This is a super fun and easy project to do yourself or with your children. It only requires two main supplies - Isopropyl rubbing alcohol and colorful Sharpie markers. I decided to decorate both a plain white cotton tank top as well as a… Continue Reading DIY Sharpie Tie-Dye Craft
*CCPL Staff picks are chosen by CCPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so write to us and tell us what you’d recommend!* Sometimes life is hard. We have so… Continue Reading CCPL Staff Picks: Books for Mental Health
Learn about Newton's 3rd Law of Motion (for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction) while making your own foam rocket that can fly up to 50 feet! Build your own foam rocket at home. Registrants will be… Continue Reading Rockets Away!
Drawing Club is the 2nd Tuesday of every month and I hope you will join us! All teens are welcome to participate. You can share what you know about drawing or learn something new from your fellow artists. Recently we tested out a… Continue Reading Drawing Club: Virtual Collaborative Art
Need practice folding paper? This craft activity is just for you! Create this cute Zig Zag Snake and watch it come to life before your eyes. While creating the craft, head over to Kanopy and watch a short animated video on a curious… Continue Reading Make a DIY Zig Zag Snake
We could say that time flies just as fast as the birds we love to watch or as fast as when we go outdoors for an uplifting walk together! As the old adage goes, “Time flies when you’re having fun!” Indeed, truer words… Continue Reading Celebrating 5 Years of Nature & Birding Walks!
For a creature so small and delicate-looking, butterflies are amazing. Monarch butterflies will travel over 3,000 miles each year for the winter. Purple Emperor butterflies will feast on animal corpses and dung. To celebrate such incredible creatures, here’s a fun and easy DIY… Continue Reading CCPL DIY: Beautiful Butterflies!
Are you having trouble taking good pictures of your pet? I am here to help you by giving you tricks to take the best pictures of your animal companions! The photo essay of this blog post features my niece, Jackie! She is a… Continue Reading Tricks for Pet Pics!
In an episode of Pokemon, Brock holds up a plate of rice balls and loudly states, “These donuts are great! Jelly-filled are my favorite! Nothing beats a jelly-filled donut!” Sorry Brock, but they’re called Onigiri (oh-knee-gear-ree). It is a popular Japanese snack to… Continue Reading How to Make Onigiri (Rice Balls)
Most parents of children and teens that love reading usually don’t have a problem with bringing their child to the library to look for books and browse the shelves for the whole family. But, what do you do while the library is offering… Continue Reading Finding Adventures in Reading for Any Age
