Book Bag: Friendswood Youth Services Blog

 I can't get enough of haunted houses this year (not going inside though, that's too scary for me)! Today's craft kit that you can pick up at the drive through or the Children's Department has a pattern, instructions, and supplies to make a few medieval-style houses! What I love most is that once you've cut out the pattern, you can make as many of the houses as you'd like- make a whole spooky village if you want! There are written instructions in the kit, but I've taken pictures of my process as well

 It's been a busy, busy week so here are 3 chapters of Ghost Squad at once!

 I wanted to have a few chapters lined up for the weekend, so here's 3 for the price of 1 (or none, really)!

  To make this week's craft for older kids (can be picked up at the drive through or in the children's dept. while supplies last!), follow this tutorial! 1. Fold coffee filter in half, and then in half again. 2. Using markers color the coffee filter. Don't be afraid to experiment with colors and color quite thickly (this will result in spookier colors!) 3. Place coffee filter on a paper and spray or sprinkle with water.    4. Press paper towel onto coffee filter to blot it dry. 5. Let coffee filter dry completely. 6. Trace coffee filter on black paper. 7. Cut out a circle that is SMALLER than the one you drew as a guide. I did cut a full circle because I wanted 'ground' for my haunted house to sit on.    8. Glue coffee filter to paper.   9. Using a Sharpie or other black marker, draw and fill in your haunted house. If you want windows to show make sure you don't fill in the whole house! 10. Add other creepy elements like bats or gravestones! Now that you're

Yesterday got away from me, how about two chapters for the price of one today? Below you'll chapters 3 and 4 of Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega! Thanks to Scholastic Publishing for allowing us to share this book with our patrons!  

 

Continuing our spooky trend, you can pick up this red-eyed, chomping skull at our drive through and the Children's Dept. until supplies run out! And now, here's the first chapter of Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega!  

 It's the start of Spooky Season (Ms. Sti's absolute favorite time of year!), so a lot of our crafts will be Halloween related!  To celebrate the kick off of our new All Hallows Reading Challenge on friendswoodlibrary.beanstack.org we're making this set of 5 spooky bookmarks! Here they are keeping my place in the book we'll be reading for the return of the Middle Grade Book Club, Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega! Pick up the craft kit at the drive through window or in the Children's Department! Keep an eye out on our website and in the app store on your phone for the link to Beanstack, our new reading challenge software! This is where we'll be posting reading challenges for the whole family that will be available year round! To start things off we have an All Hallows Reading Challenge starting Saturday Oct. 3! Log your time reading and complete different activities to earn our special Halloween Treat Bag that can be picked up at the library on Halloween! And final