Reading 20 Minutes Every Day and Playing With a Purpose are essential activities to do with your child to help them get READY! for Kindergarten.

Freeze colored water in an ice cube tray. Toddlers can hold the ice cubes and “paint” on paper as the ice melts.

What skills will children learn from this activity?

Cognitive: Color recognition and cause and effect, (it gets warm and the ice melts, the colors change when they mix).

Sensory Exploration: Young children will experience temperature changes (cold ice) and textures (wet, slippery surface).

How can I make this activity more accessible?:

• For children with sensory sensitivities, wrap the ice in a cloth or use popsicle sticks as handles.
• Use larger ice cubes or popsicle molds with larger handles for children still developing fine motor skills.
• Incorporate words for this activity on an AAC device to encourage language (e.g., “blue,” “cold,” “paint”).

Friends of the Estacada Public Library are the Local Champions of Imagination Library.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library provides specially-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality books for children from birth to age five. Books are delivered to your home each month in a package addressed to the child receiving it. This program is free of charge to participating families, and is funded and maintained locally by Friends of the Estacada Public Library and other community donors. Visit the Imagination Library web site to find out more about this exciting early literacy program.

Registration is open to children from birth to five years old who reside in zip codes 97022 and 97023 ( Eagle Creek and Estacada ).

Fill out the online registration form

Imagination Library links

Goodnight with Dolly Storytime Videos--Dolly reads 10 bedtime stories; Literacy Tips and Resources for Parents and Caregivers; Coloring & Activity Sheets

Estacada Community Manager/CRE Program Facilitator:

Julie Syring, sryingj@estacada.k12.or.us or julies@todos-juntos.net

RME Program Facilitator:

Kendoll Tuthill, kendollt@todos-juntos.net

Parent/Child Engagement Coordinator:

Ann Schweitzer-Johnson, annj@todos-juntos.net

Family Resource Navigator

Yaneth Abnal, yanetha@todosjuntos.net

Estacada Prevention Specialist:

Tyra Baird, tyrab@todos-juntos.net

Middle School Program Facilitator:

Lauren Haman, laurenh@todos-juntos.net

Website: www.todos-juntos.net

Facebook: facebook.com/todosjuntosclackamascounty