Summer Bonus! Origami Take-Home Kit & Video

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It’s bonus time!  Discover how to fold cool creatures (penguin, butterfly, dinosaur, crane) with our origami take-home kit and video!

Designed for ages 9-adult, kits are available in the Children’s, Teen, and Reference Departments starting Tuesday, August 3, at 9am, while supplies last.  Video is available on the Library’s YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/foSXXmAlk4s

We recommend reading the video’s full description (section below the video on YouTube) before viewing.  🙂   Happy folding!

Summer Bonus! Pet Training Kit

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It’s bonus time!  Pick up a pet training kit from the Teen Department and have fun teaching your pet a new skill.  This is a great activity to do inside during the hot weather!  Kit includes materials needed for clicker training plus cat and dog treat recipes and food safety information for your animal.  Watch our instructional video on the Library’s YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugBSuz0z-qI

Clicker training can work with dogs, some cats, ferrets, many rodents, among other animals.  Kits are free and available while supplies last.  Our clicker training is designed for ages 11 and up.  Training will take a little patience and practice.  🙂  Have fun!

Takeout Kit–Pet Toy

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Make your own pet toy with our latest craft kit–whether it’s dogs or cats, we have you covered!  Kits are available in the Teen Department starting Monday, July 19, at 9:00 am.  Supplies are limited, so grab one before they’re gone!

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

Storytime Activity

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Pop into the Children’s Department each Tuesday to check out what’s going on! These activities are a combination of take-home crafts and interactive displays and are appropriate for kids ages 3-12.

 

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State

Music Speaker Take-Home Kit

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Calling all music lovers! Learn how to make your very own music speakers using household items with our music speaker take-home kit. These kits are available for kids ages 7-12 on a limited basis.

 

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State

Explore and Play at Home: A Savanna Safari!

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It’s Explore and Play at Home: Savanna Safari Day!

Head out on the savanna with us to explore, play, and learn! Take-home activity kits will be available for young explorers ages 2-5 beginning Saturday, July 17th @ 9 AM.

Supplies are limited.

 

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Missouri State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State

Art Feeds Take-Home Activity Kit

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The JPL Children’s Department is excited to partner with Art Feeds for a story and a craft for a second time this summer! Pick up your craft supplies beginning Wednesday, July 7th and check out the video on our Facebook page! 

Our story this month is the ever popular Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae. Find it in our catalog and put it on hold today!

Post Art Library Mail Art Take-Home Kits

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Starting Thursday, July 1st you may pick up a Post Art Library Mail Art Take-Home Kit from one of three places in the library:

  • The Reference Desk (adult/teen kits)
  • The Teen Department (teen kits)
  • The Children’s Department (children’s kits)

Although the kits differ slightly, each contains everything you need to create one piece of mail art to mail in for the Post Mail Art Projekt: Show Me Mail Art exhibit, including a self-addressed stamped postcard! (Please see below for kit contents.)

Post Mail Art Projekt 2021: Show Me Mail Art is a collaboration among Connect2Culture, Joplin Public Library, and Post Art Library and is endorsed by Missouri 2021, an initiative of The State Historical Society of Missouri. For more information, contact Jill at 417-623-7953 x1041.

PAL Mail Art Kit Contents

Adult Kit (collage postcard kit):
  • Five pages of magazine paper for collage material
  • One postcard with postage
  • One pair of travel scissors
  • One glue stick
  • One “Happy Mail” sticker
  • An instruction sheet
Teen Kit (watercolor postcard kit):
  • One watercolor postcard with postage
  • One set of washable watercolor paints
  • Extra watercolor paper
  • One “Happy Mail” sticker
  • An instruction sheet
Children’s Kit (hand-colored postcard kit):
  • One postcard with postage
  • One package of crayons
  • Exhibit coloring sheets
  • One “Happy Mail” sticker
  • An instruction sheet

 

Takeout Kit–Canvas Art

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Make an animal picture with our latest craft kit!  Sew and paint a room decoration for yourself or someone else.  Kits are available in the Teen Department starting Friday, July 9, at 9am.  Supplies are limited, so grab one before they’re gone!

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.

Takeout Kit–Plushie

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Sew your own creature with our craft kit!  It has all the supplies needed to hand-sew a stuffed figure.  Kits are available in the Teen Department starting Thursday, July 1, at 9am.  Supplies are limited, so grab one before they’re gone!

Grades 6-12; no registration needed.