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Arlington Hills 1200 Payne Ave (651) 632-3870

George Latimer Central

90 Fourth St W (651) 266-7034

Dayton's Bluff 645 Seventh St E (651) 793-1699

Hamline Midway 1558 Minnehaha

Ave W (651) 642-0293

Hayden Heights 1456 White Bear Ave

(651) 793-3934

Highland Park 1974 Ford Pkwy (651) 695-3700

Merriam Park 1831 Marshall Ave (651) 642-0385

Rice Street 1011 Rice St (651) 558-2223

Riverview 1 George St E (651) 292-6626

Rondo 461 Dale St N (651) 266-7400

Saint Anthony Park 2245 Como Ave (651) 642-0411

Sun Ray 2105 Wilson Ave (651) 501-6300

West 7th 265 Oneida St (651) 298-5516

Bookmobile 461 N Dale St (651) 266-7450

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SUMMER SPARK IS SUPPORTED BY

Ecolab Foundation, KARE-11, Kowalski's Market, The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, The Lillian Wright & C. Emil Berglund Foundation, MELSA, Minnesota State Fair, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Pioneer Press, Saint Paul Saints, SeaLife MN

SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM JUNE 1 - AUGUST 31, 2019

2019 ACTIVITY LOG AND EVENT CALENDAR FOR KIDS

SUMMER YOUR NAME

Summer

CHALLENGE

AGES 0-3: Repetition is helpful for learning. Do these activities as many times as you want.

Sing the ABCs in a silly voice.

Make up a silly song about food.

Learn a new shape. (Can you draw it?)

Keep screens off all day.

Do yoga poses together. List body parts.

Look at pictures of babies in a book.

Talk about colors you see in your neighborhood.

Make faces. What feelings go

with them?

Sing a favorite nursery rhyme.

Touch 5 items. Describe texture and temperature.

Find 5 smells around your home.

Describe them.

"Read" a wordless book.

Pretend to be an animal. Who

are you?

Make a drum. Tap a beat.

Read a book before bed for

a week.

AGES 4-11

Talk about the letters in your child's name.

Read outside.

Read a non-fiction book.

Read a book set outside the USA.

Read a book recommended by a librarian.

Read a magazine.

Listen to an audiobook.

Read aloud to someone.

Read a book that teaches you how to do something new.

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EXPERIENCES

America's Fun Science Dr. Tyronne E. Carter demonstrates some cool visual science experiments!

Brodini Comedy Magic Show Join us for a comedy magic show with plenty of audience participation!

Bruce the Bug Guy Enjoy this lively, up-close and handson program about live critters.

Circus Manduhai Come watch this amazing Mongolian family circus featuring acrobatics and more!

Cock-A-Doodle Zoo Meet and learn about exotic animals! Possible animals include an alligator, kangaroo, lemur, monkeys, and more!

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Meet real live animals, including penguins!

Dreamland Arts Funny voices, sound effects, storytelling, and music, including "Children's Stories from India," and a Dr. Seuss-inspired story.

Dodge Nature Center Meet a raptor up close and personal.

Hooperina Experience the fun of hula hoops!

Hunter Marionettes Hand-crafted marionettes will entertain you with their own special talents.

MORE BELOW

SUNDAY

JUNE

2 Rondo: 2 p.m. America's Fun Science

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16

23/30

MONDAY

3

10

17 West 7th: 2 p.m. Hooperina

24 Rice Street: 2 p.m. America's Fun Science West 7th: 2 p.m. Dodge Nature Center: Raptors

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

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5

11 Hamline: 10:30 a.m. Hooperina

12 Dayton's Bluff: 3 p.m. Cock-A-Doodle Zoo

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St. Anthony Park:

Dayton's Bluff: 3 p.m.

10:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Hooperina

Dreamland Arts: Children's

Stories from India

25 Riverview: 10:30 a.m. RAD Zoo

St. Anthony Park: 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Dodge Nature Center: Raptors

26 Dayton's Bluff: 3 p.m. America's Fun Science

THURSDAY

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13

20 Arlington: 10:30 a.m. Dodge Nature Center: Raptors 27

FRIDAY

7

14 Sun Ray: 10:30 a.m. Circus Manduhai

21 Sun Ray: 10:30 a.m. Hooperina

28 Sun Ray: 10:30 a.m. RAD Zoo

SATURDAY 1

8 Rice Street: 12 p.m. Reading Tree with the Saints

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22 Hamline: 3 p.m. Hunter Marionettes Rice Street: 12 p.m. Reading Tree with the Saints 29

SUNDAY

MONDAY

1

2

JULY

West 7th: 2 p.m. America's Fun Science

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY 3

7

14 Rondo: 2 p.m. Brodini Comedy Magic Show

8 West 7th: 2 p.m. Schiffelly Puppets

15 West 7th: 2 p.m. Brodini Comedy Magic Show

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10

Hamline: 10:30 a.m. Siama's Congo Music

Dayton's Bluff: 3 p.m. Bruce the Bug Guy

Riverview: 10:30 a.m.

