Chinese Origami Highlights Children’s Programs At Scarsdale Library

SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The Scarsdale Library has a full week of activities for children and the entire family, including origami to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Julie Tang, here with a piece of origami, will lead a workshop at the Scarsdale Library for children ages 5 and up.
Photo Credit: *Contributed*

Karin Carrasco

01/27/2016 4:30 p.m.

Start the week with an advanced crafts program for children ages 7 and up on Monday, Feb. 1. Class begins at 4 p.m. Registration is required.

Family Game Night will be held on Monday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Library Playdate, a time for free play for children ages 2-5, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 10:30 p.m.

The weekly Traditional Tuesday Storytime will feature stories and rhymes designed specifically for ages 3-5 on Feb. 2.

The weekly Mother Goose for walkers up to two years old will be held at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. This language enrichment program uses rhymes, songs and stories to stimulate listening, learning, speaking and reading skills. Mother Goose for Walkers is limited to the first 20 appropriately aged children.

Needlemania!, a crochet club for children in grades 3 and up will meet at 4 p.m. on Feb. 4. Children have an opportunity to learn the basics or show off their existing skills while meeting new friends. Registration is required at the library website.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year, the year of the Red Monkey, with origami and paper cutting at the Scarsdale Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 6. Julie Tang teaches children 5 and up the Japanese art of paper folding at 11 a.m.

Click here to register for the programs.

Click here to follow Daily Voice Scarsdale and receive free news updates.