Global Hug Your Kid Day

RHYME-TIME: 

• My Arms Are For Hugging

STORYTIME:

I Need A Hug

written and illustrated by Aaron Blabey

How To Hug  

by Maryanne Macdonald; illustrated by Jana Christy

ACTIVITY:

• KIDS MEDITATION—IMAGINARY HUGS AND PEACEFUL PLACES

  
  
  
  

Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

National Hugging Day

RHYME-TIME: 

• I Love Hugs by Lil’Matick

STORYTIME:

Nobody Hugs A Cactus

written and illustrated by Carter Goodrich

How To Build A Hug Machine:Temple Grandin And Her Amazing Squeeze Machine

by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville; illustrated by Giselle Potter

STEM:

• STEM TOWER BUILDING CHALLENGE

  
  

Look for more stories and activities every week from Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

Global Hug Your Kid Day

"I have learned that there is more power in a good strong hug than in a thousand meaningful word." – Ann Hood 

RHYME-TIME: 

• Tony Chestnut Knows I Love Him

  
  

STORYTIME:

Hug Machine 

written and illustrated by Scott Campbell

The Giant Hug   

by Sandra Horning; illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

ACTIVITY:

• HUG CARD

  
  

Look for more stories and activities Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!

World Kiss Day

"A kiss without a hug is like a flower without fragrance." – Anonymous 

RHYME-TIME: 

• Two Gifts

  
  

STORYTIME:

The Kiss That Missed 

written and illustrated by David Melling

A Pocket Full of Kisses   

by Audrey Penn; illustrated by Barbara Leonard Gibson

STEM:

• Build a Planting Machine

  
  

Look for more stories and activities Monday through Saturday. 

Remember, make it a great day, keep safe, and keep on reading!