by Laura Turpin | Jun 26, 2020 | Children's
Do you prefer pictures over words? Maybe you would prefer to write a comic strip! Here are several ways you can experiment with cartooning. Jarrett Lerner has some wonderful comic strip-drawing activities. You will have to scroll down to find half-drawn comics for you...
by Laura Turpin | Jun 22, 2020 | Children's
Here’s a fun storytelling activity! Have you ever folded and used a paper “fortune teller”? Here’s one you can use to tell a story instead! Print out the Fairytale Storyteller, cut it out, and fold it according to the directions. Then, choose...
by Laura Turpin | Jun 12, 2020 | Children's
Happy summer, everybody! It’s time for gardens, camping, fishing, barbecues, sitting in a hammock with a good book, and telling stories around a bonfire. It’s also the perfect time to play with writing your own stories. Here are some fun mad libs to get...
by Laura Turpin | May 29, 2020 | Children's
As we careen full-speed into summer, we’re all eager to get back out and return to our “normal” lives, whatever that’s going to look like. But sometimes, it helps to stop and just take a Mr. Rogers Moment to keep ourselves grounded, don’t...
by Laura Turpin | May 22, 2020 | Children's
The lake sturgeon is a fish that has been around for over 150 million years. They can live to be 100 years old. And they are native to the Great Lakes, including near Wisconsin. They’re really cool, and you can learn more about them from the University of...
by Laura Turpin | May 15, 2020 | Children's
The Canadian public television network as published a really cool guide to washing your hands, meant for kids. They even have a poster showing you how long to wash your hands by singing “Old Town Road” with pictures showing what to do as you sing each...
