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100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.



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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?



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A Family Recipe Book

Food tells a story and keeping a record of your family recipes can evoke wonderful memories and keep traditions alive for generations to come. To learn more, visit the National Archives - Preserving Family Recipes.



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A World of Color and Language

Get ready to travel the world — one color at a time!

This summer, Mango Languages has created a special World of Color and Language webpage just for kids. Click each color on the paint palette to explore a different country. You'll find fun facts, crafts, cool words and phrases, and even hear how other languages sound!

Your mission: Visit each country and write a sentence or short paragraph about something you learned. It could be a fun fact, a new word, or a favorite activity — it’s up to you! Click here to start exploring!



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20 Pts
A World of Color and Language

Get ready to travel the world — one color at a time!

This summer, Mango Languages has created a special World of Color and Language webpage just for kids. Click each color on the paint palette to explore a different country. You'll find fun facts, crafts, cool words and phrases, and even hear how other languages sound!

Your mission: Visit each country and write a sentence or short paragraph about something you learned. It could be a fun fact, a new word, or a favorite activity — it’s up to you! Click here to start exploring!



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Become a Friend of the Library!

The Friends of the Library are a nonprofit organization that supports the library through fundraising and volunteer work. It is free to join! By signing up, you're agreeing to be contacted by the Friends about meetings and volunteer opportunities.


Click here to fill out the sign-up form, and then come back and mark the mission as done. Already a member? You don't need to sign up again — just mark the mission as complete!



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Become a Friend of the Library!

The Friends of the Library are a nonprofit organization that supports the library through fundraising and volunteer work. It is free to join! By signing up, you're agreeing to be contacted by the Friends about meetings and volunteer opportunities.


Click here to fill out the sign-up form, and then come back and mark the mission as done. Already a member? You don't need to sign up again — just mark the mission as complete!



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10 Pts
Become a Friend of the Library!

The Friends of the Library are a nonprofit organization that supports the library through fundraising and volunteer work. It is free to join! By signing up, you're agreeing to be contacted by the Friends about meetings and volunteer opportunities.


Click here to fill out the sign-up form, and then come back and mark the mission as done. Already a member? You don't need to sign up again — just mark the mission as complete!



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Color Our World Book Challenge
Add some color to your reading list! Your mission is to read 10 books from the following categories. For each category, tell us what you read.

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Color Our World Book Challenge
Add some color to your reading list! Your mission is to read 10 books from the following categories. For each category, tell us what you read.

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Color Our World Book Challenge
Add some color to your reading list! Your mission is to read 10 books from the following categories. For each category, tell us what you read.

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Color Our World Book Challenge
Add some color to your reading list! Your mission is to read 10 books from the following categories. For each category, tell us what you read.

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Dino Dance
Children move and groove to music using some dino-themed dances. Guide children in the steps and for extra fun, make dinosaur masks, feet, and horns for everyone to wear.    

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Dinosaur DIYs


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Find Dinah!


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Find Dinah!


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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!




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Make a Field Journal
Paleontologists and other natural scientists often use field notebooks or journals to record their observations, take notes, and list their findings. You can create your own field journal to record your everyday life. Use the following journal prompts to complete the mission and add your own entries throughout summer and beyond.

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Mango Languages Summer Challenge

Ready to add some color to your world with a new language? Complete at least 12 out of 20 mini language challenges through our language learning app, Mango Languages! Not signed up yet? No problem! You can sign up here and start learning right away. Mango is also available as a mobile app — just search for Mango Languages in your device’s app store to download and learn on the go.



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20 Pts
Mango Languages Summer Challenge

Ready to add some color to your world with a new language? Complete at least 12 out of 20 mini language challenges through our language learning app, Mango Languages! Not signed up yet? No problem! You can sign up here and start learning right away. Mango is also available as a mobile app — just search for Mango Languages in your device’s app store to download and learn on the go.



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20 Pts
Mango Languages Summer Challenge

Ready to add some color to your world with a new language? Complete at least 12 out of 20 mini language challenges through our language learning app, Mango Languages! Not signed up yet? No problem! You can sign up here and start learning right away. Mango is also available as a mobile app — just search for Mango Languages in your device’s app store to download and learn on the go.



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20 Pts
Mango Languages Summer Challenge

Ready to add some color to your world with a new language? Complete at least 12 out of 20 mini language challenges through our language learning app, Mango Languages! Not signed up yet? No problem! You can sign up here and start learning right away. Mango is also available as a mobile app — just search for Mango Languages in your device’s app store to download and learn on the go.



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ROY G BIV Poem Stack
Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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Taste the Rainbow
Color is all around us — even on our plates! This week, challenge yourself to eat the rainbow. Your mission: try a food that matches each of the colors listed below. Write down what you ate for each color. Can you complete the whole rainbow?

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Virtual Field Trip
Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored.


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Back to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis Project
NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! Going back to the Moon and building a permanent presence on the lunar surface is a crucial step towards putting humans on Mars for the first time.

Learn all about NASA’s plans for lunar exploration and earn the "Back to the Moon" badge by completing four of the eight activities below!


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Back to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis Project
NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! Going back to the Moon and building a permanent presence on the lunar surface is a crucial step towards putting humans on Mars for the first time.

Learn all about NASA’s plans for lunar exploration and earn the "Back to the Moon" badge by completing four of the eight activities below!


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Many Miles to Mars with NASA’s Artemis Project
NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! The Artemis program is all about sending humans back to the Moon in preparation for an even more challenging goal: human travel to Mars, the Red Planet!

Earn this badge and learn more about Mars by completing three of the five activities below!


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Many Miles to Mars with NASA’s Artemis Project
NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! The Artemis program is all about sending humans back to the Moon in preparation for an even more challenging goal: human travel to Mars, the Red Planet!

Earn this badge and learn more about Mars by completing three of the five activities below!


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