ARTober 2021

Do you know about all the art-related challenges that happen every October? They include: #Inktober – a challenge to do ink drawings and sketches through the month, #Drawtober – a challenge to do drawings within any medium throughout the month, and #Artober – a challenge to do art of any kind throughout October. These are …

1-2-3 Brain Break: Breathing in Calm

Brain Breaks are short activities, often only 1-3 minutes long, that help kids get ready to learn or refocus on the task at hand. They often involve physical activity and movement though relaxing activities can also boost mental brain power. So, in addition to encouraging your kids to participate in these fun breaks, join the kiddos …

ART-ober Celebrations and Spider Webs!

For Art-ober we are highlighting weekly art-focused activities! These can be as short as 10-15 minutes, or if you have the time/are enjoying yourselves extend it! The goal is to change things up a little and encourage creativity. Art can help us relax and feel accomplished, and can be a good way to have some …

ART-ober Fun with Books

For Art-ober we are highlighting weekly art-focused activities! These can be as short as 10-15 minutes, or if you have the time/are enjoying yourselves extend it! The goal is to change things up a little and encourage creativity. Art can help us relax and feel accomplished, and can be a good way to have some …

ART-Ober: Have you tried Creativebug?

With the Library’s ART-ober Challenge underway, I decided to play around in Creativebug this week, to explore this Library eResource! Creativebug was just added to our library resources this May, so it is still fairly new. You can create an account with your library card and have unlimited access to online classes, multi-chapter courses, and …