Join us for our hands-on storytelling adventures, Tales for Tots, held each Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 11 am. Staff will engage guest with interactive storytelling followed by process-driven and play-based art, literacy, and/or science activities that connect to the story theme of the day.
Monday - Museum of Ancient Life
Wednesday - Farm Country
Friday - October - May - Butterfly Biosphere
June - September - Ashton Gardens
Upcoming Schedule:
Museum of Ancient Life
March 30 | The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Vashti didn’t think she was very good at art. She sat in her chair and did nothing all throughout art class. But then her teacher did something that changed Vashti’s mind about art forever.
April 6 | Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
A told B, and B told C, will you come learn the alphabet with me?
April 13 | Cookiesaurus Rex by Nate Evans
Cookiesaurus Rex is the King of All Cookies! But will he get all the sprinkles and gumdrops he thinks he deserves?
April 20 | Beep, Beep, Vroom, Vroom! by Stuart Murphy
Molly plays with her big brother's cars, learning all about patterns and colors! What patterns will you notice?
April 27 | Dinosaur Roar! by Henrietta Stickland
Dinosaurs could be lumpy and they could be grumpy. They were sometimes very long and sometimes very strong. Which is your favorite?
Farm Country
April 1 | Chicken Big by Keith Graves
On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous... something.
April 8 | Kate, Who Tamed the Wind by Liz Scanlon
A wild wind blows on the tippy-top of a steep hill, turning everything upside down for the man who lives there. Luckily, Kate comes up with a plan to tame the wind.
April 15 | Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman
The amazing chickens on the Greenstalk farm race to help various family members and farm animals every day of the week.
April 22 | Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Everything that normal cats do is hard for the only square cat in town -- she can't get her square paw into mouseholes and all of her friends are round! Eula is sad until her two best friends show her just how well a square cat can fit into this round world.
April 29 | Who Took the Farmer’s Hat by Joan Nodset
The farmer had a hat. The wind came and blew it away! And as fast as the farmer ran, the wind raced even faster. Would the farmer ever find his favorite hat?
Butterfly Biosphere
April 3 | I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
Lola is a very fussy eater, so her brother Charlier tries to help her see food in a different way. There are many things Lola won’t eat, including — and especially —tomatoes. Or will she?
April 10 | Clumsy Crab by Galloway Ruth
Snippety-snap! Nipper is a clumsy crab. His huge claws always get in the way! Can he find a way to play games with his sea creature friends?
April 17 | Hanks Big Day by Evan Kuhlman and Chuck Groenink
Hank is a pill bug with a busy life—for a pill bug, that is. His daily routine involves nibbling a dead leaf, climbing up a long stick, avoiding a skateboarder, and playing pretend with his best friend.
April 24 | Finding Wild by Megan Wagner Lloyd
There are so many places that wild can exist, if only you know where to look! Can you find it? Two kids set off on an adventure away from their urban home and discover all the beauty of the natural world.
