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West Bloomfield Township Public Library
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This month's
Web Winners
Enjoy these sites about nutrition and fitness.
Bam! Body and Mind
Kidnetic
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NEW!
The Youth Room at the Main Library now has a "Market
Square."
Children can use their imagination with the changing
displays for creative expression
and dramatic play.
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Mark your calendar!
Summer Reading Club Kick-Off
Saturday, June 13
Noon - 5 PM
Sunday, June 14
2 - 4:30 PM
Main Library
Enjoy programs and
activities for every member of the family!
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Families can be
Healthier Ever After
Main Library
Activity Center through May 31
The Healthier Ever After traveling exhibit from the
Children's Museum of Cleveland is making a month-long stop at the
Main Library. Children can overcome obstacles to fitness and
healthy nutrition as they:
· Exercise by exploring a 10-foot high castle.
· Learn about fruits and vegetables as they
travel through the Goodness Grove, a
make-believe orchard.
· Dance, jump and skip to high-energy tunes
in the Move & Groove Meadow.
· Test their strength and endurance at the
Pedal Pond.
These and other playful features of the exhibit are designed to
help promote lifelong wellness. Take this "once upon a
time" adventure and live healthier ever after.
The Healthier Ever After exhibit is made possible
through a generous donation from the Friends of the West
Bloomfield Township Public Library.
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We're
Cooking Now! - A recipe for healthy kids
Use cooking,
baking and grocery shopping to develop reading skills as well as
healthy eating habits.
Reading recipes and writing grocery lists are
delicious ways to increase vocabulary and practice comprehension
skills.
Check out one of these cookbooks and stir up some healthy family
fun!
The Spatulatta Cookbook:
Recipes for Kids, by Kids by Isabella Gerasole and Olivia
Gerasole
The Healthy Body Cookbook:
Over 50 fun activities and delicious recipes for kids by Joan
D'Amico and Karen Drummond
Awesome Foods for Active
Kids: The ABCs of Eating for Energy and Health by Anita Bean
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Food Fun
Kids love food that comes in fun shapes or is
"dressed up." Try these mouth-watering ways to make
food fun.
Personalized Pancakes.
Prepare your favorite pancake batter and heat the pan you use for
pancakes. Pour batter into a turkey baster, and use it to make
the initials of your child's name. Serve with fresh fruit, yogurt
or other healthy toppings.
Tasty Toast
Flatten several slices of bread with a rolling pin or your hands.
Butter both sides of each slice, and press the bread into the
sections of a muffin pan to form cup shapes. Bake at 350 degrees
for 10 - 12 minutes or until toasted. Cool and fill with a little
cream cheese and some fresh Michigan strawberries, cheese slices
layered with chicken or turkey, or peanut butter and slices of
banana topped with jam and raisons.
Eat-your-word menus
Try this idea from PBS Parents: "Look to
your child's favorite books to inspire new menus. Otherwise picky
fans of Dr. Seuss may devour a meal of green eggs (scrambled eggs
mixed with spinach) and ham." Other books to inspire menus
include Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs by Judi Barrett, I will never not ever eat
a tomato by Lauren Child and Night of the Veggie
Monster by George McClements.
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Off to a Healthy Start
with
50 Books for the Very
Young
The Library
has put together a list of 50
of the very best books to read to young children.
 Reading and
talking about these books can lead to interactive experiences
that build crucial connections in a child's brain, develop
important pre-reading skills and strengthen the bond between
parent and child. The 50 Books for the Very Young kit includes a
colorful poster and stickers, book list, and tips for making the
most of this shared reading experience.
Pick up your copy of 50 Books for the Very Young
from the Main Library or Westacres Branch.
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