videos
Comet Craft
Join Kathleen from the Appleton Public Library and learn how to make a comet you can throw around with your friends this summer! Materials needed: aluminum foil, curling ribbon, feathers (optional), tinsel garland (optional), scissors. This craft is from the book Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Outer Space by Kathy Ross. Watch this video to learn how to make your very own comet.
Me With You
Celebrate Father's Day this weekend with a good book! Watch this introduction to Me With You by Kristy Dempsey.
Duck! Rabbit!
Tissue Paper Flower Craft
Learn how to make a beautiful tissue paper flower with Sue from the Appleton Public Library! All you need to create your flower is 1 piece of construction paper (pick your own color!), a small piece of green construction paper for the stem and leaves, small squares of colored tissue paper in multiple colors, glue, and a pencil. This video will show you how to do this craft. Enjoy!
Books mentioned in the video:
- Flower Garden by Eve Bunting
- Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Paper Spider Craft
Join Kathleen from the Appleton Public Library and learn how to make a fun paper spider to scare your parents with this summer! Materials needed: 1 piece of construction paper bigger than your hand; scissors; markers, paints, or crayons; yarn or string. Optional materials for decorating your spider: stickers, googlie eyes, glitter glue, sequins, pompoms, etc. Kathleen also shares some great books about spiders, as well as some songs to sing with your spider when it's all done. Watch this video to learn how to make your spider.
Resources highlighted in the video:
- Guess Who Spins by Sharon Gordon
Paper Cloud Craft
Learn how to make a stuffed paper cloud with Sue from the Appleton Public Library! All you need to make your cloud is 2 pieces of white paper, a black marker, streamers or tissue paper cut in strips, scissors, and a stapler. This video will show you how to make this craft. Enjoy!
Books mentioned in the video:
- The Police Cloud by Christoph Niemann
- Ken's Cloud by Isabel Arques
