ReadSquared Reading Program

100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

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Acts of Kindness

Do a random act of kindness.

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Acts of Kindness

Do a random act of kindness.

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Book List

Write a list of books you would like to read this summer. Take a picture and upload your list.

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Book Recommendation

Recommend a book to a family member or friend.

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Captain's Log

Captain’s logs and ship’s logs have a rich history, and provide insight into how life on seafaring vessels went (and still go today). Continue this tradition by keeping track of what, where, and how you read this summer.

Challenge yourself to complete at least five tasks from the list below. How many can you complete?

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Card/Letter

Send a card/letter to a friend, family member, neighbor, nursing home resident, or member of the military.

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Carwash

Help wash a car. Your mom and dad will LOVE the help!

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Carwash

Help wash a car. Your mom and dad will LOVE the help!

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Carwash

Help wash a car. Your mom and dad will LOVE the help!

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Create a Graphic Novel or Comic

Create a graphic novel or comic. Draw your own cells, or you can find a template online as well.

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Dance Party

Get the beats going and have a dance party!

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Do a Random Act of Kindness!

Do a random act of kindness! Leave a plate of cookies for a friend/neighbor, help with the dishes, and clean up your toys. Just be kind! Anywhere, anytime.

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Draw an Animal

Draw your favorite sea animal.

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Draw an Sea Animal

Draw or doodle your favorite sea animal. Show us a picture of your creation.

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Draw with Chalk!

Send us a picture of your sidewalk chalk creation!

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Draw with Chalk!

Send us a picture of your sidewalk chalk creation!

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eBook/Audiobook

Check-out an ebook or audiobook from OverDrive or Libby. If you need help, just call the library.

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Family Game Night

Have a family game night. If you play Monopoly, I get to be the little dog!

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Family Game Night!

Let us know what game you played. Who won?😉

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Fishing

Go fish. Nope, we aren't playing the card game here. Get your tackle box ready and your rod and real. Go get some fish!

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Fishing

Go fish. Nope, we aren't playing the card game here. Get your tackle box ready and your rod and real. Go get some fish!

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Found Objects Art

Find items from outside, man-made or natural, and make some art. Show us what you created.

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Found Objects Art

Find items from outside, man-made or natural, and make some art. Show us what you created.

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Found Objects Art

Find items from outside, man-made or natural, and make some art. Show us what you created.

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Go Fishing!

Have you been fishing before? Did you put the worm on your own hook?? We want to see!

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Go on a hike!

Go on a family hike by a lake. There are so many lake trails around several of our Custer State Park Lakes. Which is your favorite?

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Go on a Hike!

Go on a hike to complete this quest. Pick your favorite lake to walk around.

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Go on a hike!

Go on a family hike by a lake. There are so many lake trails around several of our Custer State Park Lakes. Which is your favorite?

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Go to the Bookstore

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Go to the Bookstore

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Graphic Novel

Read a graphic novel or manga.

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Graphic Novels or Manga

Try reading a graphic novel or manga.

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Harry Potter Escape Room

Get geared up for Year Four, we are doing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Escape Room. Have your wits about you for the Tri-Wizard Tournament.

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Have a Picnic!

Have a family Picnic! Don't forget to have dessert! ;)

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Help with Dinner

What did you help make for dinner?

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Hike

Go on a hike by or around a lake. Have you tried Sunday Gulch Trail! That one is cool!

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Ice Cream

Try making ice cream from scratch. We recommend trying the ziplock bag method. Need recipe ideas? Ask us and we will send one your way.

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Ice Cream

Try making ice cream from scratch. We recommend trying the ziplock bag method. Need recipe ideas? Ask us and we will send one your way.

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Ice Cream

Try making ice cream from scratch. We recommend trying the ziplock bag method. Need recipe ideas? Ask us and we will send one your way.

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Instagram/Facebook

Join the library Instagram and Facebook page. If you are already following us, post something using the hashtag #CusterCountyLibrary to tell us about your summer fun.

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Journal

Start a journal.

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Journal Time

Start a journal. You can write about your day to day happenings, or log about your dog. Start writing your thoughts to paper!

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Kindness Counts

Do something nice and show kindness to others! These activities are great ways to show your generosity.

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Kindness Counts

Do something nice and show kindness to others! These activities are great ways to show your generosity.

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Learn something new!

Learn something new! Watch a TedTalk or documentary. Read a biography. If you're excited about something you're learning, post it on the library's Facebook page. Needs some ideas? Ask us here at the library. We always have ideas for new fun things!

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LEGO Challenge

Create your own LEGO challenge. Be on point and make a creation that goes with our theme of "Oceans of Possibilities".

