BEDFORD – The Bedford Public Library presents Summer Discovery.
Join the library staff from May 24 – July 31 to read, create, and earn prizes all summer long.
Every week will feature new take-home kits, crafts, activities, and programs.
To earn prizes, simply read a book, write a review, and turn it in at the Library.
Children and teens can also complete any of the kit activities and show the staff what they made for a prize.
Summer Take-Home Kits:
May 24 – The Art Kit: You will receive supplies to make your own air-dry clay sculptures with fun items to help you sculpt your masterpieces. You will also find fun ideas on projects to try with your clay and information about famous sculptors.
June 7 – The Moon Kit: In this kit, you will receive supplies to make your own moon foil art, create flour craters, and complete a moon observation journal.
June 21 – The Dino Kit: Includes supplies to do your own dinosaur dig (corn starch, dinosaur, mini hammer, and pick) and supplies to make dinosaur puppets.
July 6 – The Camping Kit: Use a pizza box, plastic wrap, and the sun to make a solar oven that can cook a s’more, plus materials to make your own camp patch.
July 19 – The Kaleidoscope Kit: Create your own kaleidoscope and a tricky optical illusion.