Summer STEM: Binary Code Animals
Our Summer STEM from Your Library program was made possible by our sponsors: the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho STEM Action Center. A big thank you to them for their support!
June Kid and Tween Activities
June Kid and Tween Activities
Summer Reading
Saturday, June 26 from 12-4 PM in the Community Room
Each year, from June through July, we host Summer Reading. We have programs for all ages.
The 2021 Summer Reading Theme is “Tails and Tales.” The possibilities are endless!
You won’t want to miss our Summer STEM program for ages 6-11! Unlike the rest of the year, starting June 15th we have a new activity every single week through the end of July! Pick them up at the Front Circulation Desk while supplies last.
Craft instructions will be available on our website and on our YouTube Channel.
June 15: Binary Code Animals
June 22: Outdoor Art Kit
June 29: Toothbrush critters
June 22: Outdoor Art Kit
June 29: Toothbrush critters
Earn a gorilla!
Fill out the online form below and upload a photo of your child doing one of our STEM activities. Then come to the Children’s Reference Desk and talk to a librarian to take one of the gorillas in the children’s area home!
1 per child while gorillas last; for ages 6-11.
Our Summer STEM from Your Library program is made possible by our sponsors: the Idaho Commission for Libraries and the Idaho STEM Action Center. A big thank you to them for their support!
Pokémon Game Day
Saturday, June 26 from 12-4 PM in the Community Room
All games, all ages! Bring your Switch, DS, cards, and/or Pokémon Go on your phone. Come and play, or learn the trading card game, how to build a winning team in the video games, and even do some Pokémon Go battles.
Kid and Tween STEAM: Bottle Experiments with Light Refraction
Upcoming Kid and Tween STEAM Activities in September
Upcoming Kid and Tween STEAM activities
In September
Our STEAM take n’ go activities for ages 6-11 will become available for pickup at the Youth Reference Desk starting Tuesday, September 8 for our holo-projector craft and Tuesday, September 22 for our infinity cube craft.
They will be handed out as long as supplies last, so don’t miss them!
Grab Lab – Hickory Dickory Water Clock
Water clocks have been used for centuries to tell time. Build your own using cardboard and cups! This week you will need:
- a long piece of cardboard
- 3 disposable cups
- 2 push pins
- a glass of water (not provided)
- a marker (not provided)
- a timer (not provided)
Once you’ve built your water clock, try these minute-to-win-it games!
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Sign up Grab Labs
Sign up Grab Labs
Take home STEM kits for ages 6-11
UPDATE: These kits have all been taken, but you can still watch the instructional videos to follow along with your own supplies!
In place of our in-person STEM activities, we are offering these grab labs for kids ages 6-11. There are 29 kits available, so be sure to sign up and reserve yours! These kits are available for pickup in the Community Room from July 6th.
Video instructions will be posted on this website (at the Tween scene and Kids’ Corner), on YouTube, and on our Facebook page.
(Be sure to also check out our weekly take-and-make STEM kits.)
Grab Lab activities:
- Hickory Dickory Water Clock
- Ariel’s Periscope
- Hansel and Gretel’s Compass
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Summer STEM – Film Canister Rocket
Film Canister Rocket
Week 4 of Summer STEM from Your Library Watch the Instruction VideoWatch the Slow Motion VideoLearn about Newton’s 3rd Law with these film canister rockets! Do this activity with an accompanying adult.
You will need antacid tablets and a film canister.
- In an OUTDOOR place, put one antacid tablet in the film canister. Do the next steps quickly:
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2. Add a tsp of water. Put the lid on tightly and put the canister cap side down on the ground.
3. STEP BACK AT LEAST SIX FEET.
4. About ten seconds later, the film canister will launch! If it does not launch, wait 30+ seconds before examining. Usually the cap is not on tight enough.
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Summer STEM – Parachute Knight
Experiment with air resistance by making parachutes!
You will need string, a straw, a sandwich bag and/or coffee filter, and a toy figure.
- Pull one of the strings through the straw. Cut off the zipper portion of the bag.
- Reach into the bag and pull both bottom corners in so they’re inside the bag.
- Tie an end of the string to each bottom corner of the bag.
- Pull the next string through the straw. Tie the ends to the knight.
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!
Summer STEM – Coded Messages
Enter the Summer STEM drawing!
Enter to win STEM-themed prizes by sending us a photo of you doing one of these activities! Place the photo in the body of your email (no attachments) and send it to madisonlib.org@gmail.com. We’ll hold drawings at the end of the month!