August 2, 2023, By Library Staff in Summer Experience.
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Household chores have never been so much fun! Remember, cleaning up requires first making a mess!
Early Learners
Books Read:
- Llama Llama Mess, Mess, Mess
- by Anna Dewdney, ISBN: 9780670016440
- The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
- by Ken Geist, ISBN: 9780439719629
- Too Much Stuff!
- by Emily Gravett, ISBN: 9781534496170
Other Options:
- A House
- by Kevin Henkes, ISBN: 9780063092600
- House Mouse
- by Michael Hall, ISBN: 9780062866196
- Home
- by Carson Ellis, ISBN: 9780763665296
- Red House, Tree House
- by Jane Godwin, ISBN: 9780525553816
- Huff and Puff
- by Claudia Rueda, ISBN: 9781419701702
- Home
- by Britta Teckentrup, ISBN: 9780593379295
- Home
- by Tonya Lippert, ISBN: 9781433836862
Songs & Interactives:
- This is the Way We… (tune of “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)
- The House Song by Peter Weatherall
- Here is the Beehive
- Here is a House
- “Clean Up” from Barney & Friends
- Flannelboard activity: Mouse in a House
Activities:
- Pom Pom Sweeping
- various sized pom poms, kid-sized brooms and dustpans, masking tape shapes on the floor
- Window Washing
- plexiglass “window”, spray bottles with colored water, squeegees
- Dish Washing Station
- plastic toy dishes, tubs of soapy water, towels and drying rack
- Laundry
- cardboard washer & dryer, laundry baskets, socks, clothesline and pins
- Junk Drawer Sort
- small item miscellany, sorting bin
Kids
Activity: LEGO House Challenge
The participants are given 15 minutes to construct a home (whatever that means to them) for a LEGO figure or mini creature. With remaining time, kids can play with their inhabitants or continue building.
