BALLOONITY: Twisted Acts of Kindness, is an uplifting performance about Unity, Friendship, and Kindness, using sculptures created by master balloon twister, The Sorcerer of Smiles, Mark Ghia. Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Scranton Public Library.Sunday, June 11 2023 at 2:00PM
Single balloons can be twisted into cool shapes but when many come together, amazing things can be achieved. This amazing show is fun for kids of all ages and every show has lots and lots of colorful balloons the likes most have never seen! Stories using balloon sculptures with a touch of magic to illustrate kindness is the key to great friendships. Each child will be given the opportunity to make their own balloon sculpture.
Most appropriate for families with children ages 3 and up.
Registration is required. Please call, 570-348-3000, ext. 3015 to RSVP. To cancel, please call to notify us.
Lackawanna County Children’s Library
520 Vine Street, Scranton, PA 18509
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carnivores, and there will be an eight-foot triceratops skull. Don’t miss this “dino-mite” show! Also, the first fifty children to register will participate in their very own dig! Participants will go on a dig for real dinosaur fossils and construct or build a dinosaur with the findings! This “hands-on” program is special because everyone will handle real dinosaur fossil bones – not plastic—and construct a dinosaur dig site right in the library! This program is sponsored through the generosity of the Friends of the Scranton Public Library.
Friends of the Scranton Public Library proudly Present: 
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Join instructor, Deidra Lamont, of D Sweets, for her Baking with a Purpose program. Children will be able to learn how to make an array of baked goods such as cookies, brownies, and cake. This is intended to be a beginner baking program where children will learn something new while having fun. With each baking activity, the children leave with a positive message about what is being made. This message can be focused on their self-esteem, ambitions, and their unique identity.
Join us for a puppet-making workshop. Children can make a hand puppet from provided materials. We provide the blank socks, and fabric, buttons, beads, markers and other materials for children to add faces and accessories. We use hot glue (with assistance) to create original works of art. Then we all learn some basic puppet movements like blowing kisses, being upset, waving, bowing, crying, and getting the hiccups! Just like Cal! Children will be invited to try their acting skills at the puppet theater.