Brinley Kirts holds up matching cards to show her mother. Toddlers played a memory-based matching game featuring animal cards.
Toddlers in Green River started by shaking their sillies out and ended with their parents reading to them and matching animal cards.
The Sweetwater County Library hosts is weekly Toddler Times Mondays at 10:30 a.m., which are designed specifically for the library's youngest patrons, according to Youth Services Manager Becky Iwen. Iwen said Toddler times are focused on children 0-2 years of age and help them learn more about the world around them. Iwen said activities are designed with a different theme in mind, focusing on different aspects of a young child's life. They participate in songs designed to accomplish tasks such remind children how to brush their teeth. Iwen said parents taking their children to Toddler Time also receive a guide with songs and finger plays designed to help teach toddlers, as well as tips to help them with early literacy goals.
"I really enjoy the care givers and toddlers reading books," Iwen said. "You don't often get to see people reading and sharing books in a group like that."
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