Activity Schedule - Harrison Public Library

THANKS FOR VISITING HARRISON LIBRARY’S PLAY 2 LEARN FESTIVAL!
Events like the Play 2 Learn Festival are made possible by generous donations to the
Harrison Public Library Foundation, a group of volunteers whose mission is to help the
library provide exemplary service to the community. From children’s programs to museum
passes to the library’s popular film series and more, HPLF funds the best the Harrison Public Library has to offer.
If you love the library and want to help, please contact us at harrisonlibraryfoundation@gmail.com.
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P H Y S I C A L P L AY
M A K E - B E L I E V E P L AY
C O N S T R U C T I O N P L AY
M U S I C & D A N C E P L AY
Physical play allows children to use their energy, develop
gross and fine motor skills. Make-believe (or imaginative) play helps children explore
the world. It also strengthens memory, logical reasoning,
literacy and creativity.
When children manipulate their environment to create
things, it helps develop hand-eye coordination, fosters early
literacy skills and improves math and science skills.
Exposing children to music during early development helps
them learn the sounds and meanings of words.
ACTIVITIES:
•Aw Yeah Comics Superhero Craft
•Rescue Letters Game
•Photo Booth Fun
ACTIVITIES:
•Nora’s Ovenworks Edible Dirt And Armpit Fudge
•Giant Block Building
•Toobers & Zots Sculpture
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Create a fort from a blanket and furniture and it
becomes the perfect place for kids to role-play.
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Take some paper plates and plastic cups and play a
stacking game.
S C I E N C E P L AY
T E C H N O L O G Y P L AY
C R E AT I V E P L AY
S E N S O R Y P L AY
Science teaches children to make observations, collect
information and to use logical thinking to draw a conclusion.
When children play with technology, they learn important
skills that will give them an advantage in our digital world.
ACTIVITIES:
•Curious-On-Hudson Beach Physics
•Learn’ique Balloon Blast Experiment
•PepsiCo Beverage Science Lab
•Mad Science Slippery Slime
ACTIVITIES:
•MacInspires Inventing With LittleBits
•Inside Library, Learning Center
•Scratch @ 11
•3-D Printing Demo @ 12
•Magic Box Productions Stop Motion Animation From 1-3
Creating art builds confidence because every child can feel
pride in his or her original work of art. The art of printmaking
allows him/her to try lots of different techniques and to see
cause and effect in motion.
Sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s
pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more
complex learning tasks.
ACTIVITIES:
•Fenom Fitness
•Railyard Obstacle Course Challenge
•Jump Rope Challenge
•Surfboard Balance Challenge
•Agility Course
•Basketball Pop-Shot Challenge
•Relay Races
ACTIVITIES:
•Make Your Own Maracas
•Bach to Rock Join the Band
•See Back of Program for Concert Schedule
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Take a song you know and make up new words.
SPONSORS:
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Play a game of catch. Count each catch and try to beat
your record of consecutive catches.
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Use a flashlight to make shadows.
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ACTIVITIES:
•A.I. Friedman Solar Prints
•Fingerprint Art
•Sponge Stamp Tote Bags
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Take an iPad on a walk in the woods. Document observations to create a field journal full of images. MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Have your child sketch his/her portrait or yours.
•Create a mosaic using dried beans and peas.
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ACTIVITIES:
•11-12 Humongous Bubbles With Scotty Kazan From My
Balloon Guy
•Blowing Bubbles
•Soap Foam Bubbles
•Bubble Ball Pit
MORE WAYS TO PLAY:
•Make a sensory Alphabet bag – Fill a ziplock bag with
hair gel, add letters, secure and have fun playing Eye Spy
Letters.
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The Harrison Public Library is THE place for early literacy!
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