International Clown Week (Aug 1-7)

• International Clown Week Ecards
• Printable Clown Paper Bag Puppet Craft
• Clown Birthday Cake
• Clown Ornament Craft
• Easy Clown Hat Craft, plus instructions for other fun hat crafts

International Friendship Day (Sunday, Aug 5)

• Instructions for making a Friendship Knot
• Friendship Bracelet Craft from the DIY Network
• Friendship Pens Craft
• Two Different Recipes for Friendship Cookies:
  1. From Parents.com
  2. From Sesame Workshop
• Visit the Canton Public Library’s Resource Page for Gifts Kids Can Make

Little Leage Baseball Month

• Little League Online
• Make Your Own Baseball Laundry Bag
• Baseball Fan Craft
• Baseball Cake
• Baseball Diamond Cake

National Back to School Month

• Back to School Tips:
  1. From the National Education Association
  2. From Healthy Kids @ Kaboose.com
• Back to School Crafts and After-school Craft and Game Ideas
• School Bus Crafts and other Learning Activities
• Visit the Canton Public Library’s Back to School Resource Page

To sign up to recieve email alerts of new editions go to:
www.cantonpl.org
/kids/ql

National Watermelon Month

• Watermelon games, recipes, facts and healthy eating tips for kids
• Watermelon Recipes
• 3-D Fruit Mobile Craft
• Learn more about watermelon

National Inventors Month
Get inspired by these incredible books about inventors and inventions that can be found at the Canton Public Library:

• Nonfiction Books:
  • The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: and other surprising stories about inventions by Don L. Wulffson
  • The Kid Who Invented the Trampoline: more surprising stories about inventions by Don L. Wulffson
  • So You Want To Be an Inventor?
• Picture Books:
  • Henry’s Amazing Machine by Dayle Ann Dodds
  • Sydney’s Star by Peter H. Reynolds
  • Inventor McGregor by Kathleen T. Pelley
• Find out more by visiting the Canton Public Library’s Resource Page on Inventors and Inventions.