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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime featuring the story If All the Animals Came Inside by Eric Pinder, illustrated by Marc Brown!

Featured Story: If All the Animals Came Inside

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Have fun putting on a finger puppet show with this easy-to-do craft.

Materials needed:

• Scissors and markers
• White glue or glue gun + glue sticks
• Assorted pipe cleaners
• Assorted popsicle sticks
• Assorted google eyes
• Assorted large and small pompoms

Directions Pipe Cleaner Animal Finger Puppets:

1. Twist and loop a pipe cleaner around a finger to make a spiral.
2. Attach another pipe cleaner to the top of the spiral body to add ears or hair. Add plastic beads, if desired.
3. Glue a pompom and google eyes to the pipe cleaner where the ears/hair and spiral body are joined.
4. NOTE: White glue will need a long time to dry. Adults can use a glue gun for pompoms to stick immediately.

Directions Popsicle Stick Puppets:

1. Use pompoms, google eyes and pipe cleaners to make cute popsicle stick puppets.
2. Use markers to colour and decorate sticks or to add things like a smile.
3. NOTE: Adults can use a glue gun for pompoms and google eyes to stick immediately. White glue will need time to set.

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Materials needed:

• Paper
• Crayons, coloured pencils or markers

Ideas:

• Draw a picture of what your house would look like if all the animals came inside!
• Pick an animal picture, download, print and colour.

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Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo	Kindness to Animals Poem	Library Lion

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Kids’ Kitchen – Animal face toasts – BBC Good Food	Owl Veggie Tray	Mini Panda Cupcakes
Penguin Crackers	7 Too-Cute Frozen Banana Animal Pops	19 Easy And Adorable Animal Snacks To Make With Kids

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Cupcake Liner Elephant Craft	Paper Bag Monkey Craft for Kids	Heart Skunk Craft
DIY Octopus Craft Ideas & Activities for Kids	Adorable Giraffe Finger Puppets Craft	Hippopotamus Zoo Animal Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids
Easy DIY Scratch Art Paper for Kids	How To Make Origami Animal Finger Puppets

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Let’s Go To The Zoo | Animal Song for Kids	Animal Sounds Songs | + More Super Simple Songs for Kids	Animals in Action | Movement Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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Sesame Street – Habitat	Habitats and Ecosystems	Science Kids: Animal Facts
4 Easy Animal Habitat Sensory Trays	National Geographic Kids Fascinating Facts about Giraffes!	Wonderful Whiskers! SciShow Kids
Animal Habitats | Animal Homes	Echo Explorers Game	Elephants for Kids

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Animals Vocabulary Game	Amazing Animal Groups Science for Kids	Kids vocabulary – Baby Animals

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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime featuring the story Louise Loves Art by Kelly Light.

Featured Story: Louise Loves Art

Materials needed:

• Kid’s painting canvas (You can find this at the Dollar Store) OR a piece of art paper to create a painting
• paint + paint brush (included in the package)
• Optional: Extra brushes and paint
• 2 small containers or cups for water to clean the brushes
• paper towels or cloth to clean the brushes
• paint shirt or smock

Directions:

1. Make sure your child has a paint shirt or smock on.
2. Prepare an area for your child to paint.
3. Fill the small containers or cups with water.
4. Unwrap the painting and paints.
5. Carefully open the paints.
6. Show your child how to use one colour at a time to paint.
7. Clean brushes in between colours: Dip and swish the dirty brush in the first cup of water. Dip and swish in the second cup of water to have optimal clean brush. Clean brush with paper towel or cloth. Now you are ready for the next colour!
8. Have fun painting! An artist is born!

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Materials needed:

• Paper
• Crayons, coloured pencils or markers

Directions:

• Draw a picture of something that makes you happy!
• Art Colouring Pages: Select an artist’s painting, download, print and colour.

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Henri’s Scissors – Read Aloud Story Book Inspired by Henri Matisse	When Pigasso Met Mootisse Stories Online	Bob Ross and Peapod the Squirrel Art Books for Kids Read Aloud

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Rainbow Spaghetti	Paint Brush Rice Krispie Treats	Rainbow Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Rainbow Fruit Art For Kids Simple Fish Food Art	15 Easy Edible Playdough Recipes Easy & Fun to Make!	Edible Marshmallow Paint

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How to Make Raised Salt Paintings	Matisse Paper Cut Outs Tutorial For Kids	Interactive Painting Game
Plate and Cup | Marvie’s Pick (Sesame Studios)	Rainbow Walking Water Science Experiment for Kids	How to Draw | Art Lessons From Art For Kids Hub
Paper Towel Art – Is It Magic Or Science?!	Fruit and Vegetable Prints	Drip Art Game

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Louis Loves Art Song	The Artist Song! | Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs with Sweet Tweets	We Call It Art Song! | Miss Brushes Art Academy | Sesame Studios
Primary Colors Song (Sesame Studios)	The Lines Song | Art Songs Scratch Garden	The Texture Song | Art Songs Scratch Garden

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Top Eight Tips for Teaching Art to Children – Deep Space	How to Make New Colors | Miss Brushes Art Academy Sesame Studios	10 Simple And Fantastic Tips For Teaching Your Kids Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art #MetKids Made for, with and by Kids	12 Ways to Integrate Science and Art	Virtual Museum Tours

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Color Words Rap Spelling Color Words	Sight Words – Colors Words Jack Hartmann	Kids vocabulary Names of Shapes

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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime featuring the story Be You! by Peter H. Reynolds.

Featured Story: Be You!

