“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?

You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover...but we all do. 

Flex your creative muscles and draw your own cover for a book you've logged this summer! Submit your art for points toward the program!

You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover...but we all do.     

Flex your creative muscles and draw your own cover for a book you've logged this summer! Submit your art for points toward the program!

Captain’s logs and ship’s logs have a rich history, and provide insight into how life on seafaring vessels went (and still go today). Continue this tradition by keeping track of what, where, and how you read this summer. 

Captain’s logs and ship’s logs have a rich history, and provide insight into how life on seafaring vessels went (and still go today). Continue this tradition by keeping track of what, where, and how you read this summer. 

Make your own adventures by checking things off your bucket list! Does your bucket list include visiting a museum, restaurant, or park? Or maybe visiting someplace new? Share the top five things on your bucket list that you hope to accomplish this summer below. Go forward and adventure!

Make your own adventures by checking things off your bucket list! Does your bucket list include visiting a museum, restaurant, or park? Or maybe visiting someplace new? Share the top five things on your bucket list that you hope to accomplish this summer below. Go forward and adventure!

Try one of these 63 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS with materials you have at home! 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST!

Try one of these 63 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS with materials you have at home! 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST!

Try one of these 63 SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS with materials you have at home! 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE LIST!

Choose an item or person (this can be you in a mirror if you like) to draw without looking down at your paper or lifting your pen from the paper.

Warning...this will not come out looking pretty...

Check out my attempts below. A book cover with a face on it makes a great subject. 

Submit up to 5 different blind contours. 

Use one of these "roll for a face" templates to make one or more weird works of art, no dice? Use this auto dice rolling site, https://www.calculator.net/dice-roller.html 

Find more templates in the activity section.

Do something nice and show KINDNESS to others! These activities are great ways to show your generosity.

Try a Podcast like one of these!

All of these are easily accessed through smart phone, tablet, or computer, so get ready for hours of entertainment and even some learning opportunities. Most are even free!

Story Time   This podcast consists of 20-minute whimsical stories published every two weeks by bedtime.fm. Ages 2-13.

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids   How many times a day do we parents hear that question? This podcast lets kids ask away (Why is ice slippery? Why do we have nightmares?) and provides actual comprehensive answers (not "just because!").

Smash Boom Best   This virtual debate show pits topics (from pizza vs. tacos to piranhas vs. Venus flytraps), and listeners can take part by voting online.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Podcast   Based on the popular book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, this podcast tells entertaining stories about admirable and inspiring women.  

Myths & Legends   M&L goes in-depth to explore the real-life inspiration behind some of the world's most popular mythical and legendary characters. 

The Anthropecene Reviewed    Sometimes a #1 best selling young adult author also makes an engaging podcast host! If you have ever wondered what John Green (The Fault in Our Stars) thinks about an ecclectic variety of life topics, now you can find out.

Stuff You Missed in History Class   Tweens and teens can expand their minds with this engaging podcast that highlights historical events that might not be included in the average history class. 

Try a Podcast like one of these!

All of these are easily accessed through smart phone, tablet, or computer, so get ready for hours of entertainment and even some learning opportunities. Most are even free!

Story Time   This podcast consists of 20-minute whimsical stories published every two weeks by bedtime.fm. Ages 2-13.

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids   How many times a day do we parents hear that question? This podcast lets kids ask away (Why is ice slippery? Why do we have nightmares?) and provides actual comprehensive answers (not "just because!").

Smash Boom Best   This virtual debate show pits topics (from pizza vs. tacos to piranhas vs. Venus flytraps), and listeners can take part by voting online.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Podcast   Based on the popular book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, this podcast tells entertaining stories about admirable and inspiring women.  

Myths & Legends   M&L goes in-depth to explore the real-life inspiration behind some of the world's most popular mythical and legendary characters. 

The Anthropecene Reviewed    Sometimes a #1 best selling young adult author also makes an engaging podcast host! If you have ever wondered what John Green (The Fault in Our Stars) thinks about an ecclectic variety of life topics, now you can find out.

Gen-Z Media Podcasts   This tween/teen podcast paradise includes MP staff recommended picks Pants on Fire (think "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" for kiddos), The Alien Adventures of Finn Caspian, and Tumble- Science Podcast for Kids to name a few. Definitely a treasure trove of podcast content to listen to for days on end.

Stuff You Missed in History Class   Tweens and teens can expand their minds with this engaging podcast that highlights historical events that might not be included in the average history class. 

