To play Two Truths and a Lie, take turns saying two true things and one that isn’t true. The rest of your group votes which one is the lie. Everyone who guesses correctly gets a point but if no one guess correctly, the person who made up the lie gets a point. Play as many rounds as you want and whoever has the most points wins.
It is very easy to make your own refrigerator magnets. Reuse magnetized things you receive in the mail or as promotional items, such as expired calendars or lists of phone numbers. Or you can purchase sheets of thin magnet paper from dollar stores that you can cut apart. Raid your craft supplies for small embellishments that you can glue to the magnet or cut apart old greeting cards or magazines to find pretty illustrations. You Read more…
Celebrate Earth Day on Monday, April 22 by thinking of small things that you and your family can do every day to help the Earth. Some ideas include: Recycle everything you can, either by turning recyclable trash into a recycling center, repurposing an item into something else to continue using it, or passing it along to someone else if you do not need it anymore. Shop at secondhand stores, thrift stores, yard sales, and similar Read more…
To make your own homemade gak, all you need is water, cornstarch, and food coloring (if you want to color it). Combine the water and cornstarch in a bowl and mix it together until smooth. Stir in drops of food coloring a few at a time until you reach the color you want. And that’s it! Just store it in an air-tight container if you want to keep it.
For play time today, grab a roll of paper and cover a table or put some down on the floor. Then turn your kids loose to draw a long network of roads for their cars, trucks, and other small toys. They can make a whole city scene, complete with buildings, trees, water features, and roadways by incorporating any play items they have. If cars and trucks are not their ‘thing’, they can draw a jungle Read more…
Encourage your youngest family members to be a writer today. Maybe we’ll see their names in our library’s collection one day! All you need is paper and a pencil to get them started. Young children can even use crayons or markers to draw their story if they cannot write yet. If they want to make it several pages long, an adult can write down what is happening in the story, either on the back of Read more…
Got leftover Easter eggs and don’t know what to do with them? Try having an egg drop contest. Have each of your family members design and make a protective casing for an egg using recycled materials they find around the house. You can let everyone have several days to brainstorm and make their coverings or put a time limit on the activity, such as one hour, for everyone to get their entry put together. After Read more…
Spring in the South means tornados so now is a good time to go over what to do in case of a weather emergency: Make sure everyone knows the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning. Explain how to determine a building’s safe space. (Hint: It’s a place away from windows or a wall to the outside and is usually a closet.) Decide where your house’s safest place is. Stock up on flashlights, Read more…
Egg and Spoon Race 🏁 Have you ever competed in an Egg and Spoon race? This classic outdoors game dates to the late 1800s. To introduce this fun activity to your family, all you need are eggs and wooden or metal spoons. The traditional game used raw eggs but for less mess when they fall (and they will fall!), you can substitute hard-boiled eggs instead or even plastic eggs. Kids can do this activity by Read more…
With Easter coming up this weekend, make this cute Easter chick craft project from a simple loop of paper that has been curled around and taped together. You’ll need: Yellow paper Scissors Glue 3 yellow feathers 1 orange pipe cleaner Markers or crayons (black & orange) To turn these supplies into your Easter chick, follow these simple instructions: Cut a 2” x 6” strip of yellow paper. Glue the short ends together to make a Read more…
