Summer Kids Program

Children's Summer Reading Program 2023

last group met August 23, 2023

Thank you for everyone who participated this year.

Here's a list of some fun, educational, and safe websites for your child to visit and explore:

https://www.wgbh.org/distance-learning-center/family-activities

10 Free Learning Websites for Kids

1. Switcheroo Zoo

www.switcheroozoo.com watch, listen and play games to learn all about amazing animals!

2. Nat Geo for Kids

kids.nationalgeographic.com Learn all about geography and fascinating animals

3. Into the Book

www.reading.ecb.org Go "into the book" to play games that practice reading strategies.

4. Seussville

www.seussville.com Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss and his friends

5. ABC YA

www.abcya.com Practice math and reading skills all while playing fun games!

6. Fun Brain

www.funbrain.com Play games while practicing math and reading skills

7. PBS Kids

www.pbskids.org Hang out with your favourite characters all while learning!

8. Star Fall

www.starfall.com Practice your phonics skills with these read-along stories

9. Storyline Online

www.storylineonline.net. Have some of your favourite stories read to you by movie stars!

10. Highlights Kids

www.highlightskids.com Read, play games, and conduct cool science experiments!

Benjamin Franklin's character-building journal:

www.thirteenvirtues.com

Kids Summer Reading Program 2023

Cambridge-Narrows Regional Library

Come join us every Wednesday morning in July and August

from 9:30 to 11:30

We will be reading stories, playing games, making crafts

and having other fun activities throughout the summer.

Our themes for July are Fairy Tales (5th);

Pirates/Princesses (12th);

Safari (19th);

and Under the Sea (26th)

Our themes for August are Nature (2nd);

Air (9th);

Around the World (16th); and

Theatre (23rd).

You must be a member and pre-register your child

for each activity day, as there is limited space (10).

To confirm your spot, visit the Library and fill out

the registration form. It's free!

For information call 488-3971

or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Please Note: This is for grades K to 5.

If you have to cancel, please let us know so children on waiting list can come that day.

(Free!)

Come and visit the Library for a fun-filled

morning every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30

For school-aged children

July 6th - Birds

July 13th - Bugs

July 20th - Bubbles

July 27th - 'Christmas in July'

August 3 - Halloween

(feel free to come dressed up!)

August 10 - Career Day

(come dressed as what you would like to be when you're older)

August 24 - Bubble Painting with Donna

(wear older clothes in case paint spills)

due to weather, August 17th program moved to August 24

You must be a member and register your child as

there are limited number of spaces.

Call 488-3971 or message us directly on Facebook

In case you can't come, please let us know as there is a waiting list and we can only accommodate 10 children at a time. Thank you!

2021 Outdoor Children's Program

Thank you to everyone who participated in this program this summer - our students, Hannah and Rebekah for sharing their musical talents, all of the girls and boys who took part in the program and their parents and guardians. Have a great school year!

Summer Arts Program 2019 (Free!)

Ages 6-12 - every Wednesday of the summer starting July 3rd (excluding August 21)

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the C-N Municipal Building, unless otherwise stated

Come join us for a morning of singing, dancing and acting with our instructor, Monet Comeau, who has trained in Toronto at the Randolph College for the Performing Arts and is currently in the process of getting her Master's Degree in Musical Theatre at the University of Surrey, England.

To sign up: visit the Library Monday-Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm

or call us at 488-3971

Summer Reading Camp 2019 (Free!)

Mondays 10-11 a.m. (4-6 year olds)

Themed readings and crafts/games each week!

Starting July 1st with a Canada Theme!

and

Wednesdays 1-2 p.m. (7 year old and older)

Reading some of our summer student's favourite junior fiction novels!

Starting July 3rd with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

*Children attending the summer arts program from 9:30 to 11:30 are welcome to walk to the library with Monet and eat their lunch before storytime.

Art & Nature Activities - Summer of 2018

for ages 6 -12

Wednesdays 9:30 am -11:30

July 11: Painting with Donna at Good Shepherd Hall

July 18: Weaving on a loom at Anthony Flower Museum

July 25: Birds & sounds with Joyce Robinson

and plasticine art in the library

August 1: Nature games & interpretive walk with Nature NB

at the Pines Conservation Park

By donation, limited space so pre-register for each activity

by calling the library at 488-3971