Cock-A-Doodle Zoo

St. Anthony: 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Wendy's Wiggle,

Jiggle, & Jam

16 St. Anthony: 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Roe Family Singers

17 Dayton's Bluff: 3 p.m. Como Park Zoo & Conservatory

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24

Rice Street: 2 p.m. Siama's Congo Music

Riverview: 10:30 a.m. The Bazillions

Central: 10:30 a.m. Circus Manduhai

St. Anthony: 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Hunter Marionettes

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Merriam: 11 a.m. Schiffelly Puppets

Central: 10:30 a.m. Hunter Marionettes

Highland: 3 p.m. Brodini Comedy Magic Show

THURSDAY 4

FRIDAY 5

SATURDAY 6

11

12

Hayden: 10:30 a.m.

Circus Manduhai

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Arlington: 10:30 a.m. Circus Manduhai

Hayden: 10:30 a.m. Hooperina

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26

Hayden: 10:30 a.m. RAD Zoo

13 Arlington: 11:30 a.m. Reading Tree with the Saints

20 Hamline: 3 p.m. Circus Manduhai

27 Central: 11:30 a.m. Reading Tree with the Saints

maker JULY 8 - AUG 21 Hands-on, drop-in activities. Ages 7-11. Be engaged by STEAM concepts and activities.

Mondays Saint Anthony: 2-4 p.m. Arlington: 3-4:30 p.m.

Tuesdays Rice Street: 2-4 p.m. Dayton's Bluff: 3-5 p.m.

Wednesdays Rondo: 2-4 p.m. Sun Ray: 3-4:30 p.m.

Spark! Camps

Drop-in camps. Parents welcome to join! Ages 7-11.

Minecraft Play Minecraft and learn about

strategy and game theory. ??Arlington: Tuesdays, 3-5 p.m., Jun 11-Aug 13 ??Rice Street: Wednesdays, 3:30-5 p.m.,

July 10-Aug 7

Art Workshops with community artists.

??Sun Ray: Mondays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Jun 17-July 15 ??Rondo: Wednesdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m.,

Jun 26-Aug 28 ??Rondo: Fridays, 2:30-4:00 p.m., Jun 28-Aug 30 ??Merriam: Mondays, 3:30-4:30 p.m.,

July 22-Aug 19

STEM Hands-on building activities that cover

science, technology, engineering, or math topics. ??Highland Park: Fridays 10:30-11:30 a.m.,

Jun 28-Aug 30

Nature Urban farming and sustainability.

??Merriam: Mondays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., July 1-15 ??Sun Ray: Mondays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., July 22-Aug 5

Board Games Discover new board games.

??Arlington: Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m., July 11-Aug 15 (no camp on July 18)

Dodge Nature Center Learn about animal

friends through stories, art and other fun ??Riverview: Tuesdays 2-3 p.m.,

July 16-Aug 13

Julie Boada Anishinabe artist, storyteller, and puppeteer performs in English and Spanish.

Reptile & Amphibian Discovery (RAD) Zoo Meet and learn about live reptiles and amphibians!

Reading Tree A Saints player, children's book author, and Mudonna read children's books! Learn more at reading-tree.

Roe Family Singers Get your family dancing to the rhythms of the banjo, guitar, autoharp, and more.

Schiffelly Puppets Comic situations, puppet characters and morals are added to the story of Rapunzel.

Siama's Congo Music Hear fun stories about Siama's childhood in rural Democratic Republic of Congo and dance, sing and play percussion.

SUNDAY

MONDAY

AUGUST

4

5

Rice Street: 2 p.m. Cock-A-Doodle Zoo

The Bazillions

Kid-friendly Rock-

n-Roll featuring fun, 11

12

upbeat pop

Rondo: 2 p.m.

music and audience

RAD Zoo

participation.

Wendy's Wiggle

Jiggle & Jam!

Have a blast with music and movement

18

19

in this fabulous

interactive music

program!

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26

LEARN MORE AT

SUMMER.

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

1 Hayden: 10:30 a.m. The Bazillions

FRIDAY 2

6

7

8

9

Merriam Park: 11 a.m. Cock-A-Doodle Zoo

Central: 10:30 a.m. The Bazillions

Hayden: 10:30 a.m. Como Park Zoo &

Highland: 3 p.m.

Conservatory

America's Fun Science

13 Merriam Park: 11 a.m. Dreamland Arts: An Elephant Up a Tree Highland: 3 p.m. The Bazillions

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16

Central: 10:30 a.m.

Arlington: 10:30 a.m.

Dreamland Arts: Children Brodini Comedy Magic

Stories from India

Show

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23

Central: 10:30 a.m.

Julie Boada: On the Day

You Were Born

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SATURDAY 3

10 Rice: 12 p.m. Reading Tree with the Saints

17 Hamline: 3 p.m. Brodini Comedy Magic Show

24 Arlington: 11:30 a.m. Reading Tree with the Saints

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