MAKE A VIDEO GAME Grades 4-6
Tuesday, April 24, 4:00-6:00 pm: Mission to Mars (sign-ups begin Tuesday, April 17)
Tuesday, May 22, 4:00-6:00 pm: Egypt Adventure (sign-ups begin Monday, May 14)
Attendance is limited to 12.** Sign up online or in person beginning at 7:00 pm on the dates listed above. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
Think playing games is fun? Try making them! This two-hour program introduces students to the fundamentals of creating a video game, using carefully prepared elements. Don't tell the kids, but while creating the games, they will be learning math, geometry, design, logic, and object-oriented programming. Games can be played at home (MS Windows-only). Presented by Children's Technology Workshop.
These programs are made possible by the generous donors to the Annual Fund of the Cary Memorial Library Foundation.
LEGO BUILD-A-BUG Grades 3-5
Tuesday, April 3, 4:00-6:00 pm (sign-ups begin Monday, March 26)
Tuesday, May 1, 4:00-6:00 pm (sign-ups begin Monday, April 23)
Attendance is limited to 20.** Sign up online or in person beginning at 7:00 pm on the dates listed above. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
Build a kid-powered LEGO inchworm to race! Instructors from the Children's Technology Workshop teach about simple machines, levers, and energy while you work in pairs to construct a LEGO bug, then attach hand-powered motors to make your bugs move. (Children will not take LEGOs home, but will receive a movie slideshow of the event.) These programs are made possible by the generous donors to the Annual Fund of the Cary Memorial Library Foundation.
ARE YOU THEATRICAL? Grades 3-4
Wednesday, April 11, 4:00-5:15 pm
Attendance is limited to 8.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, April 2 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
Reader's Theater is a wonderful type of acting because it requires no memorization! Using simpleprops, budding actors and actresses will read short scripts from several international folktales. Parents and siblings are invited to return at the end of the session for a short performance.
"BEHIND THE SCENES" @ CARY LIBRARY ages 5 and up
Thursday, April 12 2:00, 2:30, & 3:00 pm
Stop by the Children's Room for small group "behind-the-scenes" tours during National Library Week. Tours will begin every half hour. Meet by the Children's Storytime Room.
APRIL VACATION PROGRAMS:
FAMILY CRAFTS everyone welcome
Wednesday, April 18 2:30-4:00 pm
IN THE LARGE MEETING ROOM*
Children of all ages and abilities and their caregivers are invited to get crafty with us. Stay for half an hour or the entire hour and a half; you can make your craft as simple or as complicated as you want. Markers and paper are always available as well. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary.
DINNER & A MOVIE everyone welcome
Wednesday, April 18 starts at 6:30 pm
Tangled (PG)
IN THE LARGE MEETING ROOM*
Get tangled up and take adventure to new lengths! Bring a picnic dinner, spread out a blanket, and enjoy a family movie! The room will open at 6:00 pm, 30 minutes before the start of the movie.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT WITH MISS RUBI ages 2-5
Thursday, April 19 10:00 or 11:00 am
Attendance is limited to 20 in each session.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
Let your imagination take you to the queen's castle while listening and moving to the music of Brahms' Hungarian Dance. Then, switch gears and isolate your head, arms and legs, moving one at a time with each tick and each tock of Leroy Anderson's Syncopated Clock. Take a break with a soothing story, accompanied by matching music. Learn to keep a steady beat by playing rhythm games and singing finger play songs. Let your movements tell the story for each song; come and join the fun! All this in a half hour of music and movement with Ms. Rubi. This program was made possible by the generous donors to the Annual Fund of the Cary Memorial Library Foundation.
PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY DANCE COMPANY ages 3-8
Thursday, April 19 2:30 or 4:00 pm
Space is limited. Free tickets*** available in the Children's Room beginning Monday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted at 7:30 pm.
The PB&J dance company's performances creatively introduce the art of Dance with plenty of audience participation. This program is made possible by a generous gift from Wilson Farms.
CHILDREN'S BOOK WEEK PROGRAMS:
HAND-MADE BOOKS Grades 1-3
Wednesday, May 9 4:00-5:00 pm
Attendance is limited to 12.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, April 30 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
Join us for an hour of book design. We will use several techniques, including stapled books, accordion books, and designs and decorations for book covers.
STUDIO WORKSHOPS from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
- ART-STUDIO-TO-GO ages 3-5
Thursday, May 10 11-11:45 am
Attendance is limited to 12 children (each may be accompanied by 1 adult ).** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, April 30 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
We'll read together one of Eric Carle's classic stories and then use construction paper shapes, crayons, rubbing plates and glue sticks to make a collage relating to the story.
Thursday, May 10 2:00-3:15 pm
Attendance is limited to 25.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, April 30 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
We'll discuss Eric Carle's art-making process to inspire our own art making. First, we'll create colorful painted papers using a variety of textured stamps, then we'll use those papers to assemble a collage about anything that interests you.
- POSSIBILITIES IN PRINT ages 9 -12
Thursday, May 10 4:00-5:15 pm
Attendance is limited to 25.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, April 30 at 7:00 pm. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 pm.
We'll learn about the process of turning an author's idea into a printed 32-page picture book. After our discussion, experiment with overlapping colored paints on Plexiglas to make a collection of beautiful prints to take home.
Coming in June....Look for more information about our Legofest.For more information about any of these programs, please call the Children's Room at Cary Library (781-862-6288, Ext. 170), or go to our website.
* Space in the Meeting Room is limited, attendance will be first-come-first-served.
** If fewer than 5 participants are registered, program may be cancelled.
*** Everyone (even babies) must have a ticket to enter the program. Reserved tickets must be picked up at least 15 minutes before the start of the program. Unclaimed tickets may be given to those waiting. Parking can be a problem during large events, so please plan ahead.
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