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Kidz Calendar

Scheduled Events

November 1

Storytime at the Tempe Public Library. Nov. 1 Drop in storytimes for Book Baby are 9:20 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. for 2 - 3 year olds.  FREE

November 2

Tiny Tots. Making Fall Centerpieces at Michaels. Nov. 2, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 3

Making Turkey decorations at Michaels. Nov. 3, 10 a.m. and Class fee is $5.00.

Storytime at the Tempe Public Library. Nov. 3 Drop in storytimes for 3 - 6 year olds is 7 p.m. FREE

November 4

Making Turkey Pots at Michaels. Nov. 4, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

Artistic Expression at The Book Connection. Nov. 4, 3:30 pm. Kids create works of art with stamps, paint, paper or clay. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 3 – 12 FREE.

November 5

Making cornucopias at Michaels. Nov. 5, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 6

The Wild Thing is here at Changing Hands.  Saturday, Nov. 6, 11 a.m. Maurice Sendak’s Wild Thing in costume will be at Changing Hands for a wild rumpus. Kids are encouraged to have a wild time, while local actress and storyteller Susan Southard narrates Sendak’s award-winning children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are.  FREE

Scrapbooking at The Book Connection. Saturday, Nov. 6, 3:30pm.  Bring 3 – 4 photos and 3-ring binder. We provide backing, inserts, cutting tools and tips on journaling. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 4 – 12 FREE.

November 8

Storytime at the Tempe Public Library. Nov. 8 Drop in storytimes for Book Baby are 9:20 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. for 2 - 3 year olds.  FREE

November 9

Making Shrek Tot bags at Michaels. Nov. 9, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 10

Making Turkey Masks/ Hats at Michaels. Nov. 10, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 11

Scrapbooking at The Book Connection. Saturday, Nov. 11, 3:30pm.  Bring 3 – 4 photos and 3-ring binder. We provide backing, inserts, cutting tools and tips on journaling. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 4 – 12 FREE.

Making Hanging Turkey Door Signs at Michaels. Nov. 11, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 12

Making Turkey Bears at Michaels. Nov. 12, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 13

Artistic Expression at The Book Connection. Nov. 13, 3:30 pm. Kids create works of art with stamps, paint, paper or clay. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 3 – 12 FREE.

November 15

Peanut butter and Jam Concert at Tempe Public Library. Nov. 15, 10 a.m. FREE

November 16

Making Turkey Baskets at Michaels. Nov. 16, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 17

Crafts to make and share at Changing Hands. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. For girls, there’s nothing as much fun as making things to share with friends, especially with their BFF (Best Friends Forever). And there’s no author better qualified to inspire them with stylish crafts and projects than Laura Torres, author of Best Friends Forever!: 199 Crafts to Make and Share! Join Torres as she shows a group of “best friends” how to make the coolest crafts to give and share! FREE. 

Making Pilgrim/Indian Centerpieces at Michaels. Nov. 17, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 18

Artistic Expression at The Book Connection. Nov. 18, 3:30 pm. Kids create works of art with stamps, paint, paper or clay. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 3 – 12 FREE.

Making Finding Nemo Plates at Michaels. Nov. 18, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 19

Tiny Tots Thanksgiving party and making Thanksgiving Frames at Michaels. Nov. 19, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 20

Reading Marathon at Tempe Public Library Nov. 20, 9 a.m. FREE

Animal Tails: Birds! Located at Changing Hands Saturday, Nov. 20, 11 a.m. Phoenix Zoo’s animal specialist Susan Gerros brings her feathered friends to Changing Hands for an interactive show-and-tell. Come and see, live and “in-animal,” a cockatoo, an owl, a hawk and maybe a vulture! FREE. Located at Changing Hands

Scrapbooking at The Book Connection. Saturday, Nov. 20, 3:30pm.  Bring 3 – 4 photos and 3-ring binder. We provide backing, inserts, cutting tools and tips on journaling. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 4 – 12 FREE.

