Toddlers trot to Thanksgiving storytime
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Maxwell worked on coloring his turkey after storytime ends. The children colored and cut out papers to make a turkey to take home for Thanksgiving.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children at the Boardman library Night Owl storytime on Nov. 24 placed different magnetic items on the board to match with the story read by librarian Karen Saunders.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.All of the children worked on their turkeys while getting help from their caregivers and Miss Saunders. Making turkeys was a good way to prepare the children for Thanksgiving.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Ramses colored his own turkey to take home. The children sang a song along with their turkeys after they were put together.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Children stayed up late to head to the Night Owl storytime at the Boardman library on Nov. 24. Librarian Karen Saunders led the storytime with a Thanksgiving theme.
The books, rhymes and crafts were all focused on Thanksgiving with the holiday approaching. The children sat behind the story snakes while eagerly waiting to participate in the activities that Saunders had planned.
Saunders started out with the book “1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Pilgrims,” by B.G. Hennessy. After the story was over, Saunders used a paper plate to tell a story about Running Bear, the “Little Indian Boy.” She would cut different shapes out of the paper plate, such as fruits, as the story progressed. The plate eventually turned into a canoe for the Running Bear to ride on in his trip to the feast. The children found joy out of seeing how a paper plate could make a story come to life so easily.
The book “1,2,3 Thanksgiving” by W. Nikola-Lisa was next. The children were given different magnetic items to place on the whiteboard as Saunders read the story. As the items were placed on the board, the children counted aloud how many items were in the picture.
The farmer and turkey game was the last activity before the children went to create their own turkeys. A farmer and turkey were passed in a circle among the children and when the farmer caught the turkey, the game was over. After a few rounds of the game, the children headed to the craft table to color and put together a turkey.
The turkey was used to play the “turkey on my head” game.