Winter Solstice is today!
Today (Tuesday, December 21) is the Winter Solstice. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year. This means that it will start being lighter for longer amounts of time, as sunset is occurring later. In Boston, for example, there is just over 9 hours of daylight on the day of the Winter Solstice. Even though the days are getting lighter, it does not mean that the weather is getting warmer. In fact, January and February are normally colder than November and December. So…what should we do to keep warm and how should we fill our days? If you are looking for books, recipes and craft ideas, you have come to the right place.
Books
For book suggestions, it really depends on what age you are looking for. We have a large collection of board books, picture books and chapter books. Popular series right now include: Pete the Cat, Elephant and Piggie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries, I Survived and Who HQ. Who HQ is a nonfiction series that has proven to be very popular to those looking for biographies or a little bit of history. If you would like a more personalized recommendation, we can help! You can call us 508-697-3331 or fill out a recommendation form. Sometimes it helps us if we know what books you have read and liked (or didn’t like) to make a recommendation.
Recipes for hot chocolate
Scholatic (yes, the book company) has a recipe for Snow Day Hot Chocolate
Here you can find 20 hot chocolate recipes- check them out and see if any sound good!
Whipped hot chocolate (didn’t even know this was a thing!)
Crafts ideas for paper snowflakes
There are some really cool snowflakes you can make.
Patterns and templates for 6 different snowflakes
3D snowflakes are very eye-catching. There is a YouTube video that shows you how to make them step by step. All you need is white paper, scissors and tape.
A little bit more challenging, but for the kid in all of us!
Star Wars Snowflakes- yes these have Star Wars shapes.
Frozen Snowflakes characters from Frozen including Anna, Elsa and Olaf
Have fun making your snowflakes! Want to share your creations with us on Instagram? Tag us @bridgewaterpubliclibrary
