Category Archives: Activity Books

You Could Win Prizes With These Summer Reading Challenges.

You Could Win Prizes With These Summer Reading Challenges.

Get the whole family reading with these summer reading challenges from local Hampton Roads Public Libraries. Virginia Beach Public Library Summer Reading Challenge 2020 Children and Teens: Each week, readers that complete 3 activities will unlock the activity badge and be entered to win coupons to food venues that offer drive-through or take-out. The coupons…Read More

Download a Free ’90s Country Cross Stitch

Download a Free ’90s Country Cross Stitch

CMT has teamed up with Red Handled Scissors to make a project to help pass the time.  A 90s country cross stitch pattern! Download it along with instructions here. Garth. Reba. Alan. Shania. The gang’s all here for this ’90s country cross stitch! Head here to download the pattern: https://t.co/4Ot5z4CjPl pic.twitter.com/98Tty7AOxA — cmt (@CMT) June 17, 2020Read More

Take Free Art Lessons From a Children’s Book Author

Take Free Art Lessons From a Children’s Book Author

A children’s book author named Rob Biddulph has been offering free art lessons on YouTube during the pandemic.  And he just set a world record for largest online art lesson.  He was trying to get 10,000 people to sign on at once and ended up with over 45,000. Watch this free online lesson. Get more, like…Read More

How to Make Disney’s Over The Top Kitchen Sink Sundae At Home {WATCH}

How to Make Disney’s Over The Top Kitchen Sink Sundae At Home {WATCH}

The Disney Parks Blog shared a recipe for the Kitchen Sink Sundae from the Beaches & Cream Soda Shop at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts. If you’ve never had it, this ice cream sundae is served in a literal kitchen sink! It feeds 4-6 people and boasts a whopping 28 ingredients including an entire…Read More

Can You Escape the Norfolk Public Library’s Virtual Escape Room?

Can You Escape the Norfolk Public Library’s Virtual Escape Room?

Can you escape the Norfolk Public Library’s virtual library escape room? Norfolk Public Library launched its first-ever virtual library escape room! Travel with @NorfPublicLib to Cleavebolt Castle. 🏰 We advise you to stay close to your group. If you are lost, you are lost for good. Enter the escape room here: https://t.co/PZnG53l5Q9. #EscapeRoom — City…Read More

Watch a Free Online Series on the Secret to Happiness

Watch a Free Online Series on the Secret to Happiness

For the past three years, Finland has been ranked number-one on the United Nations’ World Happiness Report and now they are revealing their secrets to happiness in a series of livestreams. It is part of a program called “Rent a Finn” and according to their website, “Being happy has a lot to do with our daily…Read More

How to Make a Homemade Lava Lamp!

How to Make a Homemade Lava Lamp!

If you’re looking for something to do with the kids this weekend, how about this cool little project? This mom from Alaska helped her daughter make a lava lamp in less than 2 minutes! And you may already have some of the ingredients in your kitchen! All it takes is some vegetable oil, water, food…Read More

Here’s How To Make Shake Shack’s Iconic Cheese Sauce At Home {VIDEO}

Here’s How To Make Shake Shack’s Iconic Cheese Sauce At Home {VIDEO}

Shake Shack shared a step-by-step tutorial to make their iconic cheese sauce in their Shake Shack at Your Shack series. To recreate it entirely, you’ll need American cheese, cheddar cheese, canola oil, white wine vinegar, jalapeño, onion, salt, peppercorns, heavy cream, and white wine. Grease a pan with canola oil. Sauté onions, jalapeño, peppercorns, and salt. Once…Read More