Hey Everyone, we are doing a basket give-away at the
library. You can come in and answer fun trivia questions for your age
group and enter for a chance to win one of four baskets.
Win a basket!
Anytime between April 1st
– April 19th
Just come in and play our drop-in trivia game for your age
group and enter to win a basket.You can
use books, Google, other people, or your brain to answer the questions. Then
just drop it into the box and I will draw the winner on April 21st.
Hi everyone, if you were here on Saturday you know we had a great turnout for the Frozen program the final tally ended up being like 120 people! We all had fun watching the movie, doing a scavenger hunt, playing with snow- dough and doing crafts. A big thanks to everyone who attended. :)
Making princess crowns and Sven antlers
Playing with Snow-dough
We had several people interested in how to make the snow-dough so here is the recipe-
2 cups corn starch
1/3 cup of vegetable oil
3-4 Tbs of glitter
Pour into bowl and mix together with your fingers.
Warning: this can make the floor slippery (we found this out at the party)
Unfortunately, not every family can travel to Florida (or any other state with temperatures above freezing). If you are remaining in the Arctic Wasteland (also known as Michigan) over Spring Break you may be looking for some cheap and local entertainment for those cooped up kids.
If cabin fever sets in, the Portland District Library will be hosting a daily event April 7-11 at 2pm.
Monday, April 7th: Board Games Turn of the Wii and go old-school. The library will have games available for all ages and interests or you can bring your own.
As a mom of three, I know that it can be difficult to play board games for older kids when you have little ones constantly interrupting. This is a great opportunity for kids to play board games with other kids their own age.
Tuesday, April 8th: Movie The father of fairy tales, Hans Christian Anderson, was born on April 2, 1805 which since 1967 has been celebrated as International Children's Book Day. In honor of the master behind The Ugly Duckling, The Little Match Girl, The Snow Queen, The Princess and the Pea, and so many more the library will be showing the classic musical Hans Christian Anderson starring the incomparable Danny Kaye (whom I love, love, love). This is not a biography, but rather "a fairytale about this great spinner of fairy tales."(introduction of Hans Christian Anderson).
I know that musicals can seem a bit corny to some people, but they are so magical and fun and Danny Kaye is one of a kind. Watch him perform an entire movie musical in this video from his first film Up in Arms (1945).
The movie will begin at 2pm and we will be serving free popcorn, so do not miss out on this oldie but goodie.
Wednesday, April 9th: Think Inside the Box Craft Time
Bring your creativity with you to the library and let your imagination run wild. Library Director, Cory, will be leading a special Spring Break craft time.
Thursday, April 10th: LEGOpalooza Calling all Lego master builders to the library for an afternoon of creative construction. The library has Legos but you are welcome to bring your own from home (just make sure to keep them separate).
Perhaps, one day someone from Portland will be featured at Brickworld. This video is on one of the displays from Brickworld Chicago 2013 and it is astounding what they have recreated out of Legos.
Friday, April 11th: Video Games
The Wii and XBox will be available all afternoon for kids to play together. Bring your favorite games or play some of the ones that we have at the library. Don't forget to invite your friends!
