TV -TURNOFF WEEK 2008 APRIL 20th - APRIL 26th

          A week of special events offered by the Village Book Store (VBS) and the Littleton Public Library (LPL) as alternatives to watching TV or playing video games

Sunday April 20 - 1:00pm -
   Make Your Own Adora Doll - Put together your own baby doll,
   choose hair, and eye colors and a charming outfit. Cost for this activity is
   $85.00 to make one doll, $65.00 for a second doll. Children under 12
                               will need assistance, no more than two children per adult helper please.
                               Reservations are appreciated, but we will do our best to include walk-ins
                               VBS (All Ages)

Monday April 21 - 10:00am -
                              Crayon Rubbings - Add some bumpity texture to your drawings by
                              placing bump plates under your picture! VBS (Ages 3 and up)
                          - 2:00pm -
                                        Ancient Heroes - We will read the story of Theseus and the Minotaur
                              and then craft our own action heroes. VBS (Ages 5 and up)
                          - 3:00 pm -
                              A Birthday Party for Corduroy - Celebrate the big 4-0 with Corduroy
                              Bear. We'll play Button, Button, make a picture with buttons, and read the
                              story of what happened to Corduroy when he lost his button.
        VBS (Ages 3 and up)

Tuesday April 22 - 10:00am -
                                          Fittersitters - Be a couch potato with a conscience! Join us for a
                                          30-minute exercise program aimed at improving range of motion, muscle
                                strength and body spatial orientation - all accomplished while you remain
                                          seated! Dress comfortably and get fit while you sit!
                                LPL McClure Program Room
                          - 11:00am -
                                            Laughing Earth - American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said "Earth
                                 laughs in flowers", so we will celebrate a joyous Earth Day by planting
                                 flower seeds that we can transplant to our gardens later this spring.
                                VBS (All Ages)
                           - 1:30-2:15pm -
                                             Cake Decorating - For some reason, a beautiful cake tastes even
                                  better! Meredith Bartoletta from Shaw's Bakery will reveal a few
                                  mysteries of frosting the well decorated cake. To top it off, you can then
try your own hand at frosting a cupcake This could influence your entire
                                  culinary future! LPL Children's Room (Ages 6 and up)
                           - 2:30pm -
                                             It's a Wild Life - NH Fish and Game Officer Sam Sprague will make a
                                  presentation on New Hampshire's wildlife. VBS (All Ages)
                          - 3:00pm-5:00pm -
                                            Shadow Theater - Make shadows come alive! This is one of the oldest
                                 forms of theater in the world. India and China both have long traditions
                                 of shadow theater. A lighted screen and shadow puppets will be set up
                                 for creative storytelling. Patterns and supplies can be used to create a
                                 stick puppet of your own. Drop in! LPL Children's Room (All Ages)
                          - 5:00pm-6:45pm -
                                            Knit a Bit - A very basic knitting lesson> Please bring #8 or #9 knitting
                                 needles if you have access to them. We will have some knitting needles
                                 to share and all the yarn you need to cast on and finish a small square.
                                 LPL Children's Room (Ages 8 and up)

Wednesday April 23
                                 - 10:00am-1:00pm -
                                            Friendship Pals - A twist on the classic friendship bracelet, these dolls
                                 are made from embroidery floss, a button, and one type of knot. Make a
                                 bunch for your friends and pin them on your shirts, zipper pulls and
                                 backpacks. LPL Children's Room (Ages 6 and up)
                        - 11:00am -
                                           Fancy Nancy Soiree - Whether you're already an expert at being fancy
                                or you need some training, you are cordially invited to our soiree (fancy
                                for party). These are the instructions: 1) Dress in your fanciest clothes. 2)
                                Accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. 3) Make sure any friends or family
                                members who are coming with you dress glamorously as well. (They will
                                be sorry if they don't). Tiaras are welcome! VBS (All fancy people are
                                invited)
                        - 1:30pm -
                                         T'ai Chi Ch'uan - You may know this as "Tai Chi": Meditative, self
                               healing movements which restore the harmony and balance between our
                               physical, mental, and spiritual natures. This martial art, based on a Chinese
                               practice over 6000 years old is being taught at the Blue Door Studio on
                               Main Street in Littleton. Instructor Paul Drake, with the assistance of
                               Maggie Tatone, will lead a beginner's level class for all to sample. No
                               special skills or agility required. Littleton Community House Annex
                               (Ages 10 and up)
                                - 3:00pm-5:00pm -
                                        Shadow Theater - A drop-in activity in puppetry. See the Tuesday
                              description. LPL Children's Room (All Ages)
                               - 4:00pm -
                                        Habla Espanol? - Do you speak Spanish? Come and practice a few
                              phrases with Jeff Wheeler of the Village Book Store. He has been
                              speaking Spanish longer than you've been alive, so he really knows what
                              he's talking about! VBS (Ages 6 - 10)

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