Weekly Build Challenge: 2D Art (Traducción al Español al final)

2d block art

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…

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Make Rainbow Scratch Paper

scratch rainbow tree

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…

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Weekly Build Challenge: Surprise Zoo! (Traducción al Español al final)

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…

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Make Papier-mâché Bowls (Traducción al Español al final)

papier-mache bowl

Learn how to make a simple paper bowl out of house-hold materials. This up-cycled craft is fun to do for all ages. Let your creativity shine!   Papier-mâché is the mixing of paper and a paste, often made of flour or glue, to create a form that will harden as…

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Weekly Search & Find Challenge (Traducción al Español al final)

i-spy animals

  I see… 3 yellow chicks, 2 ducks, a cat in a green basket, 2 dinosaurs, a blue frog, 2 pigs, and 2 seals, what else can you find?   Clic en la imagen para agrandarla Yo veo…3 pollitos amarillos, 2 patos, 1 gato en una canasta verde, 2 dinosaurios,…

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Grow Your Own Grass Head! (Traducción al Español al final)

grass head

Spring is here and it’s time to garden. Make your own grass head and watch it grow. Design its face and outfit and trim and style its hair as it grows!   Watch the video tutorial here:   Supplies For the Grass Head: stockings/tights/nylons (you can use old pairs you…

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TumbleBook Recommendations Traducción al Español al final

Good Morning! You probably already know that the library has tons of good books in the building, you might not know that we have tons of good books you can get from home too! In a previous post I showed the two main ebook platforms for kids. Today, I’ll give…

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Weekly Build Challenge: Whale Rescue!

Welcome to the first 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…

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