Old Fashioned Toy Craft Series: Thaumatropes - at the West Branch Library

Children, ages 4 and up, and their caregivers are invited to the West Branch Library to make a thaumatrope. A thaumatrope is an optical toy that was introduced in 1825, one of the first forms of animation. When the strings attached to the small illustrated disk are twirled quickly between the fingers, the depicted elements on either side of the disk appear to blend into one image.…Learn More

Kids (6-8)