I made my first #zine. I'm calling it a #self-esteem zine! #doodle #self-talk #zines #positivity #positiveself-talk

Wordle 1,715 5/6
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #993
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #195 Easy 🟢
0:22

Strands #727
“Dressing up”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
💡🔵🟡🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

USk March Prompts are here! 🖌️🎨
All prompts this March are inspired by workshops and demo content at #USkToulouse2026. Join us!

Share your sketches with #USkMarchPrompts2026 so we can see your corner of the world.

Take care of yourselves, friends. Mind your hearts. Listen to music, bake, go for a walk with a friend, sing songs in the marketplace, pet a dog, admire a handsome bird, write a poem and recite it to your lover. Anything to bring a little beauty into this burning world.

Omgoodness, that's icky.

A multi story house drawn by a child in red marker on white paper. Includes a door and a doorbell, multiple windows and a figure drawn near an upper window.

A simple house drawn by a child with blue marker on white paper. Several windows, possibly one with a figure in it. The photographer's striped shoes with sparkles show at the bottom of the photo.

A house down by a child in pink marker on white paper. Includes a door, a doorbell, a rectangular window to the left of the door and a round window in the gable area. There are 5 figures of varying sizes drawn on the front of the house with none of their feet on the ground.

At #storytime yesterday, I drew a simple house then had the kids suggest what to add. Then we went back to the #drawathon. One mom told me her daughter said: I'm going to draw my first house! Hers is the red one. Pretty impressive for the first one, right? #kidsart #childrenslibrarian #library #art

Wordle 1,714 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
That is the worst first four guesses ever!

Connections
Puzzle #992
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Pips #194 Easy 🟢
0:21

Strands #726
“It's a little much”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
💡🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,713 3/6
🟨🟩⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #991
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #193 Easy 🟢
1:03

Strands #725
“Watch the attitude!”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,712 5/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟨⬜🟨🟩
🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #990
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #192 Easy 🟢
0:36

Strands #724
“That's really out there!”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,711 5/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩
⬜🟩🟨🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #989
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟦🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #191 Easy 🟢
0:21
Pips #191 Medium 🟡
0:50

Strands #723
“Just for reference”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,710 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #988
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
(We all got yellow last.)

Pips #190 Easy 🟢
0:29

Strands #722
“Strike a chord”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,709 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #987
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟨🟨🟨🟨

Pips #189 Easy 🟢
0:35
Pips #189 Medium 🟡
1:13

Strands #721
“Olympics wrap-up”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

A peace pole with the text *May Peace Prevail On Earth* written in several languages with a shrub, trees and a blue sky with clouds in the background.

A blue metal bench with a pattern of holes in front of a shrub with a small orange dinosaur toy in plastic left for someone to find.

A stack of 5 balanced rocks on top of a large boulder with dry grass, shrubs and bare bushes in the background.

A small rock painted white with two black stops and two blue google eyes left for someone to find.

A Peace Pole at a local church, an abandoned toy left for someone to find, some rock stacking and a painted rock at the Demonstration Garden.
#peace #peacepole #rockstacking #demogarden #mastergardeners #paintedrocks #richland #kennewick #easternwashington

Wordle 1,708 3/6
⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #986
🟨🟨🟪🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #188 Easy 🟢
0:47

Strands #720
“The beer necessities”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,707 3/6
⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #985
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #187 Easy 🟢
0:25
Pips #187 Medium 🟡
1:05

Strands #719
“True grit”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵🔵

Lucky first word in #wordle. #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,706 3/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #984
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #186 Easy 🟢
0:52
Pips #186 Medium 🟡
1:09

Strands #718
“Here's a thought”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🔵🟡🔵

Connections was easy. We all got it with no mistakes!

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

This is such a cute, simple activity for after #storytime. I cut pieces of cardstock to size to size, let the kids color them and run them through the die cut machine. This is the fingerband bird die from Accu-Cut. Didn't these kids do great birds? #library #childrenslibrarian #kidsart #kidscrafts

Wordle 1,705 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #983
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟩🟩🟩🟩

Pips #185 Easy 🟢
0:41

Strands #717
“Cold competition”
🟡🔵🔵🔵
🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

We had another #drawalong storytime last night. The kids could use either portable whiteboards or chalkboards. Here are some of their drawings. #storytime #childrenslibrarian #drawing #kidsart

Wordle 1,704 5/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #982
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #184 Easy 🟢
0:50

Strands #716
“The year of the ...”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
🟡🔵🔵🔵

Did these while I was at the airport waiting for my husband's flight.

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,703 3/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩
🟨⬜🟩🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #981
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟨🟦🟦
🟦🟦🟨🟦
🟨🟦🟨🟦
🟨🟦🟦🟦 <sigh>

Pips #183 Easy 🟢
0:46
Pips #183 Medium 🟡
1:01

Strands #715
“The cutting edge”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,702 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟨🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Our whole group got it in 4!

Connections
Puzzle #980
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟪🟨🟦🟦
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #182 Easy 🟢
0:42
Pips #182 Medium 🟡
0:57

Strands #714
“"Now I get it!"”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,701 4/6
⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #979
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #181 Easy 🟢
0:30
Pips #181 Medium 🟡
1:56

Strands #713
“XOXOXO”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

I loved reading this book at storytime!

A bookmark with a hand colored background of vertical stripes with hand drawn hearts and hand written text saying: Love is caring.

A bright yellow card with a small heart, many small circles with various letters and patterns on them and a sticker that says: Eat Smart. Play Hard. Sitting on a wooden table background.

Two simple origami cats made from patterned paper. The faces, whiskers and hands are drawn on and they each hold a drawn colored pencil heart.

A bright blue card with a lavender heart layered with a purple heart and a smaller pink heart. Around the larger heart there are six more smaller pink hearts.

This week at the #library. A bookmark on the art sharing board. It reminded me that my word of the year is care. The kids made valentines after #storytime and I made some simple origami cats for the board. #childrenslibrarian #valentines #origami #kidsart #kidscrafts #wordoftheyear #origamicats

Wordle 1,700 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #978
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟦🟪🟪🟦
🟪🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟦🟦
🟦🟪🟦🟦
(Parliament really the me off!)

Pips #180 Easy 🟢
0:33
Pips #180 Medium 🟡
1:50

Strands #712
“See what I mean?”
🔵🔵🔵🟡
🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Wordle 1,699 3/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟩⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #977
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟦🟦🟦🟦
🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pips #179 Easy 🟢
0:25

Strands #711
“Sink or swim”
🔵🟡🔵🔵
🔵🔵

All pretty good this time. 🤷‍♀️

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Thank you.

Wordle 1,698 4/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Connections
Puzzle #976
🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟨🟨🟨🟨
🟪🟪🟪🟪
🟦🟦🟦🟦

Pips #178 Easy 🟢
0:45

Strands #710
“Crack and snack”
🔵🔵🟡🔵
🔵🔵🔵

#wordle #connections #pips #strands #nytgames

Love this book!