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LEGO Challenge

Create your own LEGO challenge. Stay with the theme and create a sea creature or a seascape.

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Library Choice!

Librarian's Choice- Let the library pick out a book for you that you wouldn't usually check out.

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Library's Choice!

Let the library staff pick out a book for you that you wouldn't normally choose for yourself. :)

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Library's Choice!

Library's Choice! Let the library staff pick out a book for you that you wouldn't normally choose for yourself. We hope you'll enjoy it!

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Listen to an Audiobook

Listen to an adiobook. Listening instead of reading can be a totally different experience. We have several selections here at the library or you can use Overdrive or Libby for a digital audiobook.

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Listen to an Audiobook

Audiobooks are books, too!

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Make Cookies

Make cookie as a family and share with a friend or neighbor.

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Manga/Comic Book Character

Create your own Manga or comic book character. Make it Ocean-themed to earn the point.

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Movie Night!

Pop some popcorn and have a family movie night! Extra points for watching a movie based on a book!

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New Hobby

Try a new hobby. Knitting. Coin collecting. Bird watching. The world is your oyster.

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Nighttime Hide and Seek

Use flashlights to play hide and seek at night.

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Ocean Doodles

Doodle some ocean motifs. Take a picture and upload to READsquared.

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Ocean Movement

How does a jellyfish move? Little ones will learn different ways creatures in the ocean move while getting up and moving!

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Ocean's Nailed It

Have you ever watched Nailed It on Netflix? Now you can join in the fun. Contact us for an image that you need to recreate. Send us your final creation to earn a mission point.

To earn more points, join us for our teen activity of Ocean's Nailed It at the library,

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Photography

Try photography. Upload a photo here and share your photo on our Facebook page if you like.

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Picnic

Enjoy an outdoor picnic.

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Picnic

Enjoy an outdoor picnic.

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Pirate Scavenger Hunt

Arrgh! Think you are ready to be a pirate? Can you find at least 5 pirate-themed items. Look around your house, the library, park, all around you!

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Pirate Scavenger Hunt

Arrgh! Think you are ready to be a pirate? Can you find at least 5 pirate-themed items. Look around your house, the library, park, all around you!

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Play with Playdough!

Did you make a snake? An ice cream cone? The Eiffel tower?

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Play with Playdough!

Did you make a snake? An ice cream cone? The Eiffel tower?

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Play with Water Beads

Fun for all ages, play with some water beads.

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Play with Water Beads

Fun for all ages, play with some water beads.

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Play with Water Beads

Fun for all ages, play with some water beads.

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Podcast

Listen to a podcast.

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Random Act of Kindness

Do a random act of kindness for anyone, anywhere, anytime.

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Random Acts of Kindness

Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!

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Read a fictional book about a sea animal

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Read a fictional book about a sea animal

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Read a fictional book about an animal

Read a fictional book about a sea animal. Have you tried 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Librarian recommended.

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Read a true tale about a sea animal. (Non-fiction)

Pick about to learn some cool facts about some creatures of the ocean.

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Read a true tale about an animal. (Non-fiction)

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Read a true tale about an sea animal. (Non-fiction)

Time to learn about all those animals, like giant squids, dolphins, or starfish. Head on over to our non-fiction section to find a book to read.

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Read aloud with a Parent!

Read aloud to your parent! Dr. Seuss is always a good way to go. Use silly voices and send us a video by email or to the Facebook page! We can't wait to see it!

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Read by Flashlight

Reading by flashlight can be fun! Just pull the covers up over your head and snuggle in with a good book.

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Read outside!

Get a blanket. Pick a shady spot. Get ready to read outside to complete this quest.

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Read Outside!

Enjoy reading a book outside!

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Read outside!

Get a blanket. Pick a shady spot. Get ready to read outside to complete this quest.

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Read with a Flashlight

Turn off all the lights in the room and read for 30 minutes by flashlight.

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Recipe

Try a new seafood or ocean-inspired recipe. Let us know what you made. Bon Appetit!

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Recommend a Program

We LOVE suggestions of programs you would like to see here at the library. Let us know what you are into. Give us a recommendation to earn a point.

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Reduce Water use

Learn about different ways we can reduce our water use. Tell us one thing you learned to earn a point.

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Reduce Water use

Learn about different ways we can reduce our water use. Tell us one thing you learned to earn a point.

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Reduce Water use

Learn about different ways we can reduce our water use. Tell us one thing you learned to earn a point.

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Screen Free Day

Enjoy a screen free day. No television, devices, computers. Just good old clean fun!

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Screen Free Day!

Enjoy a Screen Free Day! Skip the T.V. and Tablet time. No Smartphone games! Opt for a good book, a hike or a picnic!

