Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Mallory MacEwen (left) and her sister, Mia, dressed in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day for the Canfield library’s St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans story time on March 16.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Elliott Oleksa showed off his shamrock craft at the Canfield library’s St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans story time on March 16.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Amanda Kollar, Canfield library youth librarian, read “Pete the Cat - The Great Leprechaun Chase” during the library’s St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans story time on March 16.
By ABBY SLANKER
The Canfield library celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with some story time shenanigans on March 16.
The story time included stories, songs, a science demonstration and a craft. A St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt was also offered throughout the day.
Amanda Kollar, assistant supervisor, youth librarian, welcomed the children to the special holiday program.
“Hi, everyone, and welcome. We are going to have some fun today celebrating St. Patrick’s Day,” Kollar said.
Kollar began the program by playing “Pretend to be a Leprechaun” with the children, during which she asked them St. Patrick’s Day related questions and if they answered yes, she told them they were a leprechaun.
Kollar then put a twist on the classic “If You’re Happy and You Know It” song by changing the words to “If you’re wearing green today, clap your hands, spin around, stomp your feet, shout hurray and wave, smile and say Happy St. Patrick’s Day.”
Next, Kollar read the children “Pete the Cat - The Great Leprechaun Chase,” After which, she took the children on an imaginary leprechaun hunt, complete with motions. She led them through tall grass, a lake, a swamp and finally arrived at a rainbow, where they spotted a leprechaun.
Kollar then focused on rainbows, reading the children “What Makes a Rainbow?” Next, she gathered the children at the front of the room to conduct a science experiment of making a rainbow in milk. Using milk, food coloring and dish soap, Kollar created a rainbow in a bowl and explained the science behind the experiment to the children.
“It’s pretty neat science,” Kollar said.
For the craft, Kollar set out orange and green streamers, glittery jewel stickers and markers and crayons. She passed out green cardboard shamrocks for the children to decorate. They could also add a wooden stick to use as a handle for their finished decorated shamrock, which they took home as a souvenir of St, Patrick’s Day shenanigans at the library.