Sensory Fun: Real Mini Pumpkin Candle and Craft
Hollow out a baby pumpkin, drop in a wick, fill it with warm wax, then make a pumpkin craft. Built for toddlers and preschoolers, where the mess is the point. Register each child.
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Ms. Dawnita's Story Time
Half an hour of books and songs for preschoolers and younger with Ms. Dawnita. Registration is recommended, and a note goes out each week with what is planned.
Sensory Fun: Playdoh Monsters
Playdoh monsters in the program room for preschoolers and younger. Registration opens three weeks ahead and fills. Free and run by the library, on Ardmore Avenue near the Suburban Square lot.
Ms. Dawnita's Story Time
Half an hour of books and songs for preschoolers and younger with Ms. Dawnita. Registration is recommended, and a note goes out each week with what is planned.
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Halloween House Decorating Contest
Registered houses go on a borough tour map and neighbors vote by email or phone through Halloween. Free, drive it yourself, and cash prizes go to the top three. Register your own house by October 17.
Crawl O'Clock
An hour of open-ended play for babies and toddlers on the move: pop-up tunnel, soft climbing blocks, sensory tiles, shakers and scarves. Come for the whole hour or five minutes.
Music and Movement
Songs, instruments and moving around for small children, Monday mornings in the large meeting room. The branch is closed for the holiday on October 12, so that one week skips.
