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 and …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
This year’s Fort Collins Book Fest is a virtual event that will take place over two weekends, October 9-11 and 16-18, 2020. Get a head start on reading selections from this year’s author lineup. The book list is presented in the order that the authors will appear at the festival. All books can be purchased …
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