900 1st Street, Coal Valley, IL 61240
Join us for a delightful weekly adventure that's all about rhythm, laughter, and movement – Music and Movement! This free music and movement class is specifically designed for toddlers, offering a playful space where they can dance, sing, and explore the magic of music.
Event Highlights:
• Interactive Music
• Dance and Play
• Sensory Exploration
• Social Interaction
• Weekly Fun
• Craft Time
• Snack Time
Who Can Attend:
Music and Movement is open to toddlers. Parents, caregivers, and guardians are encouraged to participate with their little ones, creating a shared experience of music and movement.
Music and Movement
Music and Movement
If you’re looking for a fun and stimulating activity to keep your toddler entertained and engaged, look no further. This storytime centers around music and movement offering activities that are perfect to engage young learners. They’ll have a blast dancing, singing, and playing instruments all while developing gross motor skills, locomotor skills, coordination, and teamwork.
Join us every week for a delightful and enriching experience at Wee-Little Art Start, a free program tailored specifically for toddlers. Our mission is to nurture your child's creative spirit, helping them explore and express themselves in an environment that encourages boundless imagination.
Event Highlights:
• Creative Exploration
• Holistic Development
• Guided Discovery
• Artistic Process Priority
• Parent-Child Bonding
• New Friendships
Who Can Attend:
This weekly event is the perfect opportunity for your toddler to unleash their inner artist, explore their world, and make new friends. It's a time for parents and caregivers to bond with their children while witnessing their creative growth.
Music and Movement
Wee-Littles Art Start
Join us for a delightful and engaging storytelling adventure at our Toddler Tales Storytime. We understand the importance of fostering a love for reading and building a strong foundation for early literacy. Our dedicated storytellers will captivate your child's imagination with age-appropriate stories, enchanting tales, and interactive activities that encourage active participation and learning.
Event Highlights:
• Stimulating Imaginations
• Interactive Reading Activities
• Develop Pre-Reading Skills
• Build Social Skills
Who Can Attend:
Whether your little one is a budding bookworm or just beginning their literary journey, Toddler Tales Storytime is the perfect place for them to discover the joy of stories and set the stage for a successful transition to kindergarten. Don't miss this opportunity to invest in your child's future and share quality time together.
Toddler Tales Storytime
Toddler Tales Storytime
Toddler Tales Storyime will help your pre-readers improve the literacy skills they need for their upcoming kindergarten year. This storytime features longer books which are accompanied by a variety of activities, including finger plays, songs, rhymes, simple crafts, and a healthy snack.
Rhyme Time for Tots
A delightful and engaging interactive storytime program specially crafted for toddlers aged 1 to 3 years old. Designed to foster early literacy skills, language development, and a love for storytelling, this program offers a dynamic blend of rhymes, songs, stories, and interactive activities tailored to captivate the youngest of audiences.
Rhyme Time for Tots offers a vibrant and enriching experience for toddlers and their caregivers, providing a nurturing environment where little ones can explore, learn, and grow through the magic of storytelling, music, and play. With its focus on early literacy, language development, and social interaction, this program sets the stage for a lifelong love of learning and exploration.
Program Highlights:
• Engaging Rhymes and Songs
• Interactive Storytelling
• Multi-Sensory Activities
• Parental Involvement
• Social Interaction
Who Can Attend:
Rhyme Time for Tots welcomes toddlers aged 1 to 3 years old, along with their caregivers, whether they be parents, grandparents, or guardians. This interactive storytime program is designed to create a fun and inclusive environment for toddlers and their loved ones to bond, learn, and explore together.
Rhyme Time for Tots
Join us for a weekly journey into the enchanting world of sensory exploration and creative play at Manipulation Stations. It's the perfect place for toddlers and young children to engage their senses, develop essential skills, and make new friends.
Event Highlights:
• Sensory Stations
• Hands-on Fun
• Creative Play
• Early Learning
• Social Interaction
Who Can Attend:
Manipulation Stations is designed for toddlers and young children, creating a welcoming and stimulating environment for their early development. This program is open to all and aims to be inclusive. Each session is designed to create a delightful sensory experience through a variety of interactive stations.
Manipulation Stations
An engaging and unstructured program designed to provide children and their families with a playful, fun, and natural way to explore, examine, and understand the world around them through their senses. This program encourages hands-on learning, curiosity, and creativity as participants immerse themselves in a variety of sensory experiences.
Event Highlights:
• Multi-Sensory Exploration
• Hands-on Activities
• Unstructured Play
• Promotes Family Bonding
Who Can Attend:
Sensory Saturdays embraces unstructured play, allowing families the freedom to explore at their own pace. There are no rigid schedules or predetermined paths of learning, encouraging spontaneity and creativity. Families can follow their interests and discover the wonders of the program in a way that suits their preferences.
Sensory Saturdays
Prepare your little one for kindergarten through the world of books. The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books before your child starts kindergarten. For each milestone you reach in your journey (200, 400, 600, 800, and 1,000 books), your little one will receive a prize.
Program Highlights:
• Early Literacy Emphasis
• Flexible Participation
• Inclusive Materials
• Community Engagement
• Recognition and Incentives
• Parental Involvement
Who Can Attend:
The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is open to families with children aged 0-5, inviting parents, caregivers, and guardians to join in the mission of cultivating a lifelong love for reading and preparing children for success in school and beyond.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
This comprehensive early literacy initiative is designed to foster a love for reading in young children. The program aims to build essential pre-reading skills and create a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Through this engaging and achievable goal, the program not only promotes early language development but also strengthens the parent-child bond through the joy of shared stories.