Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen 🪺
Little Robin’s Christmas by Jan Fearnley
Activity: Celebrate the gift of giving with a cozy winter scene craft! Create snowy trees, twinkling stars, and even add Santa and his reindeer!
Optional: Make a bell instrument to add some festive jingle to your scene.
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen 🐻
Hush Up and Hibernate by Sandra Markle
Activity: Feel the textures of nature as you create your own brown bear using sensory materials such as bubble wrap, sandpaper, faux fur, and more! Perfect for little hands to explore and discover new tactile experiences.
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen 🐸
Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate by Salina Perera
Activity: Hop into action with a pop-up frog craft that jumps to life with elastic power! Add spots, stripes, and fun stickers to your frog, then explore sensory bins filled with ice-cold and warm water to experience the world of frogs in hibernation.
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Time to Go 🐥
A fun, and funny, lesson in why following the crowd can sometimes be a good idea
Three birds are left behind when they decide they can’t be bothered to fly south with their flock. But, despite their laziness, the birds are willing to put a lot of effort into beating the winter cold. The birds problem-solve and do everything they can think of to stay warm—trying (and failing at) everything from wearing winter coats like humans to living in the water like fish.
When the three birds finally decide it’s even more work to stay warm in the winter than it is to fly south, they start their journey to join the other birds. But when they arrive, they only get to enjoy the warmth for a fleeting moment before the flock announces it’s time to migrate north again!
Told in panels with speech bubbles and plenty of humor, this story of three birds’ wintery misadventures subtly introduces themes of migration, adaptation, and animal behavior while modeling problem-solving and perseverance.
Activity: Unleash your creativity with two bird-inspired designs! Create a flying kite bird with colorful construction paper and a rocking bird made from paper plates. Celebrate the beauty of flight and migration!
📅 When: Wednesday, November 13 at 10:00 AM
📖 Book: Time to Go by Marta Cunill
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Don’t Play With Your Food! 🥦
This whimsical story will spark our creativity as we dive into a world where food comes to life. After the story, unleash your imagination in our hands-on craft session! We’ll be painting silly monsters, folding paper art, and designing our very own funny potato heads. Get ready for a messy, colorful time filled with laughter and creativity 🎨
📅 When: Wednesday, November 6 at 10:00 AM
📖 Book: Don’t Play With Your Food! by Bob Shea
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Canadian Monster Club 👹
This week, Betty & Maureen will read Canadian Monster Club by Troy Towsin, with a crafty activity to follow in Create Space!
📅 When: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
📖 Book: Canadian Monster Club by Troy Towsin
🎨 Activity: Monster creation by blowing paint with straws and attaching arms, hands, legs, feet, etc
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Wings, Waves, Webs 🕸
This week, Betty & Maureen will read Wings, Waves, Webs by Robert Cranfield, with a crafty activity to follow in Create Space!
📅 When: Wednesday, October 16, 2024
📖 Book: Wings, Waves, Webs by Robert Cranfield
🎃 Activity: Creating patterns on paper, with tape, stickers, and paint
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Colours, Colours, Everywhere🍂
This week, Betty & Maureen will read Colours, Colours, Everywhere by Sharon King-Chai and Julia Donaldson, with a crafty activity to follow in Create Space!
📅 When: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
📖 Book: Colours, Colours, Everywhere by Sharon King-Chai and Julia Donaldson
🍂 Activity: Painting creation finished with a construction paper frame
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Leaf Man🍂
This week, Betty & Maureen will read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert, with a crafty activity to follow in Create Space!
📅 When: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
📖 Book: Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
🍂 Activity: Leaf sculptures and drawing animals/people
Creative Tales with Betty & Maureen: Leaves!🍂
This week, Betty & Maureen will read Leaves! by beloved Canadian author Robert Munsch.
“It’s fall, and the front yard is full of colourful leaves. Dad asks Sidney and Alex to rake them all up, and when they find Dad’s fancy new leaf blower in the garage they are excited to try it out. What could possibly go wrong?”
After the story, little ones can explore their creativity with a fun nature-inspired craft! Kids will trace a variety of leaf shapes onto black construction paper using vibrant chalk pastels. Afterward, they’ll use soft towels to blend the colors, creating a beautiful, glowing effect that mimics the rich tones of fall foliage.
📅 When: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
📖 Book: Leaves by Robert Munsch
🍂 Activity: Autumn-inspired pastel drawing
