Magic Wand Craft This craft was part of the Summer Reading Program Grab and Go kits for the week of June 8th. But if you want to do this from home now, here is what you need: chopstick or wooden dowel pipecleaners markers tape bells, string, feathers or other…
Just in time for Father’s Day, here is an easy Father’s Day Card you can make to show Dad how special he is! You need: Sheet of letter sized paper Scissors Glue, glue stick or tape Crayons, color pencils, markers, to decorate. Directions: Fold paper in half horizontally. Draw…
Paper Snakes The temperatures outside are rising, which means soon, we will start to see our slithering friends on trails, at local parks, and even in our own backyards. As the parent of a young child, now is a great time to start talking snakes and snake safety with your…
Give Me A Break Is your child getting more screen time than they used to? Are they struggling to get work done on long stretches of online homework or getting wiggly during your third online meeting of the day? Give yourself and your child a break, a brain break. This…
This Mother’s Day, you can show Mom or Grandma how much you appreciate them with this easy, but beautiful card. Have fun by using this as a pattern or create your own unique card using whatever crafts you have at home. You will need: Paper Crayons, markers, color pencils, water…
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…
Sometimes you want to paint or color and you do not have a brush handy. What do you do? Here are some cool ideas for ways to paint in new and fun ways using household items! Painting is all about finding new and interesting ways to express yourself. This…
Shaving Cream Rain Cloud Supplies: a clear glass/cup/bowl/jar shaving cream (you can use whipped cream, but it may make the water murky) liquid food color or liquid watercolors (if you only have gel food coloring mix it with water before using it in the experiment) water optional, pipette or spoon…
Do the days seem to be blurring together? Do the kids need something to do? Here is a list of things that are available for free to use at home! ABCMouse This one is subscription-based. BUT you can get a 30-day free trial It is for children ages 2-8 and…
