It’s Yoga time at Storytime!

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DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP YOUR TAKE HOME CRAFTS! THIS WEEK YOU WILL BE GROWING YOUR VERY OWN SEED VIEWER!

For Storytime we had fun incorporating Yoga into Storytime! We read “Yoga Bunny” by Brian Russo, and “You Are a Lion” by Taeeun Yoo.

Yoga is great for people of all ages, and you’re never too young to start! Yoga helps children grow strong physically. It also helps with balance and flexibility while teaching them mindfulness and gentle discipline. It has even been shown to help with digestion in children!

Sophia Khan has a great introductory video for you and your children to do together. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/X655B4ISakg

Here’s another great site with helpful tips and poses for Yoga time with preschool-aged children: https://www.yoremikids.com/news/toddler-yoga-for-preschoolers

Head over to https://www.pinkoatmeal.com/yoga-games-for-kids/ for some really fun ideas for Yoga games to try!

Library Board Opening- Apply Today!

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The Mulvane Public Library Board of Trustees has an opening! This Board meets monthly on the second Monday at 5:30pm for approximately an hour.  If you live in City limits, love your Library, and are interested in serving on this Board, please fill out an application and return it to the Library or City.  The current Library Board will review the applications and provide a recommendation to the Mayor, who will make the final appointment.

Please submit applications by Friday, May 7th.

Click here for an application or stop by the Library for a printed copy.

Happy Wednesday!

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DON’T FORGET TO PICK UP YOUR TAKE HOME CRAFTS FOR THE WEEK! This week you will be making bunnies and chicks out of different shapes! It’s not only a cute craft, but it’s educational too. Pick one up today!

For Storytime we read “Bully” by Jennifer Sattler, and “The Very Greedy Bee” by Steve Smallman.

It is never to early to start teaching empathy and manners. Being a good role model is the best way to help your little ones learn compassion and kindness. Talk about your feelings, read books about feelings, and ask your child how they would feel in different situations.

Check out these sites for some more great empathy activities:http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/8-empathy-activities & https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/picking-up-on-social-cues/teaching-empathy-activities

Sharing can be really difficult, even for us adults! This site https://pathways.org/getting-preschoolers-share/ has some great ideas on helping preschool aged children learn to share. Remember, it is something that needs to be learned, so be patient and practice, practice, practice!