Don’t throw away your vegetable scraps–use them to grow new plants! Learn how to reduce food waste and create a window sill garden. To regrow Romaine lettuce: -cut the base of the plant and leave it in a dish with water by a sunny window -refill and change the…
Got lots of recyclable materials at home? This challenging experiment is a great chance to practice engineering skills, solving a problem using only a limited amount of supplies on hand! CAUTION: Sharp scissors, hot glue, or other dangerous tools should not be used without adult supervision. This challenge should only be…
Welcome to the weekly build challenge! Families are encouraged to get creative with Lego blocks, figurines or other craft materials to solve a challenge. We will be posting a challenge each week. If you’d like to show off your creation on the Santa Clarita Library kids blog and social media…
Cool down with some decadent banana nice-cream. All you need are frozen bananas and a food processor or a high-speed blender. Add in your favorite toppings and flavors to make a healthy dairy-free treat. Watch the video tutorial here: Ingredients For the nice-cream: *3 frozen ripe bananas (cut…
Is your child deaf, hard of hearing, or CODA? Did you know we have free ASL picture eBooks available as videos? The video books are presented in American Sign Language and they are part of our Signed Stories collection on Overdrive You will find fun books and also a…
Cartesian Diver Here is a very quick and easy science experiment you can do at home with some basic household supplies. Supplies plastic water or soda bottle with twist off cap large deep measuring cup or bowl sauce packets OR eye dropper water Instructions Collect a bunch of sauce packets,…
This Tabouli-inspired recipe makes a refreshing and delicious salad. The great thing is that you can modify the recipe to fit the ingredients you have at home. Make it with your little ones and enjoy it on a warm day. Watch the video tutorial here: Tabouli or Tabbouleh,…
Welcome to the weekly build challenge! Families are encouraged to get creative with Lego blocks, figurines or other craft materials to solve a challenge. We will be posting a challenge each week. If you’d like to show off your creation on the Santa Clarita Library kids blog and social media…
JUMPING CAT CRAFT This is a very easy and cool craft, made with accessible supplies that parents could assemble it with the kids at home. When the craft is done, the child can play and enjoy making the cat jump and wave its hands, simply by grabbing the two center…
This is one of the coolest simple crafts! Scratch the surface of your homemade paper and you will see a colorful masterpiece emerge. Supplies sturdy paper, white watercolor paper or cardstock work well crayons or oil pastels *black paint, acrylic, poster, or tempera dish soap paintbrush or foam brush…
