
Leila

News Alert: Holiday Party for Babies!

Dear Library Friends,

The Holiday Season is upon us! I'm sure you've seen all the decorations and heard all the music all around KL but, did you know we're celebrating here at the library?

The Party will be next Saturday, at 10:00 a.m. We are waiting in the library for you and your kids.

Library Game: Word River

In this project we read some beautiful children books with kids, and then let them create a river of words.

Today the kids gathered in the library at 10:00 a.m. to play this game. We read the book Goodnight Moon and played this game.