Looking for something to do? Tired of the same old social media scrolling? Sick of watching reruns? Check out CCPL’s recommendations for some great books on things to do from Hoopla. These publications were chosen for their quality of content and accessibility in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In Japan, to make food more appealing to children, foods are shaped into cute creatures like Pokemon or animals. The usagi ringo, or rabbit apple, is an apple slice cut to look like a bunny. This apple slice is seen often in animes [...]
Materials Black or whatever color felt you want for base Different color felt for details Pompom, jewels, felt or whatever you can think of for decorations Glue: tacky glue or hot glue works best [...]
It's summertime and that means wedding season! For a creative bridal shower gift, consider a DIY kitchen themed wreath decorated with cookie cutters that the bride-to-be can hang in her kitchen. This can also be given as a birthday gift to a friend [...]
Raise your hand if this year (or longer) has been rough. ✋ I'm sure PLENTY of hands are in the air right now, right? (While they’re up there, get a good stretch in. I bet you could use it after all those [...]
Let’s make playdough with these two star ingredients: cornstarch and hair conditioner. Check out our COSMOS page for this book with step-by-step experiments you can try at home. Not only will this dough be super smooth, but it smells great too! Do sail [...]
Do you like magnets? How about making some fun fandom clay magnets. Clay is lots of fun to work and experiment with. I have included all the instructions to make some cool fandom magnets using clay. This project is easy enough for [...]