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Share the Joy

Let's work together! Complete the activities below with your little one.

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Short Story

Write a short story and submit it to the library.

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Sprinkler Time

Play in the sprinklers.

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Sprinkler Time

Play in the sprinklers.

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Sprinkler Time

Play in the sprinklers.

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Summer Reading List

Create a list of books you'd like to read this summer.

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Swimming

Get your swimsuit ready and head to the lake or a pool. Don't forget your sunscreen!

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Swimming

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Swimming

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Swimming

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Terrarium

Make your own terrarium ecosystem.

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Tik Tok

Make a book-themed Tik Tok and share it with the library.

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Try New food or a Recipe

We have plenty of cookbooks here at the library! It's time to try a food you've never had before, or if you are up to cooking, try a new recipe.Go on theme, and try seafood, or ocean inspired eats.

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Try New food or a Recipe

We have plenty of cookbooks here at the library! It's time to try a food you've never had before, or if you are up to cooking, try a new recipe. Go on theme, and try seafood, or ocean-inspired eats.

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Visit A Local Water Attraction

Visit a local attraction that is water-themed. It could be Canyon Lake in Rapid City. The Journey Museum where you learn how water has affected South Dakota geology. Even a cave is formed with the help of water. Use your creativity and let us know where you went.

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Visit A Local Water Attraction

Visit a local attraction that is water-themed. It could be Canyon Lake in Rapid City. The Journey Museum where you learn how water has affected South Dakota geology. Even a cave is formed with the help of water. Use your creativity and let us know where you went.

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Visit A Local Water Attraction

Visit a local attraction that is water-themed. It could be Canyon Lake in Rapid City. The Journey Museum where you learn how water has affected South Dakota geology. Even a cave is formed with the help of water. Use your creativity and let us know where you went.

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Visit A Local Water Attraction

Visit a local attraction that is water-themed. It could be Canyon Lake in Rapid City. The Journey Museum where you learn how water has affected South Dakota geology. Even a cave is formed with the help of water. Use your creativity and let us know where you went.

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Visit Custer State Park

Visit Custer State Park and see some of the wonderful lakes there.

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Visit Custer State Park

Whether it's a hike, a drive through the Wildlife Loop, or a dip in one of the lakes, go out and visit Custer State Park.

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Visit Custer State Park

Whether it's a hike, a drive through the Wildlife Loop, or a dip in one of the lakes, go out and visit Custer State Park.

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Visit Custer State Park

Whether it's a hike, a drive through the Wildlife Loop, or a dip in one of the lakes, go out and visit Custer State Park.

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Watch a Documentary about a Sea Animal

Watch a Documentary about a Sea Animal. Maybe March of the Penguins.

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Watch a Movie Starring a Sea Animal

Watch a Movie Starring a Sea Animal or Ocean-themed. Can you say Pirates? Argh!

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Watch a Movie Starring an Animal

Watch a Movie Starring a Sea Animal or ocean-themed, like Pirates!

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Watch a Movie Starring an Animal

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Watch Ocean Movies

Watch a Movie featuring Pirates or the Ocean. So many "oceans of possibility"!

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Water Balloon Fight

Get outside and cool down with a water balloon fight! Not wanting to pick up little bits of balloons? Look up how to make sponge bombs that you can toss around instead.

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Water Balloon Fight

Get outside and cool down with a water balloon fight! Not wanting to pick up little bits of balloons? Look up how to make sponge bombs that you can toss around instead.

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Water Balloon Fight

Get outside and cool down with a water balloon fight! Not wanting to pick up little bits of balloons? Look up how to make sponge bombs that you can toss around instead.

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Water Filtration

Learn how to make your own water filtration to purify some water. We recommend using a 2L soda bottle. Tell us about your experience.

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Watercolor Fun

Paint a picture using watercolors. Send us a picture of your artwork.

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Watercolor Fun

Paint a picture using watercolors. Send us a picture of your artwork.

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Watercolor Fun

Paint a picture using watercolors. Send us a picture of your artwork.

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Will It Sink or Float

Learn about density by testing different objects whether they sink or float in water. Try as many objects as you like, but let us know what the following items do: a crayon, an orange (unpeeled and peeled), a sponge, playdough, a rock, wood, or a stick.

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Write a letter!

Write and send a letter to a neighbor, a friend, someone in a Nursing Home or someone in the Military.

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Write a Letter!

Write and send a letter to a family member, friend, someone in the nursing home or someone active in the military.

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Write a Short Story

Write a short story based on your favorite book or movie character, or another subject of your choice. Please share to earn credit.

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Yoga/Meditation

Try yoga or meditation. There are tons of YouTube tracks to listen to to get started for free.

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