All You Can Read Buffet

Teens choose from menu of books and refreshments then settle in for a multi-hour library read-a-thon to see who can last the longest.

Possible Competition Structure: varying gift card sizes; everyone receives small prizes

End event with pizza and ice cream.

 

Room Setup:

Long buffet tables for food

Comfy seating

Encourage teens to bring their own pillows and blankets

Menu

Rough Time:

11:30 am - 7:30 pm for food and rules; reading from noon-6

No electronics or doodling

Servers available to deliver food

5 minute breaks every hour; in smaller groups to minimize disruptions

Only one warning

When they quit they just hang out in the social side and join games, movies or eat.

Napoleon Dynamite

 

Napoleon Dynamite

Rating: PG

Runtime: 1h 36 min

Studio: Searchlight/Paramount

Year: 2004

Additional Activities

• Tater Tot Taste Test: Get sample tots from local restaurants and the freezer section
• Draw a Liger
• Big sleeve contest
• Pin the casserole on Tina
• Dance contest
• Come as your favorite character
• Napoleon trivia
  

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