Stretch your creativity and use what you have at home to build a magical companion! In this video, you will learn a few different methods for how you can make a unicorn that you can ride around your home or backyard. The finished product can be used in the story time in this series.
Intended for ages 2-8. (With assistance from an adult)
In this video, discover how a simple pipe cleaner and some beads can be transformed into a bubble wand. Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce and Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Tracy Cargo-White will show you how! The finished product can be used in the story time in this series.
Intended for ages 3+.(Small children should be watched while handling beads.)
Give the gift of flowers! In this video Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce will show you how to turn construction paper scraps and some simple kitchen ingredients into seed bombs which can be given as gifts.
Intended for ages 3+. (Adult assistance may be required.)
Follow along as Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce and Arrowsmith Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Tracy Cargo-White make sleepy bunny pocket pals. This simple craft can be completed with felt or construction paper. The finished product can be used to follow along with a story time in this video series.
Build your very own butterfly companion! This simple craft uses a toilet paper roll, coloured paper, and some simple tools you probably have around your house. Once you’ve made your butterfly windsock, you can follow along in the Butterfly Story Time video in this series to learn some butterfly songs and dances.
Intended for ages 3 – 6.
Using some paper and lots of creativity, you can build your own pet bird in a cage. Follow along with Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce and Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Tracy Cargo-White to learn how to complete this simple craft.
Refer to Bird Template, or draw your own bird!
Intended for ages 3-9.
(Some assistance may be required.)
Using felt or construction paper, you can make your very own flock of birds. Follow along with this instructional video to learn how. The finished product can be used in the story time in this series.
Intended for ages 3-7.
(Some assistance required.)
What is Pointillism? This tutorial teaches about Metis culture and art through a dot painting tulip craft. Follow along with special guest Alanna Whitaker from SD69, Librarian Susan Pierce, and Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Keenan Bevan.
Intended for ages 3+
Join librarian Susan Pierce and Arrowrowsmith Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Tracy Cargo-White to learn how to make a simple hanging garden from paper plates and construction paper. Use your completed craft to participate in the sing-a-long and story time connected.
Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce and Arrowsmith Recreation Coordinator Kristine Stephenson build a parachute person using a coffee filter and two pipe cleaners.
To read the story that inspired this craft, visit Tumble Books.
Jack and the Beanstalk: www.tumblebooklibrary.com/book.aspx?id=4703
In this video, discover how you can use everyday household items to make a nature collection book fit for any explorer. Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce and Recreation Coordinators Kristine Stephenson and Keenan Bevan will show you how! Intended for ages 3 – 6.
Susan Pierce and Arrowsmith Recreation Coordinator Kristine Stephenson challenge children to build boats from materials they find around their homes. In this video, they demonstrate some different methods for how boats can be built, but there are no limits on creativity! Access the story that this challenge was inspired by on Tumble Books. The Three Silly Billies by Margie Palatini: www.tumblebooklibrary.com/book.aspx?id=4144
Did you know that a stick and a paper plate can create a racket you can use to play all sorts of games? In this video, learn to make this craft and discover a few games you could play with it. Intended for ages 3-6.
Make your own paper snowman craft at home from supplies around the house. For ages 3 - 8.
Make your own musical shaker from simple household items. This video will teach you how! For ages 3 - 6.
Follow along and make your own 3D Christmas tree from construction paper, newspaper, or printer paper. For ages 7 - 9.
Join Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce for a unicorn and bubbles story time and sing-a-long. Susan also mentions some of her favourite unicorn books and stories about being unique. One of these stories is accessed using Tumble Book Library. To complete the crafts associated with this story time, continue down the page.
Intended for ages 2 -5.
This story time and sing-a-long is all about gardens and butterflies. Build a butterfly windsock (instructions below) and follow along with Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce.
One of those recommendations uses the Tumble Book Library. To learn more about how to use this online library, watch our Tumble Books video tutorial.
Intended for ages 0 – 6.
In this video, Librarian Susan Pierce shares some bird-themed stories, rhymes and songs in honor of Poetry Month. She also makes some fabulous book recommendations. One of those recommendations uses the Tumble Book Library. To learn more about how to use this online library, watch our Tumble Books video tutorial.
Intended for ages 0 - 6.
Join Librarian Susan Pierce for some Family Day fun! Susan will teach you some new songs and share some poems. This story time is intended to be done after completing the two craft videos in this playlist.
This story time is a collection of sing-a-longs for the whole family. These cheery tunes are perfect for a nature walk, around a campfire, or in the comfort of your backyard. Follow along with Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce and stay tuned for upcoming summer adventure crafts.
For more information about how to use Tumble Books to access some of the recommendations, watch our Tumble Book Tutorial.
Intended for ages 0 – 6.
Join Librarian Susan Pierce for a story and two sing-a-longs. She performs a "Billy Goats Gruff" as a felt story, sings a billy goat song, and then performs a "Jack and the Beanstalk" song. Appropriate for story-lovers two and up.
Join librarian Susan Pierce for a holiday snowman story and two songs. For ages 2 - 5.
April is a great time to identify some local bird species. KnowBC is an encyclopedia about British Columbia. In this video, Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce gives us a tour of the section on BC birds, but there's many interesting topics on this site. It's well worth exploring!
Intended for ages 7+.
Librarian Susan Pierce provides a tour of the Pebble Go Database, a free research database specifically designed for kids! Pebble Go has information on animals, science, and health.
https://site.pebblego.com/modules
Access hundreds of children’s books for free using Tumble Books Library. In this tutorial, Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce from the Vancouver Island Regional Library shows us how it works!
Check out children’s resources on VIRL's website: www.virl.bc.ca/read-watch-listen/audience/kids/
Follow along with librarian Susan Pierce as she navigates Creativebug, a website full of art tutorials. Whether you're interested in drawing, painting, sewing, or knitting, there's something to be learned on Creativebug. All you need is a library card!
Pebble Go is a research database for kids. In this video, Parksville Librarian Susan Pierce gives us a tour of the “Plants and Flowers” section of the database, but there are lots of other topics to explore too! PebbleGo is free to access and is great for early readers.
To learn more about PebbleGo, view our other video tour on the Animals Section of PebbleGo.
Intended for ages 3+.
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