Cooking Up History: One a Penny, Two a Penny, Hot-Cross Buns!
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Hot-cross bun recipes from the collections and a beloved family favorite from a Library staffer.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, Uncategorized
Category: Activities & Crafts
Winter Weather in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Inspiration for winter activities for families from the Library's Japanese woodblock print collection.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Asian American History, For Kids, Uncategorized
Snow Day Snowman Inspiration for Families
Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong
Images of snowmen from the Library's collections as inspiration for families.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Silver Pickle Dishes, Wax Dolls, and Handcrafted Calendars: the 100-Year-Old Gift Guide
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
It’s December, and that means that many of us get to give and receive gifts. And the right gift can really add to that holiday magic! I investigated what gifts people may have given each other a hundred years ago by looking at historical newspapers in the Library’s Chronicling America database. Let’s take a look! …
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Crafting from the Collections: Letters to Santa & Christmas Stories
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for creating stationery for holiday letters using Library images and links to digitized Christmas stories in the Library's collections
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids
Crafting from the Collections: Ideas for the Thanksgiving Table
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for crafts to decorate a Thanksgiving table using Library collections for inspiration.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Cooking, For Kids
Some (Spooky, Funny, and Creative) Inspiration for Halloween Pumpkin Decorating
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this Halloween-themed blog post, we share photographs from the Library's collections, to offer some inspiration for pumpkin carving and decorating.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts
El Juego de Lotería
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
The game of lotería in the Library's collections / El juego de lotería en las colecciones de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, For Kids, For Teens, Hispanic American History, Uncategorized
Revisiting Your Bookshelf During the National Book Festival
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for organizing a family book collection, drawing inspiration from photographs in the Library's collection and the Library of Congress's classification system.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids