Spring is finally here! To celebrate the arrival of the first day of this season of growth, Queens Library at Sunnyside invited children to participate in an eco-crafts project to make beautiful butterflies. We upcycled coffee filters, folded accordion style, to serve as the…
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To celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, on March 2, Queens Libraries at Woodside and Broadway invited children and their caregivers to make 3D aquariums, inspired by Seuss’s book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, a children’s book that teaches readers simple rhymes. Dr. Seuss…
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Queens Library at Steinway invited children to decorate their own keepsake boxes, re-purposing discarded ones that had been donated to the Materials for the Arts. Recycled materials, also from Materials for the Arts, were used to adorn and design the boxes. What do you think of…
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Children at Queens Library at Woodside got into the spirit of celebrating Valentine's Day by combining heart shapes cut from recycled pink paper and googily eyes to create their own unique Valentine's Day buddies.
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In honor of the Lunar New Year, Queens Library at Sunnyside introduced children and their caregivers to Chinese culture through the art of making environmentally-friendly dragon puppets out of recycled paper, popsicle sticks and streamers. As the Lunar New Year's custom goes,…
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