Yay! School holidays are coming!

School holidays start Friday but remember that we run our Storytime and Rhymetime sessions throughout the year - even during school hols! 

Early primary children enjoy Storytime activities and Rhymetime songs just as much as their younger siblings and are welcome to join in the fun :D  No bookings are required, so just turn up on the day and there is no cost involved so it's something free to do on the holidays.

At Storytime, we make craft items like 3D puppies, giraffe puppets and other fun items.  Each week has a new theme, where we read a few stories, sing songs and sometimes even have bubbles, puppets or musical instruments to play with.  Sessions run for about an hour.

Rhymetime sessions involve lots of singing, finger plays, puppets and music.  Sometimes a very simple story might be read.  There are usually bubbles to pop, too!  These sessions are around 30 minutes.

Just a reminder about our annual sculpture competition for school children living in the Shire.  This year the theme is One World, Many Stories.  We think this relates to the way a book or story can show you what things are like for people in different countries, worlds or situations to our own.  This means that you could make a sculpture relating to another world or culture or maybe about a book that is special to you. 

Some ideas might be:

*a double-sided sculpture that compares life in one country and another, side-by-side, sort of like the book, Mirror by Jeannie Baker;

*a sculpture of a character from a book about another world, like the dragon in Eragon; or

*a sculpture relating to a book that is special to you.

Remember that sculptures can be made out of paper mache, clay, playdough, icy pole sticks, etc.

Sculptures can be delivered to the appropriate library from the 1st to the 12th of August so you have about a month to create something fantastic!

July 3rd-10th is NAIDOC week!  NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields.

Song of the week...

A cute song to share with baby.

Tick, tock, tick, tock (Swing baby from side to side)

I'm a little cuckoo clock (Swing baby from side to side)

Tick, tock, tick, tock (Swinging)

Now I'm striking one o'clock (lift baby gently up to the sky once)

Of course, you can keep counting upwards, just lift baby the appropriate number of times for the number.

Cool things to do...

Head to Seymour for the 24th Seymour Doll & Ceramic Craft Show on Sunday 3rd July.  There's a competition, exhibition and even trading tables.  It starts at 10am and runs till 4.30pm and is at the Anglican Hall on Anzac Avenue in Seymour. 

Admission costs are: Adults $4, Seniors $2.50, Child (6-12) $1.50 and children under 6 are free.  Donation of proceeds to SES Seymour Branch


For information contact Sophie Berens on 5799 1723 or 0438 512 453 or email:  sophie@berens.com.au


Also in Seymour on Sunday 3rd July is the Seymour & District Art Society Annual Awards Exhibition.  Entry cost is via a gold coin donation and it's at the Old Court House Gallery, Emily Street Seymour.  For more information, contact Ted Gray on 5799 2390.


There's also the Nagambie Lakes Market with regional produce, arts & crafts, food stalls, plants, playground and heaps more!  Off street parking at Buckley Park.  The market is at Jacobson’s Outlook and Blayney Reserve, Nagambie.  For more info contact Julie on 0408 602 841 or visit http://www.nagambielakestourism.com.au/


Create your own crafty bug family at Bugs Alive on Tuesday, 5 July from 1pm till 3pm.  Suitable for school-aged children. All craft materials are supplied. Cost: $10 per child. Bookings essential. It's at Dromkeen National Centre for Picture Book Art, 1012 Kilmore Road, Riddells Creek VIC 3431.  For information contact Dromkeen on 5428 6799, email: dromkeen@scholastic.com.au or visit http://scholastic.com.au/dromkeen

For some great school holiday fun, head to Tallarook for the interactive Circus Clown Show with Tony Bones the clown.  There are magic tricks and music too!  Entry includes a drink, fairy bread and craft activities.  And there's a mini children's market after the show.  It's at the Tallarook Mechanics Hall on Thursday 7th July at 10am and costs $12 per child (over 1 year).  Family ticket: $36.  Adults are free.  Pay at the door.  No prams.


And don't forget that Storytime and Rhymetime will run throughout the school holidays!  Drop into your local library or phone 5782 1322 for session details.


Books on...

Going to the hospital/dentist/being sick

Joke of the week...

Doctor, doctor, I keep thinking I'm a clock.

Don't worry - you're just a little wound up.

That's it for this week.  See you next time!