*Need a hint? Try one of these! Alligator, beaver, chameleon, elephant, giraffe, lemur, pig, tiger, whale, zebra.

You might have heard New York State called The Big Apple. This is because apples are the official fruit of NY.

Challenge yourself to find at least 5 different NY state symbols. Can you find them all? 

You might have heard New York State called The Big Apple. This is because apples are the official fruit of NY.

Challenge yourself to find at least 5 different NY state symbols. Can you find them all? 

Arrgh! Think you are ready to be a PIRATE? Can you find at least 5 pirate-themed items. Look around your house, the library, park, all around you!

Ready? What is a pirate's favorite kind of ice cream?    Vanillaaaaaaar!!

Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!

Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!

Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!

Read on your porch, read at the park, read on the steps of the library...anywhere you do not indoors will count here. Submit a picture of you reading in any outdoor location. All that's required is that we can tell you're outdoors and the cover of the book can be seen. 

Never take pictures of friends or family without their permission. Always ask others if it's ok to post a picture of them...even if it's just a toe or the back of their head. 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!

Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 

When you are done, go to Reading Log 2! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!
Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 
When you are done, go to Reading Log 2! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!

Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 

When you are done, go to Reading Log 3! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!
Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 
When you are done, go to Reading Log 3! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!

Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 

When you are done, go to Reading Log 4! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!
Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 
When you are done, go to Reading Log 4! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!

Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 

When you are done, go to Reading Log 5! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!
Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 
When you are done, go to Reading Log 5! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!

Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 

Great job! You have completed the Summer Reading Program! 

Click HERE to print your reading log! Color in a circle for every 15 minutes you read!
Each row is 1 hour of reading! The whole page is 20 hours! 
Great job! You have completed the Summer Reading Program! 

Read the short story below and answer the questions.

Jack, Betty, and Matt love the fall season. They like jumping into the pile of leaves. Jack likes the pretty colors. Betty likes to make a big pile with the leaves. Matt likes to hide in the leaves.

The Next Day:

Just finished a book that you were hoping would never end? Keep the story going! Write about what you think happens "the next day" after the story ends.

The Next Day:

Just finished a book that you were hoping would never end? Keep the story going! Write about what you think happens "the next day" after the story ends.

Visit a Virtual Aquarium like one of these!

Daniel Botelho IGTV: Experience going no-cage diving with a school of Great White Sharks on this National Geographic wildlife photographer’s IGTV channel.
Georgia Aquarium: Have a look under the sea with live cams.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Monday through Friday they will be streaming live from the sea turtle hospital.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Dive underwater with livestreams of sharks, sea otters, jellyfish, and turtles.
National Aquarium: Explore winding, sea life-filled floors with this virtual tour of the aquarium.
New England Aquarium: This Boston-based aquarium is serving up a schedule of animal feedings, tours on Facebook Live.
Ocean Ramsey IGTV: This “sharfluencer,” is sharing her adventures on her IGTV channel.

Visit a Virtual Aquarium like one of these!

Daniel Botelho IGTV: Experience going no-cage diving with a school of Great White Sharks on this National Geographic wildlife photographer’s IGTV channel.
Georgia Aquarium: Have a look under the sea with live cams.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Monday through Friday they will be streaming live from the sea turtle hospital.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Dive underwater with livestreams of sharks, sea otters, jellyfish, and turtles.
National Aquarium: Explore winding, sea life-filled floors with this virtual tour of the aquarium.
New England Aquarium: This Boston-based aquarium is serving up a schedule of animal feedings, tours on Facebook Live.
Ocean Ramsey IGTV: This “sharfluencer,” is sharing her adventures on her IGTV channel.

Visit a Virtual Aquarium like one of these!

Daniel Botelho IGTV: Experience going no-cage diving with a school of Great White Sharks on this National Geographic wildlife photographer’s IGTV channel.
Georgia Aquarium: Have a look under the sea with live cams.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center: Monday through Friday they will be streaming live from the sea turtle hospital.
Monterey Bay Aquarium: Dive underwater with livestreams of sharks, sea otters, jellyfish, and turtles.
National Aquarium: Explore winding, sea life-filled floors with this virtual tour of the aquarium.
New England Aquarium: This Boston-based aquarium is serving up a schedule of animal feedings, tours on Facebook Live.
Ocean Ramsey IGTV: This “sharfluencer,” is sharing her adventures on her IGTV channel.

Love to EXPLORE? Just because we are at home does not mean we can't experience something new! 

Visit a Virtual Museum like the ones here https://www.timeout.com/travel/virtual-museum-tours or find another around the world!

Love to EXPLORE? Just because we are at home does not mean we can't experience something new! 

Visit a Virtual Museum like the ones here https://www.timeout.com/travel/virtual-museum-tours or find another around the world!

Love to EXPLORE? Just because we are at home does not mean we can't experience something new! 

Visit a Virtual Museum like the ones here https://www.timeout.com/travel/virtual-museum-tours or find another around the world!

Visit a Virtual Zoo like one of these!

Atlanta Zoo: VIsit the dedicated panda cam.
Cincinnati Zoo: Pull up the zoo’s Facebook page every day at 3 p.m. EST. All of the safaris will also be posted to the zoo’s website and on their YouTube page for later viewing.
Houston Zoo: Watch webcams focused on gorillas, giraffes, rhinos, elephants, leafcutter ants and more.
Oregon Zoo: Watch daily videos on Facebook page of different animals.
San Diego Zoo: Watch a number of different live cams monitoring furry and feathered friends.

Visit a Virtual Zoo like one of these!

Atlanta Zoo: VIsit the dedicated panda cam.
Cincinnati Zoo: Pull up the zoo’s Facebook page every day at 3 p.m. EST. All of the safaris will also be posted to the zoo’s website and on their YouTube page for later viewing.
Houston Zoo: Watch webcams focused on gorillas, giraffes, rhinos, elephants, leafcutter ants and more.
Oregon Zoo: Watch daily videos on Facebook page of different animals.
San Diego Zoo: Watch a number of different live cams monitoring furry and feathered friends.

Visit a Virtual Zoo like one of these!

Atlanta Zoo: VIsit the dedicated panda cam.
Cincinnati Zoo: Pull up the zoo’s Facebook page every day at 3 p.m. EST. All of the safaris will also be posted to the zoo’s website and on their YouTube page for later viewing.
Houston Zoo: Watch webcams focused on gorillas, giraffes, rhinos, elephants, leafcutter ants and more.
Oregon Zoo: Watch daily videos on Facebook page of different animals.
San Diego Zoo: Watch a number of different live cams monitoring furry and feathered friends.

Visit an International Landmark like one of these!

Doge’s Palace, Italy: Google Arts and Culture offers a virtual tour of a 14th-century palace.

Galapagos Islands: Embark on a guided video tour of the incredible wildlife and culture of the Galapagos with National Geographic Expeditions.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Swim through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with the help of several David Attenborough-narrated videos and an educational, interactive map.
Great Wall of China: Take a virtual tour of one of the Seven Wonders of the World with The China Guide and explore its most visited sections.
Hang Son Doong, Vietnam: Take a 360 degree adventure through the world’s largest cave, located in Vietnam, with National Geographic.
Johnson Space Center, USA: Boeing and Discovery Education take viewers on a virtual field trip through this space center.
National Parks, USA: 113 virtual tours of National Park Service locations are available on Google Arts and Culture.
NYC Street Art Murals, USA: Explore nine of the most vibrant and unique street art murals across New York City with this virtual tour.
Tower Bridge, England: This famous London bridge isn’t going down anytime soon — and you can explore it virtually.
White House, USA: Google Arts and Culture has virtual tours of several of the presidential spaces.
The Gardens of Versailles, France: Choose your own adventure and virtually explore the famously over-the-top royal gardens of King Louis XIV.

Visit an International Landmark like one of these!

Doge’s Palace, Italy: Google Arts and Culture offers a virtual tour of a 14th-century palace.

Galapagos Islands: Embark on a guided video tour of the incredible wildlife and culture of the Galapagos with National Geographic Expeditions.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Swim through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with the help of several David Attenborough-narrated videos and an educational, interactive map.
Great Wall of China: Take a virtual tour of one of the Seven Wonders of the World with The China Guide and explore its most visited sections.
Hang Son Doong, Vietnam: Take a 360 degree adventure through the world’s largest cave, located in Vietnam, with National Geographic.
Johnson Space Center, USA: Boeing and Discovery Education take viewers on a virtual field trip through this space center.
National Parks, USA: 113 virtual tours of National Park Service locations are available on Google Arts and Culture.
NYC Street Art Murals, USA: Explore nine of the most vibrant and unique street art murals across New York City with this virtual tour.
Tower Bridge, England: This famous London bridge isn’t going down anytime soon — and you can explore it virtually.
White House, USA: Google Arts and Culture has virtual tours of several of the presidential spaces.
The Gardens of Versailles, France: Choose your own adventure and virtually explore the famously over-the-top royal gardens of King Louis XIV.

Visit an International Landmark like one of these!

Doge’s Palace, Italy: Google Arts and Culture offers a virtual tour of a 14th-century palace.

Galapagos Islands: Embark on a guided video tour of the incredible wildlife and culture of the Galapagos with National Geographic Expeditions.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Swim through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with the help of several David Attenborough-narrated videos and an educational, interactive map.
Great Wall of China: Take a virtual tour of one of the Seven Wonders of the World with The China Guide and explore its most visited sections.
Hang Son Doong, Vietnam: Take a 360 degree adventure through the world’s largest cave, located in Vietnam, with National Geographic.
Johnson Space Center, USA: Boeing and Discovery Education take viewers on a virtual field trip through this space center.
National Parks, USA: 113 virtual tours of National Park Service locations are available on Google Arts and Culture.
NYC Street Art Murals, USA: Explore nine of the most vibrant and unique street art murals across New York City with this virtual tour.
Tower Bridge, England: This famous London bridge isn’t going down anytime soon — and you can explore it virtually.
White House, USA: Google Arts and Culture has virtual tours of several of the presidential spaces.
The Gardens of Versailles, France: Choose your own adventure and virtually explore the famously over-the-top royal gardens of King Louis XIV.

Visit an International Landmark like one of these!

Doge’s Palace, Italy: Google Arts and Culture offers a virtual tour of a 14th-century palace.

Galapagos Islands: Embark on a guided video tour of the incredible wildlife and culture of the Galapagos with National Geographic Expeditions.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Swim through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with the help of several David Attenborough-narrated videos and an educational, interactive map.
Great Wall of China: Take a virtual tour of one of the Seven Wonders of the World with The China Guide and explore its most visited sections.
Hang Son Doong, Vietnam: Take a 360 degree adventure through the world’s largest cave, located in Vietnam, with National Geographic.
Johnson Space Center, USA: Boeing and Discovery Education take viewers on a virtual field trip through this space center.
National Parks, USA: 113 virtual tours of National Park Service locations are available on Google Arts and Culture.
NYC Street Art Murals, USA: Explore nine of the most vibrant and unique street art murals across New York City with this virtual tour.
Tower Bridge, England: This famous London bridge isn’t going down anytime soon — and you can explore it virtually.
White House, USA: Google Arts and Culture has virtual tours of several of the presidential spaces.
The Gardens of Versailles, France: Choose your own adventure and virtually explore the famously over-the-top royal gardens of King Louis XIV.

Watch my stop-motion doodle and then try it for yourself! 

Follow these instructions:

• Draw a circle (this is your pugs head)

• Draw two small circles with dots inside (your pug's eyes)

• For the pug’s nose start with an upside-down U that touches both eyes 

• Give him an upside-down triangle nose with two hooks coming out of the bottom, one facing left, and one facing right

• Give your pug some wrinkles above and below his eyes, give it some dots on the left and right of his nose- these are for his whiskers

• Give your pug two rhombus ears on either side of his head and color them in

• Put a crown, bow, or any other accessory you want on your doggy

  
  

  
  

Fill a page with as many birds as you can! These do not need to look like they're from Earth.

Stuck?? Use the roll for a bird guide below, us this free dice roller if you have none on hand.

I recommend checking out Cornell University's free-to-watch bird cams for inspiration. Find that HERE.

Join us on July 25 for a slime-based study into mixing colors! We'll be making plain cloud slime and then using it as a canvas to mix colors on. We'll use a website that converts the hex codes of colors into the exact formula needed to make them. For example, we can make neon green by using 25% cyan, 25% green, and 50% yellow! 

Register online on activity one!

Color theory is integral to good art- and what makes a better canvas to practice mixing colors on than slime?? Join us for some cloud slime fun and experimentation with color mixing! 

True or False. Are these space facts true? Or simply made up? Take a guess. You have a 50/50 chance of being right!

Type true or false into the completion box for each fact listed.

True or False. Are these space facts true? Or simply made up? Take a guess. You have a 50/50 chance of being right!

Type true or false into the completion box for each fact listed.

Boarder a plain piece of paper with flowers! Check out the flower drawing guides below. Submit your flowers in the activity section.

If you want more inspiration look in the Mount Pleasant Public Library's Arts and Crafts section or our Gardening section. Ask a librarian for help they're very nice.

simple line flowers:

doodle roses:

complicated roses:

daisies and buttercups:

hibiscus:

Lavender:

Dandelion:

Lotus:

Sunflower:

Tiny doodle flowers that are easy to copy!