Skip builds musical instruments out of trash with kids in the second grade and younger. He teaches the children about vibration and sound waves through some serious hands-on fun.Using discarded items to make noise and explaining magnification, Skip astounds the young minds and…
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Spring is finally here! To celebrate the arrival of the first day of this season of growth, Queens Library at Sunnyside invited children to participate in an eco-crafts project to make beautiful butterflies. We upcycled coffee filters, folded accordion style, to serve as…
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In observance of National Poultry Day, on March 19, Queens Libraries at Woodside and Broadway invited toddlers and their caregivers to make their own unique rooster crafts. Eco-arts fans: We used recycled paper to create the heads and beaks of our rooster creations. Our hand…
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To celebrate National Name Tag Day, on March 8, and Jewel Day, observed on March 13, Queens Library at Sunnyside invited children and their caregivers to make bejeweled name tags. Eco-arts fans: All the materials used for this craft came from old postcards and donated …
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Repurposing old magazines and posters, kids at Queens Library at Sunnyside made their own pi charts for "Pi Day," celebrated every year on March 14 (3/14 or 3.14, like the first three digits in the number pi) all over the world. The symbol for pi is the Greek letter "Π." It is…
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