BeeReaders

09/10/2023

05/31/2023

Save the Date!

04/13/2023

Are you a Baby-Sitters Club Fan?

Join us on Wednesday, April 19th from 4:00 - 5:30pm for some of the club's favorite things, including pizza, games, and trivia!

Please sign up on the library website. For grades 2 - 6.

02/22/2023

Wildlife Safari with Nelson the Animal Guy will be here this Saturday, 2/24 giving programs at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. You will not want to miss out on this great up close and personal exotic animal program. We never know exactly what animals Nelson will bring with him, but possible guests are a Siberian Lynx, Barn Owl, Fennic Fox, Sugar Glider, and Alligator to name a few of the possibilities. These shows will sell out fast, so purchase your tickets before it is too late. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sarett.org or by calling the nature center at (269) 927-4832.
Cost: $6/member adult, $3/member child, $10/non-member adult, and $5/non-member child. Please note that there is loud music played during the programs.

11/26/2022

Did you know that a 3-year old (top left image) and a 6-year old (top right image) have significantly different skeletal structure in their hands?! Notice the bones in the wrist of the 3-year old -- many of them are still mostly cartilage! Look at all the spaces in between the bones where muscles and tendons will change through the years. Even the difference between a 6-year old and a 14-year old (lower right) is huge!

Preschoolers have SO much development to do before they can write the way school-aged children or adults can!

Please do NOT stress if your preschooler does not want to write or draw. Some love it and some don't.

While they are growing, strengthen those little bones and muscles! Here are some great pre-writing, muscle-strengthening activities:

* painting, drawing, coloring
* playdough
* tearing and cutting
* gluing
* poking holes in things (try toothpicks and paper!)
* digging in dirt
* building with LEGOS, marble runs, or other blocks
* beading (try beads, cut straws, or even bobbins!)
* puzzles
* squeezing (try stress balls, squeezing water in a sponge, or using a pipette)
* picking up and throwing balls (use different sizes!)
* playing with toys (watch what their little fingers do when they pick up and move little cars, marbles, action figures, etc!)
These all strengthen and help develop little hands, muscles, and bones. When they are physically ready to write, it will be so much easier than if they were pushed when they didn't want to and weren't ready!

11/16/2022

04/16/2022

Play Frisbee golf using a tomato cage and baskets!!! Such a fun idea!
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/decor/easy-frisbee-golf-for-your-backyard-36984109

04/02/2022

This is a great activity to try with your child.