The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
Crafts
Apple Trees
Age 3 – 7
Supplies:
- Colored card stock or construction paper
- Red or green pom poms
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Pencil
Instructions:
- Trace your child’s hand and arm on a piece of brown paper and cut it out. We used Kraft paper.
- Draw a leafy tree shape big enough for the hand print on a green piece of paper and cut it out.
- Glue the hand print to the middle of the green tree piece, leaving the arm part hanging off.
- Glue on the red or green pom poms all around the tree.
Walking Stick
Age 7 – 10
Supplies:
- Sturdy branch
- Sand paper
- Pencil
- Permanent marker
- Potato peeler
- Paint
- Clear coat of varnish
- Rope or cord
- Drill
Instructions:
- Find a long sturdy branch that has been aging for a while.
- De-bark the branch with a potato peeler and lightly sand to smooth the edges.
- Drill a hole toward the top for attaching a cord.
- Paint with a neutral coat of acrylic paint. Let dry.
- Add designs with pencil.
- Use paint and markers to complete the design and outline appropriate areas with a black permanent marker.
- Spray the stick with a coat of clear varnish and attach a piece of decorative cord.
The Book Nook
The Book Nook has an eclectic assortment of gently-loved books. Adult Books are $5 each, Children and Ado books are $2 each. There are also some jigsaw puzzles for family fun.
We are now only accepting donated books in very good condition published since 2010. No textbooks or magazines please.
Internet Access
Use the library computers or bring your own.