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Follow along with librarian Jennifer as she demonstrates a kitchen sensory activity, colorful spaghetti. All you need is spaghetti and food coloring. After an adult boils the noodles, wash them with cold water. Then it is ready to color and for little ones to have a fun sensory experience!

Follow along with youth services librarian Jennifer as she demonstrates a simple sensory activity for younger ones. All you need is food coloring, small craft sticks, water, and an ice cube tray.

Follow along with librarian Jennifer as she demonstrates how to make an outdoor water pillow, a sensory toy that you can make at home. All you need is a ziploc bag, water, and sequins. Glitter or shiny paper work well, too!

Jennifer shows how you can make an indoor butterfly garden using simple materials like a shoe box, tape, and magazines. Learn about metamorphosis and see how a magnet can make the butterfly move around in the box. When you're outside, observe butterflies as they fly freely around you!

Join Librarian Jennifer for this month's tutorial of experiments and projects you can do at home with items around the house. This week, explore density with this tutorial on making a jar with a boat bobbing on the gentle waves.

Youth Services librarian Jennifer show us how to build our own cardboard castle, inspired by the book The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell, available as an e-book on Overdrive, on your computer or through the Libby app.

Join Librarian Jennifer for this month's tutorial of projects you can do at home with items around the house. This month, turn recyclables into an optical device that projects images on a surface.

Follow along with librarian Jennifer as she demonstrates capillary action with this easy and colorful experiment. Capillary action is the spontaneous flow of a liquid into a narrow tube or porous material, like paper towel.

Librarian Janet meets her dog at the intersection of pet psychology and arts and crafts. Watch to find out how to keep your dog happy with homemade toys.

What’s the best way to protect an egg from breaking? Experiment with different materials to discover which will best cushion your egg against the force of gravity.

No one has the same fingerprints. Let's examine their patterns! Bring your detective skills when you view this video tutorial by librarian Jennifer, using items around the house.

Halloween is coming up. Make a magnet ghost to make the day spooky! Using simple materials like refrigerator magnets, paper, and paper clips, create magnet ghost. Examine how magnets attract and repel each other.

Create a maze with straws, cardboard, and other found materials. Engineer a network of paths, then test your design with a marble or small ball. Use your problem-solving skills to escape the maze!

Get creative while learning about positive and negative space. You will need colored paper, scissors, glue, and a ruler to make this art project experiment.