Friday, December 5, 2025 10:30—11:30 AMGrady RoomThomas RoomJoin us for a song and dance party for children of all ages and their grown-ups! Sing & Stomp is a noisy half hour of songs, dances, and fingerplays. Cool down afterwards with toys and music. Free and open to all, no registration required. What to expect: *large, open room space, with windows *large playmat is centered in the room *use of musical props throughout the program, including bells, tambourines, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks *occasional use of dancing scarves and a large parachute *loud music is played *participants sing and dance *free play begins after the cool down and includes blocks and toys *quiet music is played during free play Free and open to all. No Registration Required

Saturday, December 6, 2025 10:30—11:30 AMThomas RoomJoin the Old Saybrook Garden Club to make a birdseed wreath for the winter birds! Bring some new feathered friends to your home for the holidays by creating a grapevine bird feeder wreath.  You will learn about the winter feeding habits of the birds and all of the Evergreen varieties found in Old Saybrook All supplies provided by the OS Garden Club.  For Grades Kindergarten - Grade 4. Registration required. Register online between 11/6/2025 10:00 AM and 12/5/2025 5:00 PM.

Monday, December 8, 2025 10:30—11:30 AMGrady RoomThomas RoomThis drop-in, child-focused playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will be able to interact with others, make new friends, and learn by playing in a literacy-enriched environment. Each session will include activities, sensory materials, and toys. No Registration Required Free and open to children ages 0-5 and their caregivers What to expect: large, open room space, with windows room arranged with tables for craft and sensory play, mat spaces for playing with blocks and toys, a cart with a variety of books accessible to read quiet music played during the hour children moving freely from one activity to another Children's Room staff member available for questions, recommendations for books & activities, and general assistance Caregivers responsible for monitoring their children

Monday, December 8, 2025 3:30—4:30 PMGrady RoomJoin us for Tinker Lab! We'll use problem-solving skills to imagine, explore, tinker, build, code, play, and design! Marble mazes, Rube Goldberg machines, cardboard construction, and dance party coding are just a few of the activities we will try out. September: All things "building!" Strength test, cardboard construction. October: Chain reaction time; marble runs, Rube Goldberg machines, and domino falls. November: Time to explore coding! Dance Party from code.org and Scratch. December: Code with robots! Let's get those Sphero robots rolling on the floor. For Grades 2-4. Registration required.  Register for the whole series, but if you need to be absent, email Rebecca at rgraebner@actonlibrary.org to cancel.  Register online between 9/19/2025 10:00 AM and 12/29/2025 12:30 PM.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 10:30—11:30 AMGrady RoomThomas RoomStory time for all! Children and caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, fingerplays, bounces, and so much more. Enjoy free play after the stories and songs! What to expect: *large, open room space with windows *room is arranged with chairs around a large playmat, facing the reading chair, and tables are behind the reader that hold a felt board and covered boxes with items for free play *hour starts with music and movement activities, followed by sitting for the stories (typically 2-3), then ends with more music, singing, and movement activities, including bubbles *free play begins after the bubbles *quiet music is played during free play Free and open to all. Registration is preferred, but not required. Register online between 11/8/2025 10:00 AM and 12/8/2025 8:00 PM.