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We are gradually reintroducing activities such as Rhyme Times and Storytimes in libraries. Contact your local library to find out what's available and to book a place.

 

Here you can watch our online Rhyme Times, Storytimes or Story Magic sessions.

 

Also, see our Children's Activities page for many more suggestions of stories, rhymes, authors and ways to keep busy and have fun!

 

We will be adding more resources to this page so please keep checking!

Now that Rhyme Times are returning to our libraries, we will no longer be posting a different session here each week. Instead, you can watch and join in with all our past online Rhyme Times on the West Sussex Libraries YouTube channel.

 

All of these sessions are subtitled. To see the subtitles on the songs on this page click the small box underlined in red at the bottom of the screen which appears once you start playing the video. To see the subtitles on the additional songs on the playlist on YouTube click the cc icon at the bottom of the screen.

Welcome to Storytime Online!

 

We hope you enjoy this reading of The Tide, written by Clare Helen Welsh, illustrated by Ashling Lindsay and published by Little Tiger.

 

Now that Storytimes are returning to our libraries, we will no longer be posting a different session here each week. Instead, you can watch and join in with all our past online Storytimes on the West Sussex Libraries YouTube channel.

We will be posting the occasional story for special events so keep a lookout for these!

 

All of these sessions are subtitled. To see the subtitles on the songs on this page click the small box underlined in red at the bottom of the screen which appears once you start playing the video. To see the subtitles on the additional songs on the playlist on YouTube click the cc icon at the bottom of the screen.

 

Welcome to Story Magic online!

 

We hope you enjoy our Story Magic Online: Anna's Allotment Garden. These stories are fun and suitable for everyone but especially brilliant for children with additional needs.

To take part in this multi-sensory story you may like to gather a few of the following items from around the home to use as props to help bring the story alive and engage with the senses.

 

The items we will be using for this story are:

 

1. Handful of long grass or weeds

2. Packet of seeds, or some grains of rice in a sealed envelope

3. Piece of brown/green cardboard with three 5cm holes cut in it

4. Carrot

5. Torch

6. Apron

7. Mixing bowl and spoon

8. Kitchen timer, clock, or watch

9. Pot of cinnamon or vanilla essence (or a cake!)

If you don’t have an item at home you could swap it for another!

 

 

 

Why not also visit Bag Books to see some of their DIY stories too?

 

Catch up with previous Story Magic Online videos in our Story Magic Online YouTube playlist. 

 

All of these sessions are subtitled. To see the subtitles on the songs on this page click the small box underlined in red at the bottom of the screen which appears once you start playing the video. To see the subtitles on the additional songs on the playlist on YouTube click the cc icon at the bottom of the screen.