Hallow-Read Activities Page

Weekly Activities

Links will be active as activities are released through the week.

All submissions for activity pages and challenges are due each Sunday at 5:00 pm.

All guesses for Where's Wallace? and the Hallow-Riddle are due each Friday at 2:00 pm.

Week 1: October 1-2

Tuesday:

Virtual Storytime: Apples
Check out Storytime on our Youtube page here: Link

Thursday:

Activity Pages: Download this week's themed activity pages here: Link

Friday:

Wallace was found in "Goosebumps Most Wanted: The Haunter" by R.L. Stine

Email all submissions and guesses to childrens@dcpl.info

Week 2: October 5-11

Monday:

Hallow-Riddle: I am right behind you. I creep on the ground. I follow you home but make no sound. What am I?

Tuesday:

Virtual Storytime: Ghosts
Check out Storytime on our Facebook or Youtube page here: Link
To-Go Craft available at the Children's Circulation Desk

Wednesday:

Challenge: Name an author that has written at least one book about ghosts.

Thursday:

Activity Pages: Download this week's themed activity pages here: Link

Friday:

Wallace was found in "Ghost Hunters Handbook: Supernatural Explorations for Kids" by Liza Gardner Walsh
The answer to the Hallow-Riddle was: Your Shadow

Email all submissions and guesses to childrens@dcpl.info

Week 3: October 12-18

Monday:

Hallow-Riddle: I am a house that a zombie, a mummy, and a ghost bought. I have all of the usual rooms except for one. What room am I missing?

Tuesday:

Virtual Storytime: Jack o' Lanterns
Check out Storytime on our Facebook or Youtube page here: Link
To-Go Craft available at the Children's Circulation Desk

Wednesday:

Challenge: Send us a picture of your Jack o' Lantern at home or send us a picture of one you create using the template found here, Link

Thursday:

Activity Pages: Download this week's themed activity pages here: Link

Friday:

Wallace was found in "Pick A Pumpkin" by Patricia Toht
The answer to the Hallow-Riddle was: A Living Room

Email all submissions and guesses to childrens@dcpl.info

Week 4: October 19-25

Monday:

Hallow-Riddle: You can find me in your skeleton. I will make you laugh and giggle when you are sad. What am I?
Where's Wallace Clue #1: Wallace has found himself somehwere unexpected this week, a kitchen! What kind of Halloween surprise is waiting for him there?

Tuesday:

Virtual Storytime: Monsters
Check out Storytime on our Facebook or Youtube page here: Link
To-Go Craft available at the Children's Circulation Desk

Wednesday:

Where's Wallace Clue #2: There are some truly terrifying recipes to be found in this book! Wallace is almost too scared to try them out, but they look frightfully delicious.
Challenge: Build a terrifying monster using the template provided here: Link

Thursday:

Activity Pages: Download this week's themed activity pages here: Link

Friday:

After 9:00 a.m., the Where's Wallace Clue #3 can be found on the library's Facebook page, and after 2:00 p.m., the answer: Link
After 2:00 p.m., the answer to the Hallow-Riddle can be found on the library's Facebook page: Link

Email all submissions and guesses to childrens@dcpl.info

Week 5: October 26-30

Monday:

Hallow-Riddle: I am tall when I am young. I am short when I am old. Every Halloween I stand up inside a Jack o' Lantern. What am I?
Where's Wallace Clue #1: Wallace the Bookworm is excited that it is Halloween week! To celebrate, he is winding his way through a spooky book with irresistible toe tapping.

Tuesday:

Virtual Storytime: Halloween and El Dia de los Muertos
Check out Storytime on our Facebook or Youtube page here: Link
To-Go Craft available at the Children's Circulation Desk

Wednesday:

Where's Wallace Clue #2: Wallace loves the night, especially when it is Halloween time. What is that in his book glowing big and bright in the night sky?
Challenge: Read a book or books that will get you excited about Halloween and/or El Dia de los Muertos, then tell us the title and author of the book/s.

Thursday:

Activity Pages: Download this week's themed activity pages here: Link

Friday:

After 9:00 a.m., the Where's Wallace Clue #3 can be found on the library's Facebook page, and after 2:00 p.m., the answer: Link
After 2:00 p.m., the answer to the Hallow-Riddle can be found on the library's Facebook page: Link

Email all submissions and guesses to childrens@dcpl.info