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Materials needed:

• Assorted play dough or clay colours
• Tools to shape play dough or clay (e.g. popsicle stick)
• Foam sheet (for frame)
• Markers (to draw on foam sheet)

Optional:

• Small roller to flatten play dough or clay
• Buttons, gems, yarn, google eyes to decorate the portrait

Directions: Use play dough or clay to create a “Be Me” Self-Portrait.

1. Use the foam sheet to make your Be Me Self-Portrait.
2. Flatten and shape some dough to make a face base.
3. Use different colours of dough and assorted tools to create parts of the face (eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair, etc.). Add the pieces to the face base.
4. Have fun and be creative.
5. A new artist is born!

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Materials needed:

• Paper
• Crayons, coloured pencils or markers

Ideas:

• Draw a portrait of yourself and colour it in. Draw a frame around your portrait.
• Draw a picture of yourself as a superhero. Do you have a special costume? Download, print and colour.

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The Reflection in Me	Remember To Dream, Ebere	A Bad Case of Stripes
Marvelous Me	I Like Myself	More of Me to Love

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All About Me Snack	Edible Frosting Play Dough With Only 2 Ingredients!	Make a Healthy “Feelings Faces” Snack

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Easy Homemade Name Puzzle	All About Me Activities & Fun Ideas for Kids	How To Draw A Boy And A Girl
All About Me Book	Ideas to talk about: Kids Talk About Self	Paper Plate & Button Self Portrait Preschool Craft
Create a Me Tree A Self-Reflection Activity	Paint Me!	Use your Name to Write an Acrostic Poem about Yourself

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All About Respect!	If You’re Happy	Sesame Street: Will.i.am Sings “What I Am”
What’s Your Name? Kids Academy	When I Grow Up	The Feelings Song

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Molly Wright: How every child can thrive by five | TED	Teaching Character Traits to Kids	Toddlers: behaviour
Wellbeing For Children: Confidence And Self-Esteem	Build Your Tree – Learn About your Character Traits	9 Printable Feelings Chart Examples for Kids

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Me! Song Vocabulary | featuring Noodle & Pals	Character Traits	Body Parts Song for Kids This is ME!

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Mythical Creature Find out which mythical creature you’re most like.	Rainforest Animal Design a house and find out which rainforest animal you are!	Natural Wonder Which natural wonder should you visit?
History Hero Which history hero best matches your personality?	Ice Cream What ice cream flavor matches your personality?	Shark Are you gentle like a whale shark or funky like a hammerhead?
Dinosaur Are you a cunning carnivore or a happy-go-lucky herbivore?	Ocean Animal Which ocean animal matches your personality?	Animal Trickster Which animal trickster are you?
Wild Cat Which type of wild cat are you most like?	Gemstone Which gemstone best represents your one-of-a-kind personality.	Threatened Animal Which threatened animal are you most like?
Snack Find out which animal matches your personality based on your daily munchies!	Bird Find out which bird matches your style based on what outfit you’d create!	Wildlife Learn which urban wildlife matches your personality based on your ideal day in the city!
Explorer Which type of explorer are you most like?	Planets Find out where in the universe you should call home.	Baby Animal Find out which cute baby animal you would be!
Musical Instrument Which musical instrument are you most similar to?	Superpower Find out which superpower fits you best.	City Have you ever wondered which city suits you best?
Pet Find out what kind of pet you would be if you suddenly sprouted four legs, scales, or even pincers!	Greek God/Goddess Find out which ancient Greek god or goddess you’re most like!	Time Period Find out which time period you would’ve ruled in.

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Welcome to TLE’s Storytime featuring the story In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek, illustrated by Christine Roussey!

Featured Story:

In My Heart

A Book of Feelings

Materials needed:

• Scissors
• Markers
• White glue or glue stick
• Assorted hearts
• Assorted stickers
• Glitter glue, glitter dots, etc.
• Optional: Decorative pieces such as buttons, sequins, gems, etc.

Directions:

1. Use the craft materials to decorate your feeling hearts.
2. Write messages, draw pictures, add decorative stickers and glitter to your hearts.
3. Give your hearts to friends and family or make a feeling heart jar that you fill with the hearts!

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Materials needed:

• Scissors
• Paper
• Crayons, coloured pencils or markers

Ideas:

• Draw and cut out hearts. Write messages and draw pictures on the heart shapes. Give the hearts to friends and family.
• Hearts colouring page: download, print and colour.

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The Boy with Big, Big Feelings Storytime with Daddy	The Way I Feel	A Little Scribble SPOT: A Story About Colorful Emotions
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch	The Kissing Hand	I Love My Mom

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Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts Hearts	Gluten Free Sugar Cookie Hearts	How Pizza Can Be Used To Get Kids Talking About Their Feelings

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Feelings Jenga Game	Homemade Emoji Squishies	Activities for Toddlers: Exploring Emotions
PBS Feelings Game	Roll and Color Valentine’s Day Counting Game	Valentine’s Day Mobile With Tissue Paper Dyed Hearts
How To Make A Fancy Origami Heart

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Kids Feelings and Emotions SONG Animation with A Little SPOT	The Feelings Song	Sesame Street: Emotions Dance | Abby’s Dance Party #2
Sesame Street: Emotions through Dance with Alvin Ailey Dance Theater	Feelings – The Kids’ Picture Show	The Heart Song | Valentine’s Day Song for Kids | The Kiboomers

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How to Teach Kids About Their Feelings	Ideas for Teaching Children about Emotions	The Human Body: The Heart | Educational Videos For Kids
	How Your Heart Works? – The Dr. Binocs Show | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Peekaboo Kidz

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Feelings and Emotions Vocabulary	SYNONYMS FOR feelings	List of Feeling Words From AtoZ

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