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Suggested Family Activity 📦 Get Organized

Start the new year by becoming more organized. Some great places to start include: • Organize your pantry or kitchen shelves to make mealtime preparation go faster. • Have each family member organize their clothes so that getting dressed in the morning and getting ready for bed at night go more smoothly. • Encourage everyone to lay out the things they will need for the following day. Think about things like backpacks, bags, lunches, clothes, Read more…

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Suggested Family Activity ☕ Crafty Cup Of Hot Chocolate

To turn 🍡 popsicle sticks into a crafty cup of ☕ hot chocolate:  First, glue about eight craft sticks together into a square shape.  You can use the colored variety or color plain popsicle sticks with crayons or markers. Next, cut an oval 🟤 out of brown paper and glue the oval to the top of the square to represent the hot chocolate.  Decorate the brown oval with small white circles to mimic marshmallows.  Next, Read more…

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Suggested Family Activity 💡🔌 Cut Your Energy Costs

Celebrate National Cut Your Energy Costs Day this month by doing a few simple things around your house to help lower your energy bills.  You can get the whole family involved – young children can be taught to do simple things like turning off lights when they leave a room.  Even if they cannot reach the light switch, they can give older family members gentle reminders to turn off the lights. Other simple things that Read more…

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Suggested Family Activity • Thinking of You Cards

If you didn’t get around to sending out holiday cards, don’t worry!  New Year’s cards are an option for those who have too many holiday activities to get everything they want done.  Sending out a quick note to say “Thinking of You” or even a long letter getting your friends and family caught up on what your family has been up to this past year is a great way to spend the first few days Read more…

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Suggested Family Activity 😁 Happiness Jar or Box

Instead of making New Year’s resolutions this year, spend the next few days thinking of all the things that make you happy.  Write each one down on a small slip of paper (or type them into a text program, such as Word) and fold each one so that you can’t see the writing.  Put them in a jar, box, or other container with a lid to make a Happiness Jar (or Box). Any time you Read more…

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Suggested Family Activity • Beaded Candy Canes

Beaded candy canes are easy to make when using white and red pony beads and a pipe cleaner. Both items can be purchased inexpensively at dollar stores. Just slide each bead onto the pipe cleaner, alternating each color as you go. When you have reached the top, it can be bent over into the familiar hook shape. These crafts would make a great decoration in your home, on your tree, or to give out as Read more…

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Suggested Family Activity 🎂 Cake Pans

Do you know our Iuka branch has lots of cake pans you can check out? If you don’t live near Iuka, don’t worry! Any of our other branches can request one for you. They have a Christmas teddy bear, a Christmas tree, and even a Santa face. There’s two sizes of snowmen and several wreaths. To see what other pans are available, search for “cake pans” in our online card catalog. More Suggested Family Activities

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Suggested Family Activity 🎄 Christmas Tree Craft

Here are two ideas for making a Christmas tree craft today: Turn a paper plate into a Christmas tree by cutting it apart into 3 wedges (imagine a watermelon slice).  Glue the wedge pieces on top of each other with the fluted part of the plate pointing down and the pointy piece on the top.  Then color the tree green and decorate it with stickers, sequins, beads, and other craft supplies. Or use an empty Read more…

By Library Staff, ago