Story Time at Home: Let's Visit England!

Today’s Story Time at Home theme is England!  If you would like to share a picture of your story-time-at-home experience (i.e. You might send a picture of a finished craft project), just shoot us an email at ozarkregionallibraryyouth@gmail.com, and it might get included on our blog!  No names will be included with submissions for privacy reasons.

Let's Visit England Story Time

Books: 

Katie in London

by James Mayhew

Cover image from Goodreads.

B is for Big Ben: An England Alphabet

by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Cover image from Goodreads.

Game/Activity: Sing the classic rhyme, “London Bridge is Falling Down.”  You can find lyrics and more info about the song here.

Snack: The British enjoy their daily afternoon tea time, so why not make some tea– or hot cocoa for those who don’t have a taste for tea–, and snack on homemade or store-bought cookies (call them “biscuits” like they do in England for an added bit of authenticity!).

Craft: England is known for its complex and beautiful cathedrals dating back to the Medieval period.  Make your own stained glass window picture for today’s craft!    Here’s how to make your picture:

• Gather two small sheets of waxed paper (about the size of a sheet of 8 ½” x 11” typing paper), colored tissue paper, scissors, and tape.
• Tear or cut small shapes from the colored tissue paper.  
• Tape the colored tissue in a pattern onto one piece of waxed paper.  
• Place the second piece of waxed paper over the top of your design, and secure it with tape as well.
• Trim any extra waxed paper from the edges of your stained glass window, and you’re done!  Suspend your creation in a real window to catch the sunlight.

I hope you enjoyed this idea for how you can recreate story time at home!  Check back in a few days for more fun, travel-themed ideas focusing on a new area of the world!

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Shaen