Block Party, Story Time, After School Art, and Baby Time

This Week

Block Party - Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6pm a time of creativity, team work, and problem solving with Lego blocks.

Story Time - Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 10:30am; a "Mother Goose on the Loose" story time and nursery rhyme program that is approximately 30 minutes long, this week's book include:
Night Animals /by: Bobbie Kalman
Hoot! Hoot! /by: Richard Powell
A Book of Sleep /by: Il Sung Na
Baby Bat's Lullaby /by: Jacquelyn Mitchard

After School Art - Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 3:30pm; a 30 minute program with a picture book and craft; our theme: Fall and our book: Mouse's First Fall /by: Lauren Thompson

Baby Time- Friday, September 28, 2012 at 10am; 15 minutes of board books, bounces, and bubbles

Toddler Time, Preschool Time, and After School Art

This week's theme:
Pajama Time


Word of the Day:
PAJAMA / pajama

Books for Toddler Time, Wednesday {9/28/2011} 10:15am:
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! /by: Mo Willems
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? /by: Jane Yolen;
illus. Mark Teague
Russell the Sheep /by: Rob Scotton
Starry Safari /by: Linda Ashman

Books for Preschool Time, Wednesday {9/28/2011} 10:45am:
Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready For Bed? /by: Barney Saltzberg
Jake Stays Awake /by: Michael Wright
Noises at Night /by: Beth Raisner Glass and Susan Lubner;
illus. Bruce Whatley
Tiger Can't Sleep /by: S.J. Fore;
illus. R.W. Alley
One More Hug for Madison /by: Caroline Jayne Church
There's No Such Thing As MONSTERS!
by: Steve Smallman and Caroline Pedler

After School Art - Wednesdays 3:30pm
30 minutes of arts and crafts activities and stories

Thursday, October 6, 3pm

Puppet Show: Abiyoyo

A gang of hopeful gold miners from the California Goldrush of 1849 entertain themselves around the campfire with a spontaneous puppet show of the Pete Seeger story song, “Abiyoyo.” For ages 5 and up. Tickets available starting September 28th.

Presented by Creative Arts Theatre of the City of Tampa Parks and Recreation Dept.

Saturday, October 8 9am to 1pm

Temple Terrace Reads!

Come celebrate reading and our neighborhood schools.

There will be entertainment, games, and the Fire Department open house on Flotto Avenue behind the library.

15 minutes board books, bounces, and bubbles

Toddler and Pre-School Story Time

This week's theme:

Halloween

Our word for the day is:

PUMPKIN / pumpkin

For Toddler Time {October 29th at 10:15 AM} Pre-School Time {October 29th at 11:00 AM} we will enjoy:

10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Story By: Janet Schulman

Arthur's Halloween By Marc Brown

Mouse's Halloween Party By Jeanne Modesitt

Who Will I Be? A Halloween Rebus Story By Shirley Neitzel

We will also have: rhymes, songs, fingerplays,and all kinds of fun!

Story Time!

It's that time of year again! Older kids start school and the younger kids start... you guessed it, Story Time!

Our first Bed Time Stories of the Fall was Tuesday night, September 2nd, at 7 PM.

Some of the books we read were:

Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest

Is Your Mama a Llama by Deborah Guarino

Baby Beluga by Raffi
How do Dinosaurs say Good Night? by Jane Yolen

PLUS! Lots of fun rhymes and songs!

The first Toddler Time and Preschool Story Time for the Fall:

Wednesday, September 3rd at 10:15 AM (Toddler Time) and 11 AM (Preschool)

Our theme for the day will be the color Red

our letter for the day will be the letter R

Some of our stories will be:

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Green as a Bean by Karla Kuskin

Color Farm by Lois Ehlert

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfisher

As always we will have fun fingerplays, songs, and rhymes.