Buster Days Parade 2014

The Martensville Community Access Centre was at the Buster Days Parade on June 7- did you see us there? Our centre's coordinator, her daughter and her friend, and the board president decorated a truck with black and green balloons and streamers (the MCAC colors), Canada Day flags, and our program posters. Our office assistant wore a "Storybag Dragon" costume and walked behind the truck to promote our Storybag program. We have a fun theme idea for next year- can't wait!

Featured Storybag: Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Now, I realize most parents of toddlers probably have this book. It’s a classic! But that shouldn’t stop you from borrowing this Storybag. Activities are geared towards ages 2-4 and includes:
- motor skill activity "Red Balloons"
- pre-writing and tracing
- color and size matching
- vocabulary games
- and other PreK activities.

It is currently on display in the MCAC office, ready for borrowing! Come on by!

Featured Storybag: The Giant Jam Sandwich

We have a new Storybag available to borrow! The Giant Jam Sandwich is a really cute story about a community coming together to solve a problem in a unique way. This is a board book, but the story is a higher level of writing with more difficult vocabulary. The story rhymes so it makes a great read-aloud book. The bag includes a wooden sandwich toy set and activities ranging from color and trace pages to a simple math chart. Recommended age range: Preschool to Grade 2

For those not familiar with the program, Storybags are a great way to engage and share literacy with your child. Each Storybag contains activities, props and games related to a children’s book. Most bags have activities for different ages, so all siblings can participate. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us.