Mary Anne Weber – Houston Audubon Society
Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library, 8100 FM 359 South in Fulshear, presents a variety of free children’s programs — Toddler Time, Story Time, School-Age Programs, and Middle School Programs — every month during the summer. These programs are free and open to the public. The summer schedule for July is as follows:
Toddler Time — Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. — offers caregiver/child activities, stories and songs for older babies, from 12 to 36 months of age. Program dates are July 3, 10, 17, and 24; this activity will NOT take place on July 31.
Pre-school children, 3 to 6 years of age, will enjoy Story Time, where they hear stories, watch movies, and participate in age-appropriate craft activities, beginning at 10:15 a.m. each Wednesday. Program dates are July 11, 18, and 25; the library will be closed on July 4 for the holiday.
The School-Age Programs — crafts, movies, stories, and more for school-aged children in grades 1 through 5 — begin at 3:00 p.m. every Tuesday during the summer. These programs are generously made possible by the Friends of the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library. The July schedule is as follows:
- July 3– Carnival Day!Enjoy various indoor carnival games and activities.
Jawad’s Drum & Strum
- July 10– Jawad’s “Drum & Strum” (presented by Young Audiences of Houston). This interactive performance features rhythm and melody through the use of voice, drum, banjo, and guitar.
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Goldilocks – The Magik Theatre
July 17– Goldilocks & the Three Bears (presented by The Magik Theatre). Enjoy a live theatrical performance of this popular children’s tale.
- July 24– Hoot! Tweet! Chirp! (presented by Houston Audubon Society). Learn all about birds and the songs they sing.
- July 31– NO PROGRAM
The Middle School Programs, which begin at 3:00 p.m. every Thursday in the summer, is designed for youth in grades 6 through 8. Materials for these programs are generously made possible by the Friends of the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library. The June schedule is as follows:
- July 5– Tie-Dye 2 Die 4. Create a tie-dye shirt and canvas art.
- July 12– Balloon Zoom-Zoomers. Make and race balloon-powered cars.
- July 19– Clothespins, Clips, and Craft-Sticks Challenge. Compete for prizes in creative-engineering activities.
- July 26– Movie Day!
For more information, please call the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library at 281-633-4675 or the library system’s Communications Office at 281-633-4734.