Zoom in on the beauty of nature and learn to draw a close-up image of a colorful butterfly wing.  

For this activity you will need a piece of paper, pencil, eraser, oil pastels or crayons, and watercolor paper. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Dive into drawing narwhals and learn how to draw convincing underwater scenes!

For this activity you will need a piece of paper, eraser, and ideally, colored pencils.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Shake things up this week with a winter snow globe drawing! Envision what this tiny world will look like and how to create the illusion that it is inside a glass sphere. For this activity you will need a piece of dark construction paper (blue or black work great) and either soft pastels or oil pastels. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Explore how to use shading techniques to draw a lollipop that looks real enough to eat!

For this activity, you will need a piece of paper, pencil, eraser, and either colored pencils or crayons. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Imagine a kingdom ruled by animals!

What would the royal family, castle, and inhabitants look like? For this activity, you will need a pencil, paper, eraser, and either colored pencils, markers, or crayons. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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If you love LEGOS, this is the drawing activity for you! Learn to use 2-point perspective to draw LEGOS that look 3-dimensional and that are so convincing, someone might mistake them for the real thing! For this activity, you will need a piece of paper, pencil, eraser, ruler, and either colored pencils or crayons. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Join local amateur astronomer Brian Ottum as he remotely controls a telescope located at Dark Sky New Mexico to present a live and interactive "Tour of the Universe."  Explore different galaxies, nebulas, clusters, and more.

Dr. Brian Ottum is a member of the University Lowbrow Astronomers. Follow Brian on Instagram: @astropicsdaily

Join Lucy as she reads the first chapter of a new or favorite Middle Grade or YA book. A great way to get ideas for new titles and to jump start reading! Titles highlighted will be available from Overdrive and AADL.

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Does the colder weather have you missing the outdoors? Join Lucy as she shows you a fun way to bring a favorite camping treat inside.

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Join sisters Katie and Abbie for some fun trivia! Today's theme: holiday traditions around the world.