ScreenBreak 2015

 

The Book Stall is all set to help make next week's annual ScreenBreak the most fun ever for kids!  It's the 20th anniversary of this Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood-sponsored event that encourages children and their families to turn off their TV sets and other screens for a week and take part in alternative activities.

Who can resist our line-up? There will be a celebration of the great super-powered heroes, the Avengers, for ages 8-11; a reading of the very best new picture books for ages 3 and up; a Dinosaur Party for ages 4-8; a sleepy story time for kids ages 3 and up, together with their beloved stuffed animals; and a special guest star author (see Barney Saltzberg below) on Saturday, March 7, to wrap it up.

 

Click here to see a listing of ScreenBreak events on our website's home page calendar. And please join us!

SPRING BREAK ~ SCREEN BREAK.... See what's in store!

Spring Break Week at The Book Stall

        Our Calendar of Daily Events March 3 - 8

We're joining The Winnetka Alliance for Early Childhood in celebrating ScreenBreak Week 2014, a time when area families are encouraged to turn off or limit television and computer use in favor of alternate activities. Where noted, please call The Book Stall to reserve a spot.

 

Monday, March 3, 4 pm  Avengers Assemble! Calling all super-hero fans!  We'll watch a film clip or two, read a bit about some of the most powerful beings in the universe, and then work on a create-your-own superhero (or super villain) writing and drawing project. Please call us to reserve your spot. Ages 8-11

Tuesday March 4, 4:30 pm  Story-teller Lucia Luckett-Kelly returns with a program called "Noodles, Oodles and Cock-a-doodle-doo Folk Stories."  No registration required.  Ages 4-12

Wednesday, March 5, 4:30 pm  The Best of the Book Stall: Miss Amy Reads Her Favorite New Picture Books! No registration required. We provide a treat.  Ages 3 and up

Thursday, March 6, 4 pm  The Day the Crayons Quit! A Party!  Kids can imagine their own conversations with crayons with this picture book by Drew Daywalt and New York Times-bestselling illustrator Oliver Jeffers. Call us to reserve your spot. Ages 4-8

Friday, March 7, at 6:30 pm  Pajama Story Time! Join us for a special Friday night storytime designed to relax and entertain you at the end of a busy week. No registration required. Ages 3 and up

Saturday, March 8, from 3 to 4:15 pm  Let's Put on a Puppet Show! 

Join Betsy, Robert, and Amy in a fun-filled puppetry workshop. After you make a puppet or two, we'll talk about how to tell a story, and you can stage a skit of your own.  Space is limited. Call us to reserve your spot. Ages 7-9