Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by making these colorful flowers! To make a one flower you will need: 1 green chenille stem/pipe cleaner 3 sheets (12-by-6-inch sheets or larger) of colored tissue paper. We used white, blue & pink. Ruler & scissors Prepare the tissue paper. Take the tissue paper out...
Last spring, Official Kids Mag told you about creating a fairy garden, or a tiny habitat you can make for imaginary fairies. Lilly M., 5, has built an amazing fairy garden in her yard, and she wrote to tell us about it and sent us pictures of her magical...
Books about inventions and imagination are an important part of stimulating the minds of kids. Check out our awesome list! Iggy Peck Architect (Picture Book) by Andrea Beatty Kindergarten and First Grade Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes...
Great inventors have one thing in common…they have great imaginations! Imagination sometimes means looking at things from a different point of view, dreaming up new ways of doing things, or doing the same old thing in a whole new way. Here are some ways to exercise your imagination muscles!...
When Elise was a little girl, she loved the outdoors. She began collecting rocks as she walked along a creek bed to school. She dreamed of one day having a big house surrounded by the natural beauty of the Ozark mountains where she could display her collection of rocks...
This month’s reading list about the science behind a rainbow and the sun is brought to you by the Fayetteville Public Library. Visit faylib.org for information about library hours, limited services and to find links to downloadable e-books, music, magazines, streaming video and more. Fiction Ava and the Rainbow (Who...
Every time it rains, water runs off surfaces, such as roofs, and flows across land, collecting dirt, fertilizer, oil or garbage along the way. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimates that pollutants carried by rain water runoff account for 70% of all water pollution. A rain catcher can...
Attract butterflies to your garden by adding a special water and nutrient source for them. Butterfly puddles are a great way to bring them around! Materials: Shallow container Sand Soil, composted manure, or salt Instructions: Puddles or other shallow water sources are important, primarily for male butterflies, as a source...
Hey kids! Fishing is a great outdoor activity. Here are some tips for catching the big ones! 1. Get the fishy facts Fishing can be frustrating if the fish aren’t interested. Whether you plan to fish from a boat, shore or a dock, scout out locations where fish are...
President’s Day is February 17, 2020. Celebrate by reading some of these awesome books about presidents that honor those men who have shaped our nation. My Little Golden Book About George Washington by Lori H. Houran, illustrated by Viviana Garofoli Best for Grades PreK-1 An account of how...