November 21

Craft Sunday at Tempe Public Library. Nov. 21, 1 p.m. FREE

November 22

Making Thanksgiving frames at Michaels. Nov.22, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

Making table decorations at Michaels. Nov.22, 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 27

Artistic Expression at The Book Connection. Nov. 27, 3:30 pm. Kids create works of art with stamps, paint, paper or clay. Duration: 1 hour. Ages 3 – 12 FREE.

November 29

Making Large Wooden Christmas Ornaments at Michaels. Nov. 29, 10 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

November 30

Christmas Ceramics at Michaels. Nov. 30, 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Class fee is $5.00.

Recurring Events

Craft, Cookie and Milk for kids, Wednesdays 3:30 – 4:00 pm at Wild Flower Bread Company. FREE

Preschool Storytime. Expand your child's love of books through this free fun-filled program. Material suitable for children ages 2-5. Storytimes for the Basha Library are Mondays at 6:30 pm and Wednesdays at 10:10 am. Storytimes for the Downtown Library are Mondays at 10:00 am and 6:30 pm as well as Thursdays at 10:00 am. Storytimes for the Hamilton Library are Tuesdays at 6:30 pm and Thursdays at 10:00 am. Storytimes for the Sunset Library are on Mondays at 11:15 am and Tuesdays at 11:15 am as well as 6:30 pm

Lapsit Storytime.  This free twenty minute program for 0-24 month children is a one on one experience for parent/caregiver and child. It is a wonderful opportunity to introduce baby to books, music, finger plays and poems. Please no siblings. Storytimes for the Basha Library are Tuesdays at 10:10 am. Storytimes for the Downtown Library are Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Storytimes for the Hamilton Library are Wednesdays at 9:40 am. Storytimes for the Sunset Library are on Tuesdays at 10:15 am.

Toddler Time. This free twenty minute program includes books, finger plays and music. Material is selected for 1 to 2 year olds but baby siblings are always welcome.  Scheduled times for the Basha Library are Thursdays at 10:10 am. Scheduled times for the Downtown Library are Tuesdays at 10:00 am. Scheduled times for the Hamilton Library are Wednesdays at 10:10 am. Scheduled times for the Sunset Library are Mondays at 10:15 am.

Ongoing storytime events at Changing Hands every Thursday at 10:15 a.m.  The first Thursday of every month is SIGN LANGUAGE STORYTIME, a fun opportunity for kids to learn sign language while listening to a story with Missy Keast. The second Thursday of every month is a BI-LINGUAL STORYTIME, when stories are read in Spanish and English by Claudia Nuñez de Ibieta. The third Thursday of every month is STORYTIME with Julie Munzer, a.k.a. Lady J. The fourth Thursday of every month is MUSICAL STORYTIME with a Yamaha music instructor incorporating stories into music.

Locations

Basha Branch Chandler Library, 5990 S. Val Vista Dr., Chandler AZ 85249. Phone: (480) 782-2850. www.chandlerlibrary.org/calendars/storytimes.htm

The Book Connection, 6434 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe AZ 85283. 480-820-2953, www.1bookconnection.com

Changing Hands, 6434 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283, 480-730-0205. www.changinghands.com          

Downtown Branch Chandler Library, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler AZ 85225, Phone: (480) 782-2800. www.chandlerlibrary.org/calendars/storytimes.htm

Hamilton Branch Chandler Library, 3700 S. Arizona Ave., Chandler AZ 85244, Phone: (480) 782-2828. www.chandlerlibrary.org/calendars/storytimes.htm

Michael’s Arts and Crafts, 285 N Federal St., Chandler, AZ 85226, Phone: (480) 782-0333 Ask for Mindy. Please try to call ahead

Sunset Branch Chandler Library, 4930 W. Ray Rd., Chandler AZ 85226, Phone: (480) 782-2840. www.chandlerlibrary.org/calendars/storytimes.htm

Tempe Public Library, Youth Library, 3500 S. Rural Rd., Tempe, AZ 85282. 480-350-5522

Wild Flower Bread Company, Tempe Square Shopping Center, 6428 S McClintock Dr # 104, Tempe AZ 85283. (480) 838-9773, and Chandler Fashion Square, 3111 W Chandler Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85226. (480) 821-8200 

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