NeedleReads: Pajama Pants

Did you know that you can sew your own clothes at the library?

NeedleReads project:  Pajama Pants!
supplies:
fabric (at least 2-2.5 yards of quilting weight or flannel or fleece)
sewing machines
scissors
thread
pins
paper to trace the pattern onto

Book:

Weekend sewing : more than 40 projects and ideas for inspired stitching / Ross, Heather
We used the "Pajama Pants for Everyone" pattern by Heather Ross.

Craft Lab: String art

If I had a hammer.... and some nails and a bit of thread, I'd make string art to hang on my walls!

Craft Lab Project:  String Art
Supplies:
blocks of wood (ours were about 4-6"-ish)
hammers
nails
thread
paper
pencils

WonderWorks: Symmetry (Math)

Mirrors, palindromes and inkblot artwork--all fun ways to explore the concept of symmetry.

Today's Topic: Math--Symmetry
Supplies:
paint
paper
brushes (optional)
mirrors (a variety of shapes and sizes)
alphabet letters (print your own if you don't own any.  Lots available online. Try these.)
wooden blocks

Books: 
  Let's fly a kite / Murphy, Stuart J.
This one is a little long for a group read-aloud, but it explains symmetry SO nicely.  I skimmed and skipped and it was fine.

Mom and Dad are palindromes : a dilemma for words-- backwards / Shulman, Mark
Palindromes are another fun way to discuss symmetry!

Wonderworks: Kitchen Engineering

Two simple ingredients can make fantastic structures!

Today's Topic: Building with Grapes and Toothpicks
Supplies:
grapes
toothpicks

Book:  
Henry builds a cabin / Johnson, D. B.

Raise the roof! / Suen, Anastasia

Sing as we go! [sound recording] / Hope, Charlie