Inspiring Play in Young Children

I came across some books that some of you may already be familiar with:  Loose Parts:  Inspiring Play in Young Children and Loose Parts 2:  Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers, both written by Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky, with gorgeous photos...

Nighty-Night in Osceola

Flashlights, stories, and bed-time fun in OsceolaThanks for this guest post from Rebekah Palmer from Osceola.  Send in your guest posts–plenty of interesting prizes left!We always have a blast at our monthly Nighty Night Time for preschoolers and their...

Travel flannel board kits

Thanks to Valerie from Ladysmith for this great idea/guest post!For our Earth Day storytime, I wanted our craft to be something that we could make reusing materials we already had at the library. We have many DVD cases that can’t be used for circulation...

Trains on a Track Preschool Activity

Thank you to Valerie in Ladysmith for sharing this guest post:A proud artist/engineer shows off his train tracksFor our train themed preschool storytime this spring, we made a really neat interactive craft. It’s just a paper plate with a design drawn on it,...

Easy and Beautiful Process Art Idea

This is a great idea for a project that allows preschoolers (or even older kids) to experiment with the process of creation, the most developmentally appropriate kind of art project,  and it also creates a product that you can send home for those parents that...