Today was no normal trip to the library! This is the first week the Kent District Library is running their summer reading program and apparently today was the kick-off event! There was face-painting, balloon animals, games in the courtyard, and TONS of people! I had no idea this event was happening today, I was just figuring on signing up the kids for the reading program. But the boys are now proud owners of balloon kitties, and Brielle has a balloon ladybug...we'll see how long that lasts! They each got a sucker for playing a game, but by then things were wrapping up so we headed into the main library to select our books and play trains.
The reading program is for kids 18 months - 5th grade they put a sticker on their calendar for each day they:
- Spend time reading a book or a magazine
- Listen to a story
- Tell a story
- Write their own story
- Read to their pet
- Attend a library program
The theme this year is "One World, Many Stories," so maybe we can be more intentional about reading stories about other cultures, etc. If you know our family at all, we have no problem using all 25 stickers! When they've finished placing all their stickers on the calendar, they hand it in for a prize bag and will be registered to win other prizes. This is the first year, though, that attached to their calendar is a free kids meal card for Qdoba! Not sure it's their first choice of cuisine, but I'm thrilled! :)
I'm also excited that they have a Baby Bingo reading program for the first time this year. It's a little bit different from the boys's reading calendars...Brielle has a bingo chart where we need to do a variety of early literacy activities...sing a nursery rhyme, name the body parts, sing the ABCs, etc. When she gets a bingo we can take her card in for a rubber duck, and when we do all the activities she gets a new board book! We sure love our library!
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