Kids

Virtual Creative Storytime Videos will remain available all summer long.

Miss Jess reads The Color Monster: A Book of Feelings and makes a craft about emotions.

Puppet Storytime: “If You Give a Moose a Muffin”

with special guest, Mr. Moose!

Videos will remain available all summer long.

Puppet Storytime: “There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly”

with special guest, The Old Lady!

Videos will remain available all summer long.

Bonjour! It is moi, Escargot, your favorite French snail. Today I am going on a trip to the library, join me as I find the perfect book. Ooh-la-la!

Listen to stories and make a fun craft at home.  For ages 2 – 6.  Videos will remain available all summer long.

This event will be posted here and on the Long Hill Township Library’s Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Channel.

Check back later for specific details.

Virtual Creative Storytime    Videos will remain available all summer long.

Miss Jess reads A Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and makes a very sparkly Caterpillar.

For this craft, you will need…

1. paper egg carton
2. glue or tape
3. 6 piper cleaners (each 6 inches in length)
4. Any coloring supplies you want (paint, markers, glitter glue, stickers, crayons, etc.)
5. googly eyes (optional)

This week’s Discover Challenge is a Balloon Rocket Challenge.

You will need:

• Balloon
• String
• Tape
• Straw
• Scissor

Create a Balloon Rocket that travels the longest distance! Watch the video for assistance.

Did you know you can make instant ice in 5 seconds? It’s true! There is such a thing as instant ice. But it’s not magic, it’s just science! The instant ice challenge is a super fun experiment that kids of all ages can try.

You will need

• Bottled Water
• Freezer
• Ice Cubes
• Tray
• Glass or ceramic bowl

Please note: Bottled water is free of impurities. This is the secret to the instant ice experiment. Because bottled water doesn’t have any particles, the water can cool to less than zero degrees Fahrenheit before ice crystals form.

When you freeze purified water, it is suspended in an almost-ice state until you hit the bottled water, the water molecules bounce off of one another, forming instant ice crystals (crystallization).

Pouring the water onto a bowl of ice cubes forms a slushy ice. As the supercooled water hits the ice cubes in the bowl, the crystallization spreads up the stream of the water as it gets poured onto the pile.

1. Place bottles in the freezer (about two hours should work)
2. Carefully remove the bottles and ensure the water is still in a liquid state
3. Place the ice in your bowl on top of a tray
4. Gently open the bottle and slowly pour water over the top

How much weight can uncooked spaghetti hold?

Key concepts:
Physics
Materials science
Engineering
Tension
Compression

You will need:

• 1 package of spaghetti
• 2 sheets of Styrofoam
• Books
• Wooden blocks (Optional)

The main idea of this challenge is to study the strength of the pasta material itself. Find a way to get the spaghetti to stand-up vertically, maybe poke it into foam blocks or whatever is available and test what kind of weight it can handle. How many pieces of spaghetti can hold a text book? How many pieces of spaghetti can hold many books.
You could also test the strength of spaghetti when it is lying down horizontal. Lay spaghetti pasta across two wooden blocks. Place blocks on top of the spaghetti pasta on each side of the wooden blocks to hold it in place. Then, add weight to the middle and see how many blocks can break the spaghetti.

What happens when you bend a piece of spaghetti?

Two things happen when you bend a material: Parts of it are put under tension, meaning they are being pulled apart. Other parts are put under compression, or being squished together. Certain materials tend to break more easily under either tension or compression, so it is important for engineers and material scientists to study how materials break. Better understanding these details allows them to build structures like bridges that won’t break.

Each week, we explore a new topic that sparks the imagination through creation stimulating motor skills and problem-solving.  Children will be asked to make, find, or create something for each challenge.  Videos will remain available all summer long.

Children are encouraged to take pictures of their creations and post them on Facebook comments or email them to childrens@longhilllibrary.org .  We’ll post some of the photos online.

Check back later for specific details.

Make Homemade Ice Cream with Miss Jess. Easy and Fun!

You will need:

• Whole Milk
• Heavy Cream
• Sugar
• Vanilla Extract
• ICE
• Rock Salt or Salt
• Towel
• 2 Large Plastic Zipper Bags

Spotlight On:

Each week, we will feature a free online educational game for children to learn as they play. Educational games for kids can help to develop competencies and skills as they focus on the activities of the game.