Baking for the Holidays
Sugar is a popular ingredient around the holidays for baking. “Sugar” is also 1 of 2 words in the English language where the “s” is pronounced like “sh”. Can you name the other?
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Sugar is a popular ingredient around the holidays for baking. “Sugar” is also 1 of 2 words in the English language where the “s” is pronounced like “sh”. Can you name the other?
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Can you solve this word puzzle? C A T_ _ __ _ _DOG Start with CAT. Change 1 letter in each step, changing it to a different word. E.g. you can put CAB in the first row of blanks. Whatever you put, it must be a word. Can you get to DOG in just 3…
Here’s a fun bit to show a library patron, or an audience while they are waiting for a program to begin. Ask your audience if they can make a pear disappear. Let them think about this. After a minute or two, show them the secret:
Nitram and his mother, Mrs. Rendrag, did the dishes after dinner. “Now that we’re finished with the dishes,” Mrs. Rendrag said, “let’s do the STOP AND SNAP.” These words “stop” and “snap” don’t make sense. Can you make a simple letter change to figure out what she actually said? Can you do something similar to…
This trick will help figure out what you want to be when you grow up–by magic. You can also visit the library to get info on different occupations. They have books on everything! Make sure you are signed up for their summer reading program, by the way. Learn how to do this library magic trick! …
Introduce your assistant, the great mind reader. Send her out of the room. Show a sheet with pictures of 9 animals, with their names beneath the pictures. Ask a spectator to select any animal. Invite the mind reader back in. She correctly reveals the chosen animal! Want to learn to do this?
Sharpen your skills and wake up that brain from its summer slumber in time to go back to school. Try out this crossword puzzle of opposites! Fill in opposites to the above clues. Can you wind up with 4 words both horizontally & vertically?
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