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  • Illustration of two cartoon dinosaurs made from colorful fingerprint patterns. A larger blue long-neck dinosaur stands on the left with a smiling face and black spots on its body, while a smaller green stegosaurus-like dinosaur stands on the right with black spikes along its back and tail. Both dinosaurs are outlined in black against a light gray background.

    Dinosaur Family Fingerprints

    Vernon Free Library 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT, Vermont, United States

    Drop in and get your hands dirty and make your own dino family using washable ink and your fingers!

    Free
  • Two pieces of flattened red clay displayed on a beige surface. The clay piece on the left has carved designs, including a spiral in the center and several curved lines around it. The clay piece on the right shows the same design highlighted with white paint, featuring a central spiral, wavy lines, and a small star- or flower-like symbol near the top. The image appears to demonstrate a clay engraving and painting activity.

    Stone Stories: Create Your Own Petroglyphs

    Vernon Free Library 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT, Vermont, United States

    Drop in to create your own petroglyph, stone carvings used by early cultures to tell stories and communicate with symbols. Unleash your creativity and carve your personal story into stone!

    Free
  • Ancient Egyptian wall painting depicting two seated figures in profile. A woman on the left raises one hand toward a larger figure seated on the right, who has the head of a bird and wears traditional Egyptian garments and jewelry. Hieroglyphic symbols fill the background, and a large red-orange sun disk appears above the figures. The artwork features the flat, stylized forms and earth-tone colors typical of ancient Egyptian tomb paintings.

    Write Like an Egyptian with Hieroglyphics

    Vernon Free Library 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT, Vermont, United States

    Drop in a learn about hieroglyphics and how to write your own message! Hieroglyphics is a writing system created by the Ancient Egyptians over 5,000 years ago. Archeologists have found many artifacts with hieroglyphics that tell us what life was like in Ancient Egypt.

    Free
  • Side-by-side photos show a hands-on cookie excavation activity. In the left image, a chocolate chip cookie sits on a worksheet labeled “Cookie Excavation Grid” beside a green and a red toothpick used as excavation tools. In the right image, a partially excavated cookie rests on a grid worksheet while a hand uses a red toothpick to remove crumbs. The worksheet includes graphing and observation sections, illustrating a STEM-style activity that simulates archaeological excavation and data collection using a cookie.

    Dig In! Cookie Excavators

    Vernon Free Library 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT, Vermont, United States

    Have fun uncovering artifacts like an archaeologist by carefully excavating chocolate chips from a cookie while using an excavation grid. While performing this activity, you will also learn about the tools and terms used by archaeologists on a dig site!

    Free

  • Two toy dinosaurs wearing yellow party hats face each other against a pink background. The larger green dinosaur holds a small white birthday cake with red frosting and lit candles, while the smaller brown dinosaur appears to look up at the cake. The playful scene creates a festive birthday celebration with dinosaur toys.

    T-Rex Tea Party

    Bring your favorite stuffed friend and enjoy stories, snacks and drinks. Dress-up encouraged (costumes too)- stuffies and kids alike!

    Free