Story Time at the NRM is heading on a small summer break (we hear a very useful blue engine is in town).
While you wait for Story Time to come back on August 6th, here is a selection of the books from this spring.
- The Coal Thief by Alane Adams
- The Power of One by Trudy Ludwing
- Let’s Build a Little Train by Julia Richardson
- Mr. Complain Takes the Train by Wade Bradford
- Otter Doesn’t Know by Andrea Fritz
- All Aboard the Dino Train by Deb Lund
- Woodchucks in the Garden by Henry Regnier
- Wonder Walkers by Micha Archer
- Clackety Track Train Poetry by Skila Brown
- The Littlest Train by Chris Gale
- Puff by William Wondriska
Stop by the Snoqualmie Depot Bookstore; NRM carries some of the train titles to read at Story Time or head to your local library or bookseller.
Need more summer fun? Story Time’s sensory activities and crafts use household items that are easy to set up, clean up, and enjoy! One of the most popular crafts was stamping a freight train using square sponges, different paint colors, and a piece of construction paper. For a fun tracing activity, grab a large piece of paper, draw different color curving lines, and place color-coded trains at one end. Can your little one get their train to ‘parking spot’ at the end? How many different ‘tracks’ can your engineer create and then trace? Need a heat-beating activity? Cover your trains with washable paint, let it dry, and then set up a mini ‘traincar wash’ with sponges and soapy water. Clean the train cars and repeat with different messy items! Summer and trains? No problem.
Story Time starting August 6th will be at the Railway History Campus starting at 11:00. This program is free and includes a visit to the Train Shed Exhibit Hall.
