Book Bag: Friendswood Youth Services Blog

 Pick up your crafts for little ones at the drive through window or in the children's department! The 5-7 year old craft is a spider and web!

 Do you or your young readers enjoy audiobooks? This interesting blog post from libro.fm details the many ways audiobooks are beneficial for young, middle grade, and young adult readers. From teaching analysis skills to working up to longer reads, from understanding tone to characterization, audiobooks are great in so many ways!  Libro.fm is a great resource if you like to support indie bookstores, but remember you always have access to Overdrive and Libby for free ebooks and audiobooks with your library card! Use the apps (free in your app store) or checkout books from the website:  https://hadc.overdrive.com/  

 Put your stamp on the world (well, maybe not the whole world, but you can definitely put your stamp on a piece of paper!) with these DIY stamp kits! Pick them up at the drive through while supplies last!

  Ready for this weeks crafts? They're perfect for working on hand eye coordination, are colorful, and are full of sensory experiences! 2-4 year olds can create this adorable butterfly And for 5-7 year olds, you can channel your inner Lorax and speak for these cute Truffala tree! Pick up the kits at the drive through!

Did you miss the craft for 5-7 year olds this week? There are still craft kits left to pick up at the drive through window! You can  make an adorable pug-themed bookmark... cute AND useful, and who doesn’t love pugs? Thanks to Red Ted Art for inspiring this week’s craft and for the attached video tutorial! For older crafters, we're making interactive abstract sculptures! Come pick up this craft through the drive through window starting Friday 9/11.                                                And if you missed last week's painting craft kit, there are still a few left!

  Need a break from school work and screens for your Tween or Young Adult? You can pick up a Craft Kit every Friday in September at our drive through window! Our first craft is a Goal Setting Painting. Craft Kit includes: -canvas paper -painters tape -paint -paintbrush We've also started a new program where Ms. Sti streams video games! Join us on Wednesdays to play different games like Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart, Uncooked, and more! And on Thursday watch as she attempts to play Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the first time. Warning: She does do silly voices for the characters and has no idea what she's doing.  Here's the video of buying her first island: