Virtual Children’s Room
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
- Summer Reading Program: Register, print reading logs, earn prizes!
- Imagine Your Story: MPL Kids Summer Video
- Estimation Jar Challenge #3 Video: Watch the video, take your time, and try to figure out about how many Finger Puppets are in the jar
- Take & Make Craft Bags: Try something new each week! Maybe you’ll even find the Golden Ticket!
- Story Writing Challenge: 2 Fun Options – Write a twisted fairy tale or your own original story
- ALSC 2020 Summer Reading Lists
STORYTIMES
- Our Youtube Page: Recordings of our crafts, stories, and more
- Virtual Children’s Events: Register for storytimes, yoga, and other events
- Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities
- Storytime from Space!
- KidLit TV – Read Out Loud
FROM YOUR LIBRARIANS
- Children’s Dept. Progressive Story
- The Adventures of the Flat Children’s Dept!
- Flat Children’s Dept. Supports the class of 2020!
- Let’s Play “I Spy”!
- Play BINGO with Angelina
- Play BINGO with Deeya
- Medfield Trivia
- Medfield Scavenger Hunt
- Laundry Bingo
- Corona Time Capsule & Worksheets
CREATE ~ LEARN ~ PLAY
- 31 Days of LEGO Play: Daily Lego building challenges
- ABCya: Kids computer games and fun activities
- America’s Test Kitchen for Kids: Try recipes, experiments, and take quizzes to learn more about the culinary world
- Books & Games: Puzzles, adventure games, word games, and games based on books
- Britannica Learning Zone: Fun and educational games from Encyclopedia Britannica
- Chess Kid: Free online chess for kids
- A Comic Exploring the New Coronavirus (NPR)
- Community Kangaroo’s Creative Scavenger Hunt
- Coronavirus: A Book for Children: PDF ebook
- Discovery Kids: Explore the world around you with games and activities from the Discovery Channel
- Fun 4 the Brain: Brainy games that are also fun!
- FunBrain: Arcade games, games based on books, and more!
- Fun and games about Nature and the Environment
- Mathplayground: Fun math games for all ages
- Miss Humblebee’s Academy: An interactive kindergarten-readiness program. (password: open)
- PBS Kids: Educational Games and Videos
- Primary Games: Arcade games, puzzles, and more
- Softschools -math games: Fun math games for all ages
- Virtual School Librarian: Support for students & teachers provided by the Massachusetts School Library Association
- We’re in this Together: Digital Library: Provides access to “free for now” resources
- Workout with a Trooper: Live Facebook events perfect for active school age kids
BOOKS & MORE
- Children’s Audiobooks (Hoopla)
- Children’s Audiobooks (Audible)
- Children’s Movies (Hoopla)
- Children’s Music (Hoopla)
- Family Shows free from Amazon: Titles include: Pete the Cat, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and more
- Podcasts for Kids
- KidLit TV: Explore the world of children’s literature
FAVORITE CHARACTERS
- Games, Videos, and Activities with Bob the Builder
- Games and Videos with Daniel Tiger
- Dav Pilkey’s Extra Crunchy Website-o-Fun
- Harry Potter’s Wizarding World
- Nick Jr. games and videos
- Games and videos with Sesame Street
- Seussville: Games and video about Dr. Seuss characters
- Games, Videos, and Activities with Thomas the Tank Engine
- ALSC 2020 Summer Reading Lists – Many of these titles are available at Medfield Public Library. To request any for hold pick-up, click on a highlighted title followed by the corresponding web link.