One of the most brilliant people in the world once said, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." You may have heard of him; the famous scientist and inventor, Albert Einstein. Even he knew that imagination was something so important that it should be valued and celebrated. With your imagination you can create anything and everything! What will you imagine this week?
#READ: The Thingity-Jig by Kathleen Doherty
Under the light of a silvery moon, Bear wanders into people town and discovers a springy thing, a bouncy thing-a sit-on-it, jump-on-it thing! This Thingity-Jig is too heavy to carry home by himself, so Bear runs back to the woods and asks for help. Too bad for Bear, his friends are sleepy and shoo him away. So Bear invents a Rolly-Rumpity to wheel the Thingity-Jig home, but then it all gets stuck in the mud! How will Bear tackle this bump in the road? With a Lifty-Uppity, of course!
#PLAY: Create a Business
Create your own ice cream shop or restaurant. Give it a creative name, then design menus to include the flavors of ice cream (or appetizers, entrees, desserts and drinks, if creating a restaurant), along with prices for each item. Have fun creating and decorating the menus for your shop's theme.
After you create the menus, draw up a floor plan for how you would set up the shop or restaurant. Then bring your ideas to life: set up the shop in a room in your house or outside, and "open" your business for customers.
Children can revisit this activity and build on or modify the business over time.
#EXPLORE: Draw What You Hear
Supplies:
- Music (streaming or a recording)
- Paper
- Black pen
- Colored pencils or crayons
Instructions:
- Choose a favorite song to listen to and play it.
- While listening, use the black pen to draw lines on the paper to represent what you hear. Is the music slow and flowy? Maybe draw long, wavy lines to communicate that. Is the music fast and energetic? Maybe use sharp, zigzag lines to represent that. Draw what the music makes you feel.
- When the song ends, you should have filled the paper with lines (or stop when your paper is full).
- Take a few minutes to embellish your lines with the pen: make outlines darker, add texture, etc.
- Use the colored pencils or crayons to further develop and enhance your creation.
#JOIN: Attend a program virtually or in person!
View all school age programs and events offered this week.
For virtual programs, registration is required to receive the Zoom link; use the link in the program information to register.
For in person programs, registration is required; if space allows, walk-ins will be admitted. Use the link in the program information to register.
