Jill

Family BINGO Online

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Ring in the new Year with Family BINGO Online!

How does it work? Families will register online and receive a Zoom link to attend one of our online Zoom Bingo sessions. Log on, and a Youth Services staff member will lead the group in a fun hour of bingo!

Each family should arrange to pick up a Bingo Bag from the library before the program. Everything you need is provided including bingo cards and a sealed bag of fun and silly mystery prizes. When a family member gets a bingo, let the whole group know by holding your included BINGO stick up to the camera, and then reach your hand into the prize bag to select a prize! Continue playing until the hour is up, or all the prizes in your mystery bag are chosen by a family member (don’t worry, we included LOTS of prizes in each bag).

More details:

  • Register online for either timeslot to receive the Zoom link.
  • All materials and prizes are provided for this event, while supplies last. Call Youth Services to arrange pickup of your Bingo Bag: 715-839-5007.
Julia

Break in a Bag

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Winter Break is around the corner, and we have you covered for a week of playing, crafting, exploring, and learning together. We provide the materials; you provide the imagination!

Water Wow: Make a watercolor tape resist painting on canvas. Recommended for Toddlers-Kindergarteners.

 

 

Playdough Creations: Mix-up and explore your very own batch of silky, smooth playdough. One kit is enough fun for two children! Recommended for Toddlers-Kindergarteners.

 

Edible Sculptures: Use Rice Krispies treats to design a show-stopping baked good creation. Recommended for school-age children.

 

 

Cactus Buddy: Paint and “plant” a silly rock cactus. Recommended for school-age children.

 

 

Yummy Gummy: Make your very own Gummy Bears.  Ingredients and bear molds provided.  Limited to youth in grades 6-12 only.

 

Mini Watercolor Polaroid: Use watercolor paint and paper to create mini polaroid pictures. Limited to youth in grades 6-12 only.

 

Mix and match activities based on your interests. Let us know what activities you would like, and we will compile your Break in a Bag (limit to two activities per child, no duplication of activities). Complete this registration form or call Youth Services at 715-839-5007. While supplies last.

Want to keep on tinkering, dabbling, and making this winter break? Let these titles kickstart your creativity!

Alisha

Scavenger Hunt- at home!

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Scavenger hunts are one of the most popular and highly requested activities for kids at the library.

For anyone who has been missing our hunts, try out this new scavenger hunt at home!  This hunt has an extra challenge: everything you find must be either black or white.  How many items can you find?!

Alisha

Comedy Magic Show

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Does your family like to laugh? Join our friend Jeff McMullen in some entertaining and interactive comedy magic.  He even teaches us a few magic tricks that we can use to amaze our family and friends!

Mr. Jeff learned his very first magic tricks as a child from books that he checked out from his library.  If you’d like to learn more tricks, check out these e-titles from Hoopla or contact us at the library.  We’d be happy to pull some titles for you to pick up through our Park and Pickup service!  Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or e-mail ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us.

Jerissa

Books to Get Your Family Moving

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Inspired by YMCA of the Chippewa Valley’s Strong Challenge, Youth Services has compiled a list of picture books that will get your whole family moving. Wiggle, jump, and dance along to these 25 interactive books that will help your child practice gross motor skills while developing language and content knowledge.

Why sit and read when you can MOVE and read?! Access the titles here: Books to Get Your Family Moving

Place a hold on any of the selected titles with your library card and pick them up using the Park and Pickup Service (no appointment necessary) or In-Person Library Appointments. Need help? Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or e-mail ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us

Happy active reading!

Jerissa

November Storytime Kits

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November Storytime Kits are ready for you to check out and enjoy with your little ones. We have two types of kits available: a Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit and a Family Storytime Kit. Each one is designed to enhance your storytime experience and provide continuous opportunities for early literacy fun at home. Here’s what you can find in the November kits:

November Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit

Board book: I Love All of Me

Shape drum and mallet

Scarves (2)

Bubbles (you get to keep)

Songs and rhymes sheet (you get to keep)

Scarf songs and rhymes sheet (you get to keep)

November Family Storytime Kit

Rhythm sticks (2)

Scarves (2)

Songs and rhymes with rhythm sticks sheet (you get to keep)

Scarf songs and rhymes sheet (you get to keep)

Gratefulness cards activity bag (you get to keep)

We’ll use some of these materials during storytime, so be sure to have your kit ready each week in November. Haven’t registered for storytime yet? No worries! We’d love to have your family join us. Follow this link to view our Storytime Online schedule and to register: https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/storytime-online/

If you have an October storytime kit, please return it to the library no later than Wednesday, November 4.

Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us to reserve a November kit and schedule a pick-up.

We look forward to connecting with you and your family at storytime!

Andria

New craft kits for teens!

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Hey, teens, have you heard the news? Free craft kits are now available! A new kit will roll out each month, just for teens (grades 6-12).

Our first Teen Take & Make kit, Fruit Snack Fortune “Cookie,” is super simple, tasty, and fun. Turn Fruit Roll Ups into little fortune “cookies,” with a cutting template and scissors. How easy is that? To reserve your kit, fill out the web form here or contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007. Quantities are limited; one kit per teen.

Don’t want to pick up a craft kit? The instructions are available here.

Library Staff displaying October Storytime Kits
Jerissa

October Storytime Kits

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Library Staff displaying October Storytime Kits

October Storytime Kits are ready for you to check out and enjoy with your little ones. We have two types of kits available: a Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit and a Family Storytime Kit. Each one is designed to enhance your storytime experience and provide continuous opportunities for early literacy fun at home. Here’s what you can find in the October kits:

October Baby/Toddler Storytime Kit

Board book: I Went Walking

Wrist bells (2)

Bubbles (you get to keep)

Song and rhyme sheets (you get to keep)

Storytime at home sheet (you get to keep)

 

October Family Storytime Kit

Egg shakers (2)

Song and rhyme sheet (you get to keep)

Storytime at home sheet (you get to keep)

Costume accessories activity bag (you get to keep)

 

We’ll use some of these materials during storytime, so be sure to have your kit ready each week in October. A new kit will be available for November in late October. Haven’t registered for storytime yet? No worries! We’d love to have your family join us. Follow this link to view our Storytime Online schedule and to register: https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids/storytime-online/

Contact Youth Services at 715-839-5007 or ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us to reserve a kit and schedule a pick-up.

We look forward to connecting with you and your family at storytime!

Jill

New Storytime OnDemand now available

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Join Miss Kelly for this session of Storytime OnDemand! The full storytime includes:

  • Monkey’s Picture
  • Roly Poly
  • Put Your Hands Up High
  • Tiny Tim
  • Going to Kentucky

Watch the videos here. For more information about storytimes, call 715-839-5007 or visit our website www.ecpubliclibrary.info/kids.

Julia

Coming soon – Storytime OnDemand!

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We are so excited to tell you about a new storytime series coming this fall 2020: Storytime OnDemand!

With Storytime OnDemand, you can enjoy storytime from the comfort of your own couch any time of day. Sing and play along with this exciting collection of songs, fingerplays, stories, and more!

Storytime OnDemand videos will be released bi-weekly this fall 2020. Each release will include a full storytime recording, as well as a video of each individual activity for you to enjoy a la carte!

View Storytime OnDemand!

For even more storytime fun, check out our live Storytime Online series.