We had a great time learning dances and hearing stories from Bulgaria. Amy, Kathy and Julie told the story “Grandmother Marta” in story theatre fashion. We were delighted to have the Children’s Ensemble of the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center perform a dance. See their performance here–http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_upload Plus, everyone had the chance to learn a dance!
“I mean, just children surviving childhood is my obsessive theme and my life’s concern.” – Maurice Sendak
martenitza? It is a small piece of adornment made of red and white yarn. This Bulgarian tradition is related to the welcoming of the upcoming spring.
You can make one on Saturday, May 12; 2:00pm at our next Dance Around the World . . . Stories and Art, Too! as we visit Bulgaria.
Here are some examples:
You’ll also hear the story of “Baba Marta” (related to the martenitza); plus you’ll see the Children’s Youth Ensemble from the Bulgarian Center in West Homestead.
Everyone welcome!
THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS
a musical puppet show
Will donkey, dog, cat and rooster make it to Bremen?
Come along on the adventure as they follow their
dream to form a band!
To see a calendar of the dates/times, click here
To register, click here
Miss Janina reads a book in English and Spanish to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day.)
What book is she reading? Click on the picture to find out!
Bubbling, oozing, gooshing dry ice will descend like a ghostly cloud here Saturday at 11:00 a.m. If you’re between 8 and 12-years-old, don’t miss it. A scientist will show how it works and demonstrate experiments. Then you get to try out –it’s an experience too cool to miss. Come to Children’s at Main, Oakland and make magic out of science.
Author, illustrator, and LIBRARIAN Anne Lee presented her new book, When You Are Camping here in the Children’s Department on Sunday.
If you think you or a loved one may be autistic, we have many resources to help you. We show a few here:
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Or if you are autistic, wondering what it may be like to have autism, live with or know someone who does, you may want to read:
Our Inclusive Storytime which is for children who may not feel comfortable in other programs will resume on Sundays, this fall. Check our Events Calendar for dates and times.
Glorious Read
Inspired by Studio 360′s Significant Objects project, the members of the Show; Don’t Tell writing workshop wrote and shared the stories of an array of things yesterday.
