Suggested Family Activities • Summer ☀ Reading Packets Have you picked up your Summer Reading Program packets yet? They are filled with lots of fun activities – coloring sheets; activity sheets such as mazes, color by number, hide and seek, crossword puzzles, and connect the dots; craft projects; and more. Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Aquarium 🎥 Cams Even if you can’t visit an aquarium in person this summer, you can always check out some of the great Aquarium Cams located at many facilities. The Monterey Bay, California aquarium has webcams so you can see live views of sea nettles, moon Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Hand ✋ Imprints If you like to turn your child’s handprint into fun pieces of art, this week’s Summer Reading Theme of “Water Tales” will give you lots of ideas! If you take an imprint of their hand with the fingers facing down, you can turn Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • National Pet 🐕 Fire 🔥 Safety Day Today is National Pet Fire Safety Day, a day set aside each year to help us to remember a few safety tips concerning our pets and the hazards of fire. Our pets are treasured members of our families and Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Cow 🐄 Appreciation Day Two different national days this week fit perfectly into our animal theme this summer – Cow Appreciation Day today and National I Love Horses Day tomorrow! So, take this time to appreciate the gently mooing creatures that give us great products such Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • National 🛍 Paper Bag Day Today is Paper Bag Day, a day set aside to remember all the various ways a paper bag can be used. We love using paper bags as a craft supply during arts and crafts projects. You can turn them into puppets, masks, Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • National 🐈 Kitten Day Tomorrow, July 10th, is National Kitten Day, the perfect time to celebrate our cute and cuddly kitten friends. Send us pictures of your best kitty friends at summerreading@nereg.lib.ms.us. If you do not have a kitty right now but would like one, call or Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Games 🎳 Tic Tac Toe Introduce young children to the fun of the classic Tic Tac Toe game this week. To put a fun spin on it, make your own game and let them help. For regular sized versions, simply use painter’s tape or another colored tape Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Art 🎨 Collage The world of children’s literature was saddened recently to lose two wonderful children’s book authors. Eric Carle brought the natural world to life through such titles as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and A House for Hermit Crab. His beautiful artwork was made by layering Read more…
Suggested Family Activity • Wild Kratts 🦇 Creaturepedia Generations of children have learned about the amazing world of animals through the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt, first through their PBS show “Zoboomafoo” and now with their current show “Wild Kratts.” The PBS Kids website has a special Wild Read more…